Basavaiah Rachaiah (10 August 1922 – 14 February 2000[3]) was an Indian politician. He was a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Santhemarahalli[4][5] and a member of the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka.[6] He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Chamarajanagar Karnataka in 1977.[7] He was the governor of Kerala and Himachal Pradesh[8][9] and a Dalit leader, a member of the Karnataka state cabinets headed by S. Nijalingappa, B. D. Jatti, Devraj Urs, Veerendra Patil, Ramakrishna Hegde and S. R. Bommai.
Basavaiah Rachaiah | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Kerala | |
| In office 20 December 1990 – 9 November 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Sarup Singh |
| Succeeded by | P. Shiv Shankar |
| 6th Governor of Himachal Pradesh | |
| In office 16 February 1990 – 19 December 1990 | |
| Preceded by | H. A. Brari (Additional charge) |
| Succeeded by | Virendra Verma |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1977–1980 | |
| Preceded by | S.M. Siddaiah |
| Succeeded by | Srinivasa Prasad |
| Constituency | Chamarajanagar, Karnataka |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 1974–1977 [1] | |
| Constituency | Karnataka |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 August 1922 Alur, Chamarajanagar District, British India |
| Died | 14 February 2000 (aged 77)[2] |
| Political party | Indian National Congress, Janata Dal |
| Source: [1] | |
Rachaiah was born in 1922 in Chamarajnagar and was an advocate by profession. One of his sons in Law, B. B. Ningaiah, was a minister in the government headed by J. H. Patel. Rachaiah died in 2000 aged 77.[10]
Legacy
editFor services rendered to the State, a circle on SayyajiRao Road in Mysore is named after Sri Rachaiah.
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "Reference Made To The Passing Away Of Shri B. Rachaiah". Indian Kanoon. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ RAJYA SABHA, February 23, 2000
- ^ "Previous MEMBERS OF KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 4th". Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ^ "Previous MEMBERS OF KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 3rd". Archived from the original on 6 March 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ^ Rajya Sabha Previous MEMBERS
- ^ "Lok Sabha Profile". Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ^ "Previous Governor Kerala". Archived from the original on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ^ PAST GOVERNORS Himachal Pradesh
- ^ "Siddaramaiah launches works on memorial for B Rachaiah". The Times of India. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2021.