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Also known as Siddu

Siddaramaiah (born 3 August 1947), also referred to by his nickname Siddu or Siddu Mama, is an Indian politician and lawyer who has served as the chief minister of Karnataka since May 2023. He had previously held that position from 2013 to 2018 for the first term being only the second person to complete a full five year term. In January 2026 he became the longest-serving chief minister of Karnataka, surpassing D. Devaraj Urs's record.

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Officeholder.name
Siddaramaiah
Officeholder.image
The Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah visits PMO.jpg
Officeholder.caption
Siddaramaiah in 2014
Officeholder.order
20th
Officeholder.office
Chief Minister of Karnataka
Officeholder.governor
Thawar Chand Gehlot
Officeholder.deputy
D. K. Shivakumar
Officeholder.term_start
20 May 2023
Officeholder.predecessor
Basavaraj Bommai
Officeholder.term_start1
13 May 2013
Officeholder.term_end1
17 May 2018
Officeholder.predecessor1
Jagadish Shettar
Officeholder.successor1
B. S. Yediyurappa
Officeholder.office2
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Officeholder.constituency2
Varuna
Officeholder.term_start2
13 May 2023
Officeholder.predecessor2
Yathindra Siddaramaiah
Officeholder.constituency3
Badami

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Early life and career
  • Personal life
  • Political career
  • Indian National Congress
  • First term as chief minister (2013–2018)
  • Second term as chief minister (2023–present)
  • Challenges
  • Corruption allegations and controversies
  • MUDA Land Allotment Controversy
  • Valmiki Development Corporation fund misappropriation (2024)
  • Electoral performance
  • Lok Sabha Elections
  • Karnataka Legislative Assembly Elections
  • Positions held
  • Other positions held
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Siddaramaiah (born 3 August 1947), also referred to by his nickname Siddu or Siddu Mama, is an Indian politician and lawyer who has served as the chief minister of Karnataka since May 2023. He had previously held that position from 2013 to 2018 for the first term being only the second person to complete a full five year term. In January 2026 he became the longest-serving chief minister of Karnataka, surpassing D. Devaraj Urs's record.

He belongs to the Indian National Congress and is presently the leader of the Congress Legislative Party. He represented the Varuna Assembly constituency from 2023, previously from 2008 to 2018, Badami Assembly constituency from 2018 to 2023, and Chamundeshwari Assembly constituency from 2004 to 2007, 1994 to 1999, and from 1983 to 1989 in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He served as the deputy chief minister of Karnataka from 1996 to 1999 and from 2004 to 2005 while he was a member of the Janata Dal and Janata Dal (Secular).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Siddaramaiah” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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