Sharanabasappa Darshanapur
Cabinet Minister, Government of Karnataka
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 May 2023
Governor	Thawarchand Gehlot
Cabinet	Second Siddaramaiah ministry
Chief Minister	Siddaramaiah
Ministry and Departments	Small Scale Industries Public Enterprises
Preceded by	M. T. B. Nagaraj
In office 2006–2007
Governor	T. N. Chaturvedi
Cabinet	First Kumaraswamy ministry
Chief Minister	H. D. Kumaraswamy
Ministry and Departments	Agricultural Marketing
In office 1996–1997
Governor	Khurshed Alam Khan
Cabinet	J. H. Patel ministry
Chief Minister	J. H. Patel
Ministry and Departments	Power (MOS)
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2018
Preceded by	Guru Patil Shiraval
Constituency	Shahapur
In office 2004–2013
Preceded by	Shivashekharappagouda Sirwal
Succeeded by	Guru Patil Shiraval
Constituency	Shahapur
In office 1994–1999
Preceded by	Shivashekharappagouda Sirwal
Succeeded by	Shivashekharappagouda Sirwal
Constituency	Shahapur
Personal details
Born	(1961-03-03) 3 March 1961
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Bharti Darshanapur
Parent	Late Bapugouda Darshanapur (Father)

Sharanabasappa Gouda Darshanapur, also known as Sharanabasappa Darshanapur (born 3 March 1961) is an Indian politician from Shahapur in Yadgir District, Karnataka. he is currently serving as the Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly of from Shahapur. He is a member of the Indian National Congress.

Political career

Sharanabasappa Darshanapur has been elected from the Shahapur constituency for 5 terms in the 1994, 2004, 2008 , 2018 and 2023 Karnataka State Legislative elections. After being elected for the first time as MLA from Shahapur (Karnataka), he became the minister of state for power in 1996 under J.H. Patel Cabinet.^[1] He served as the Cabinet Minister of Agricultural Marketing and Minister In-charge for undivided Gulbarga District from 18 February 2006 to 8 October 2007 in HD Kumaraswamy's First Cabinet.^[2] Alongside, in 2006 he was made the Incharge Minister for the undivided Gulbarga District (which then comprised today's Kalaburagi and Yadgir Districts and was one of the largest Districts in Karnataka). In 2018, he was appointed Deputy Chairman of the State Planning Board.^[3][4][5] On February 14, 2022 he was appointed the member of KKRDB Board along with 11 other MLAs belonging to the Hyderabad Karnataka Region.^[6]

In 2023 Karnataka state assembly elections, Darshanapur was re-elected as an MLA from Shahapur constituency in Yadgir district. This will be his fifth term as an MLA.^[7] He was inducted into the second Siddaramaiah Cabinet as a Cabinet rank minister and Given the portfolios of Small Scale Industries and Public enterprises.^[8]

Personal life

Sharanabasappa Darshanapur completed his bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from PDA college of Engineering Kalaburagi. Before entering into politics, he worked as an Assistant engineer in Lift Irrigation Corp. Bijapur from 1985 to 1989. In 1992, he was elected as a senate member from Engineering Graduate Constituency Gulbarga University Gulbarga. In 1996, he became the founder member & President of Sir M Vishweshwaraiah sahakar Bank Niyamitha. In 1997, he became the founder and President of The Gulbarga Engineers' Family Club Gulbarga, he is currently the Chief patron of club.^[9]

He is married to Bharti Darshanapur and has one son and a daughter. His father Late Bapugouda Darshanapur was also an MLA of Shahapur for 3 terms. Late Bapu Gowda had also served as Minister for Small Scale Industries, Chief whip and Chairman of KHB.

Positions held

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