BENGALURU: Popularly known as "Solillada Saradara" (a leader without defeat) in his home-State of Karnataka Mapanna Mallikarjun Kharge, who on Friday filed nomination for the Congress'.

Mallikarjun Kharge was on Wednesday elected the Congress president after defeating Shashi Tharoor in an electoral contest, the sixth in the party's 137-year-old history. Politics News | Written By Press Trust Of India Image: Twitter/@INCIndia

Priyank Kharge of Congress contested from Chittapur seat. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge 's son Priyank Kharge has won in Chittapur against BJP's Manikanta Rathod by 13,640 votes. Kharge bagged 81,088 votes while his BJP rival 67450. The constituency was once represented by Mallikarjun Kharge.

Gulbarga University. Mapanna Mallikarjun Kharge (born 21 July 1942) is an Indian politician, who is the current president of the Indian National Congress, [1] and Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Karnataka since 16 February 2021. He became the first person outside the Nehru–Gandhi family to be the president of the party after 24 years.

Age 81 Profession Politician Mallikarjun Kharge Age, Caste, Wife, Family, Biography & More After securing 7,897 votes from the 9,385 votes, Mallikarjun Kharge was elected Congress Party Chief. After 24 years, Mallikarjun Kharge becomes the first non-Gandhi leader to hold the top position in the party.

BENGALURU: Popularly known as "Solillada Saradara" (a leader without defeat) in his home-State of Karnataka Mapanna Mallikarjun Kharge, who on Friday filed nomination for the Congress'.

Mallikarjun Kharge Wife, Children, Religion. Mallikarjun Kharge married Radhabai on May 13, 1968, and has two daughters and three sons. In 2006, Kharge announced that he follows Buddhism.

The Chittapur seat, an SC-reserved segment. holds importance as it would decide the fate of Priyank Kharge, son of Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge. The constituency was once represented by the present by Mallikarjun Kharge. Priyank has served as Chittapur MLA for the last 10 years and is presently the head of the communication and social.

Chittapur Constituency Result Highlights: Congress's Priyank Kharge, son of Mallikarjun Kharge, received 53.08% of votes in the third election from Chittapur from where he has retained his.

Mallikarjun Kharge: मल्लिकार्जुन खर्गे यांच्या विजयासाठी राज्यातून भेटणार मोठा प्रतिसाद. Published on: Oct 7, 2022, 8:22 PM IST. Mallikarjun Kharge: राहुल गांधी यांची भारत जोडो.

Veteran politician Mallikarjun Kharge has won the internal election to become the president of India's main opposition Congress party. Mr Kharge was competing against charismatic MP Shashi.

Kharge, who was born in 1942, entered politics at the age of 27 in 1969 after being discovered as a promising young leader by the late Karnataka chief minister D Devaraj Urs. When he initially ran in the 1972 Assembly elections, he officially entered electoral politics.