Mallikarjun Kharge

Indian lawyer and politician

Mallikarjun Kharge

Kharge as the Union Minister for Railways in February 2014

1st  Chairman of the
Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA)

Incumbent

Assumed office
13 January 2024
Preceded by| Position established
President of the Indian National Congress

Incumbent

Assumed office
26 October 2022 (2022-10-26)
Preceded by| Sonia Gandhi (interim)
14th Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha

Incumbent

Assumed office
16 February 2021
Prime Minister| Narendra Modi
Deputy|

* Anand Sharma
(8 June 2014–2 April 2022)
* Pramod Tiwari
(13 March 2023–Incumbent)

Preceded by| Ghulam Nabi Azad
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha

Incumbent

Assumed office
12 June 2020
Preceded by| Rajeev Gowda
Constituency| Karnataka
Leader of the Indian National Congress, Lok Sabha
In office
4 June 2014 – 23 May 2019
Prime Minister| Narendra Modi
Preceded by| Sushilkumar Shinde
Succeeded by| Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
Union Minister of Railways
In office
17 June 2013 – 26 May 2014
Prime Minister| Manmohan Singh
Preceded by| C. P. Joshi
Succeeded by| D. V. Sadananda Gowda
Union Minister of Labour and Employment
In office
29 May 2009 – 16 June 2013
Prime Minister| Manmohan Singh
Preceded by| Oscar Fernandes
Succeeded by| Sis Ram Ola
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
31 May 2009 – 23 May 2019
Preceded by| Iqbal Ahmed Saradgi
Succeeded by| Umesh. G. Jadhav
Constituency| Gulbarga, Karnataka
24th  President of the
Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee
In office
2005–2008
AICC President| Sonia Gandhi
Preceded by| Janardhana Poojary
Succeeded by| R. V. Deshpande
Minister of Home Affairs
Government of Karnataka
In office
1999–2004
Governor|

* Khurshed Alam Khan
* V. S. Ramadevi
* T. N. Chaturvedi

Chief Minister| S. M. Krishna
15th Leader of the Opposition
Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office
5 June 2008 – 26 May 2009
Governor| Rameshwar Thakur
Chief Minister| B. S. Yediyurappa
Preceded by| N. Dharam Singh
Succeeded by| Siddaramaiah
In office
19 December 1996 – 7 July 1999
Governor| Khurshed Alam Khan
Chief Minister| Jayadevappa Halappa Patel
Preceded by| B. S. Yediyurappa
Succeeded by| Jagadish Shettar
Minister for Cooperation & Marketing
Government of Karnataka
In office
1992–1994
Governor| Khurshed Alam Khan
Chief Minister| Veerappa Moily
Minister of Revenue & Stamps
Government of Karnataka
In office
1990–1992
Governor|

* Khurshed Alam Khan
* Bhanu Pratap Singh

Chief Minister| Bangarappa
In office
1980–1983
Governor| Govind Narain
Chief Minister| R. Gundu Rao
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office
2008–2009
Preceded by| Vishwanath Patil Hebbal
Succeeded by| Valmiki Naik
Constituency| Chittapur
In office
1972–2008
Preceded by| N. Yenkappa
Succeeded by| Baburao Chinchansur
Constituency| Gurmitkal
Personal details
Born|

Mapanna Mallikarjun Kharge

(1942-07-21) 21 July 1942 (age 82)
Warwatti, Hyderabad State, British India
(present-day Karnataka, India)
Political party| Indian National Congress
Spouse|

Radhabai Kharge

(m. 1968)​

Children| 5, including Priyank Kharge
Residence(s)| 10, Rajaji Marg, New Delhi, Delhi, India
Alma mater|

* Government Arts and Science College, Gulbarga (BA)
* S.S.L. Law College, Karnatak University (LLB)

Occupation|

* Politician
* lawyer

Website| india.gov.in/mallikarjun-kharge

Source: sansad.in

Mapanna Mallikarjun Kharge (Kannada: [malːikaːrd͡ʒun kʰɐrɡe]; born 21 July 1942) is an Indian lawyer and politician serving as the President of the Indian National Congress since 2022,[1] and Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha since 2021. He has been a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Karnataka since 2020.

He was the chairperson of Public Accounts Committee in 16th Lok Sabha from 2016 to 2019. During the UPA 2 government, he served as the Minister of Railways from 2013 to 2014 and Minister of Labour and Employment from 2009 to 2013 in the Union Cabinet. Kharge was a Member of Parliament for Gulbarga, Karnataka from 2009 to 2019. He was also general secretary of All India Congress Committee and incharge for Maharashtra from 2018 to 2020.

Kharge served as the Leader of opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from 1996 to 1999. He was the President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee from 2005 to 2008. He was a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Gurmitkal Assembly constituency from 1972 to 2008 and from Chittapur Assembly constituency from 2008 to 2009 and Ministry of home affairs, Government of Karnataka from 1999 to 2004 and Rural development from 1978 to 1980. He defeated Shashi Tharoor in the 2022 Indian National Congress presidential election. Under his presidency, the Congress gained 47 seats in the 2024 Indian general election, forming the official opposition for the first time since 2014.[2][3]

He is known for his record of defeating all his opposition candidates in his lifetime career except one.[4]

## Early life and background

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Mallikarjun Kharge was born in the Varawatti, Bhalki Taluk, Bidar district, Karnataka in a Dalit family to Saibavva and Mapanna Kharge.

In 1948, Kharge lost his mother and sister in a fire set off by the Razakars of the Nizam of Hyderabad, while he himself had a narrow escape at the age of 7.[5][6] He finished his schooling from Nutan Vidyalaya in Gulbarga and went on to obtain a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Government College, Gulbarga and his law degree from the Seth Shankarlal Lahoti Law College in Gulbarga.[7] He started his legal practice as a junior in Justice Shivaraj Patil's office and fought cases for labour unions early in his legal career.[8]

## Role in national politics

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In 2009, Kharge was elected in the general elections from Gulbarga. This was his tenth consecutive election victory.[9]

In the 2014 general elections, Kharge was elected from Gulbarga, beating Revunaik Belamagih from the BJP with a margin of 13,404 votes.[10][11] In June, he was appointed the Leader of the Congress party in the Lok Sabha.[12]

In the 2019 general elections, Kharge contested from the same parliamentary seat, however this time he lost to Umesh G. Jadhav from the BJP with a margin of 95,452 votes.[11]

On 12 June 2020 Kharge was elected (unopposed) to the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka, at the age of 78 years.[13] On 12 February 2021, Kharge was appointed Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha.[14]

Kharge notably has been appointed as an observer by the INC for multiple states in the past, including Assam in 2014, Punjab in 2021, and Rajasthan in 2022.[15] He has been criticized for his alleged inability to resolve internal party issues in these three states and therefore causing the loss in Assam and Punjab, and public embarrassment in Rajasthan.[15]

## President of the Indian National Congress

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### Election for president

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On 1 October 2022, he filed nominations to contest the INC party presidential polls and won with 7897 votes.[16] He was the first INC President not from the Gandhi family in 24 years.[17]

### 2024 Indian general elections

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Kharge's name was proposed as the prime ministerial candidate of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance for the 2024 general election. The proposal was made by West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and was supported by Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal.[18] However, other senior leaders of the alliance such a Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Lalu Yadav disapproved the proposal.[19]

## Electoral performances

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Year  | Election  | Party  | Constituency Name  | Result  | Votes gained  | Vote share%  | Margin  | Ref

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1972 | Mysore Legislative Assembly |  | INC | Gurmitkal | Won  | 16,796  | 62.68%%  | 9,440  | [20]
1978  | Karnataka Legislative Assembly | Won  | 30,380  | 64.99%  | 16,599  | [21]
1983  | Karnataka Legislative Assembly | Won  | 30,933  | 67.65%  | 16,143  | [22]
1985  | Karnataka Legislative Assembly | Won  | 32,669  | 66%  | 17,673  | [23]
1989  | Karnataka Legislative Assembly | Won  | 39,608  | 64.23%  | 19,969  | [24]
1994  | Karnataka Legislative Assembly | Won  | 42,588  | 58.76%  | 19,336  | [25]
1999  | Karnataka Legislative Assembly | Won  | 54,569  | 76.76%  | 47,124  | [26]
2004  | Karnataka Legislative Assembly | Won  | 37,006  | 45.99%  | 18,547  | [27]
2008  | Karnataka Legislative Assembly | Won  | 49,837  | 52.13%  | 17,442  | [28]
2009 | 15th Lok Sabha | Gulbarga | Won  | 3,45,241  | 45.46%  | 13,404  | [29]
2014 | 16th Lok Sabha | Won  | 5,07,193  | 50.83%  | 74,733  | [30]
2019 | 17th Lok Sabha | Lost  | 5,24,740  | 44.08%  | 95,452  | [31]

## Positions held

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Year  | Description

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1972–1978  | Elected to 5th Mysore Assembly (1st Term)

* Minister of State for Primary and Secondary Education (1976-1978)

1978–1983  | Elected to 6th Karnataka Assembly (2nd Term)

* Cabinet Minister for Rural Development & Panchayati Raj (1979-1980)
* Cabinet Minister for Revenue (1980-83)

1983–1985  | Elected to 7th Karnataka Assembly (3rd Term)

* Secretary, Congress Legislature Party

1985–1989  | Elected to 8th Karnataka Assembly (4th Term)

* Deputy Leader of Opposition

1989–1994  | Elected to 9th Karnataka Assembly (5th Term)

* Cabinet Minister for Revenue, Rural Development & Panchayati Raj (1990-1992)
* Cabinet Minister for Co-operation, Medium and Large Industries (1992-1994)

1994–1999  | Elected to 10th Karnataka Assembly (6th Term)

* Leader of Opposition (1996-99)

1999–2004  | Elected to 11th Karnataka Assembly (7th Term)

* Cabinet Minister for Home, Infrastructure Development and Minor Irrigation (1999-2004)

2004–2008  | Elected to 12th Karnataka Assembly (8th Term)

* Cabinet Minister for Water Resources and Transport (2004-2006)

2008–2009  | Elected to 13th Karnataka Assembly (9th Term)

* Leader of Opposition (2008-2009)

2009–2014  | Elected to 15th Lok Sabha (1st Term)

* Union Minister for Labour and Employment (31 May 2009–17 June 2013)
* Union Minister for Railways and Social Justice and Empowerment (17 June 2013-26 May 2014)

2014–2019  | Elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd Term)

* Leader of the Congress Parliamentary Party
* Member, Business Advisory Committee (2014–2019)
* Member, Standing Committee on Home Affairs (2014–2019)
* Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Maintenance of Heritage Character and Development of Parliament House Complex (2014–2019)
* Member of National Committee (NC) for commemorating the 125th Birth Anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (2014–2019)
* Member, General Purposes Committee (2015–2019)
* Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence (2015–2019)
* Chairperson, Public Accounts Committee (2017–2019)
* Member, Committee on Budget of Lok Sabha (2017–2019)

2020–Present  | Elected to Rajya Sabha (1st Term)

* Leader of the Opposition, Rajya Sabha (2021-Present)
* President of the Indian National Congress (2022-Present)

## Personal life

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Kharge married Radhabai on 13 May 1968; they have 2 daughters and 3 sons.[7][32] Kharge is a polyglot and can speak English, Hindi, Urdu, Kannada, Telugu and Marathi.[33] His son Priyank Kharge is an MLA from the Chittapur assembly constituency,[5] and his son-in-law Radhakrishna is an MP from Gulbarga Lok Sabha constituency, Kharge's former seat in the Lok Sabha.

Kharge is a practicing Buddhist.[34][35][36][37][38] He is the Founder-Chairman of Siddharth Vihar Trust that has built the Buddha Vihar in Gulbarga, India.[39] He is also a patron of the Chowdiah Memorial Hall, a concert and theater venue in Bangalore. He helped the centre get over its debts and aided the centre's plans for renovation.[40]

## See also

[edit]

* List of presidents of the Indian National Congress
* 2022 Indian National Congress presidential election

## References

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## External links

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Portals:

* India
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* Politics

* Mallikarjun Kharge – official profile at India.Gov.in
* Know about the New Congress President -Mallikarjun Kharge at Indian National Congress Website

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Iqbal Ahmed Sarandi

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Oscar Fernandes

|  Minister of Labour and Employment
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|  Minister of Railways
2013–2014  | Succeeded by

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Janardhana Poojary

|  President of
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2005–2008  | Succeeded by

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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

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Ghulam Nabi Azad

|  Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha
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* N. Dharam Singh
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1. P. C. Gaddigoudar
2. P. C. Mohan
3. D V Sadananda Gowda
4. D. K. Suresh
5. Ananth Kumar
6. Suresh Angadi
7. B. Sriramulu
8. Bhagwanth Khuba
9. Ramesh Jigajinagi
10. R. Dhruvanarayana
11. Veerappa Moily
12. Prakash Babanna Hukkeri
13. B. N. Chandrappa
14. Nalin Kumar Kateel
15. G. M. Siddeswara
16. Pralhad Joshi
17. Mallikarjun Kharge
18. H. D. Deve Gowda
19. Shivakumar Udasi
20. K. H. Muniyappa
21. Karadi Sanganna Amarappa
22. C. S. Puttaraju
23. Pratap Simha
24. B. V. Nayak
25. B. S. Yeddyurappa
26. S. P. Muddahanumegowda
27. Shobha Karandlaje
28. Anant Kumar Hegde
29. B. Y. Raghavendra
30. V. S. Ugrappa
31. L. R. Shivarame Gowda

15th LS members

17th LS members

Members of the 16th Lok Sabha from

States

Union territories

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Indian National Congress

History|

* History of the Indian National Congress
* Electoral history
* Nehru–Gandhi family
* The Emergency
* Indian National Congress (Organisation)
* Indian National Congress (R)
* Indian National Congress (I)
* Breakaway parties

Organisation|

* President
* All India Congress Committee
* Congress Working Committee

Regional
Congress
Committee|

| Pradesh|

* Andhra Pradesh
* Arunachal Pradesh
* Assam
* Bihar
* Chhattisgarh
* Delhi
* Goa
* Gujarat
* Haryana
* Himachal Pradesh
* Jammu and Kashmir
* Jharkhand
* Karnataka
* Kerala
* Madhya Pradesh
* Maharashtra
* Manipur
* Meghalaya
* Mizoram
* Nagaland
* Odisha
* Puducherry
* Punjab
* Rajasthan
* Sikkim
* Tamil Nadu
* Telangana
* Tripura
* Uttarakhand
* Uttar Pradesh
* West Bengal

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Territorial|

* Andaman and Nicobar
* Chandigarh
* Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
* Dadra and Nagar Haveli Diu
* Daman and Diu
* Ladakh
* Lakshadweep

Other|

* Mumbai RCC

Presidents|

* Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee
* Dadabhai Naoroji
* Badruddin Tyabji
* George Yule
* William Wedderburn
* Pherozeshah Mehta
* Anandacharlu
* Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee
* Dadabhai Naoroji
* Webb
* Surendranath Banerjee
* Rahimtulla M. Sayani
* C. Sankaran Nair
* Anandamohan Bose
* Romesh Chunder Dutt
* N. G. Chandavarkar
* Dinshaw Edulji Wacha
* Surendranath Banerjee
* Lalmohan Ghosh
* Henry Cotton
* Gopal Krishna Gokhale
* Dadabhai Naoroji
* Rash Behari Ghosh
* Madan Mohan Malaviya
* William Wedderburn
* Bishan Narayan Dar
* Raghunath Narasinha Mudholkar
* Nawab Syed Muhammad Bahadur
* Bhupendra Nath Bose
* Satyendra Prasanna Sinha, 1st Baron Sinha
* Ambica Charan Mazumdar
* Annie Besant
* Madan Mohan Malaviya
* Syed Hasan Imam
* Motilal Nehru
* Lala Lajpat Rai
* C. Vijayaraghavachariar
* Hakim Ajmal Khan
* Chittaranjan Das
* Mohammad Ali Jauhar
* Abul Kalam Azad
* Mahatma Gandhi
* Sarojini Naidu
* S. Srinivasa Iyengar
* Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari
* Motilal Nehru
* Jawaharlal Nehru
* Vallabhbhai Patel
* Madan Mohan Malaviya
* Nellie Sengupta
* Rajendra Prasad
* Jawaharlal Nehru
* Subhas Chandra Bose
* Abul Kalam Azad
* J. B. Kripalani
* Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya
* Purushottam Das Tandon
* Jawaharlal Nehru
* U. N. Dhebar
* Indira Gandhi
* Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
* K. Kamaraj
* S. Nijalingappa
* Jagjivan Ram
* Shankar Dayal Sharma
* D. K. Barooah
* Indira Gandhi
* Rajiv Gandhi
* P. V. Narasimha Rao
* Sitaram Kesri
* Sonia Gandhi
* Rahul Gandhi
* Mallikarjun Kharge

Prime ministers|

* Jawaharlal Nehru
* Lal Bahadur Shastri
* Gulzarilal Nanda
* Indira Gandhi
* Rajiv Gandhi
* P. V. Narasimha Rao
* Manmohan Singh

Leaders|

| Lok Sabha|

* Rajiv Gandhi
* P. V. Narasimha Rao
* Sharad Pawar
* Sonia Gandhi
* Pranab Mukherjee
* Sushilkumar Shinde
* Mallikarjun Kharge

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Rajya Sabha|

* Manmohan Singh
* Motilal Vora
* Ahmed Patel
* Anand Sharma
* Jairam Ramesh
* A. K. Antony
* Digvijaya Singh
* P. Chidambaram
* Abhishek Singhvi
* V.P. Singh
* Rajeev Shukla

Political wings|

* Seva Dal
* All India Mahila Congress
* Indian Youth Congress
* National Students' Union of India
* Indian National Trade Union Congress

Chief ministers|

| Current|

* Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
* Siddaramaiah
* Anumula Revanth Reddy

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