B. Rachaiah
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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 | |
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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 | (1922-08-10)10 August 1922 Alur, Chamarajanagar District, British India |
Died | 14 February 2000(2000-02-14) (aged 77)[2] |
Political party | Indian National Congress, Janata Dal |
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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]