Mallikarjun Kharge
| Mallikarjun Kharge | |
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| Leader of the Indian National Congress in the Lok Sabha | |
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Assumed office 4 June 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Sushilkumar Shinde |
| Minister of Railways | |
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In office 17 June 2013 – 26 May 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | CP Joshi |
| Succeeded by | DV Sadananda Gowda |
| Minister of Labour and Employment | |
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In office 29 May 2009 – 16 June 2013 |
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| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Oscar Fernandes |
| Succeeded by | Sis Ram Ola |
| Member of the Indian Parliament for Gulbarga |
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Assumed office 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Iqbal Ahmed Saradgi |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
21 July 1942 Warwatti, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Other political affiliations |
United Progressive Alliance (2004–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Radhabai Kharge |
| Alma mater |
Government College, Gulbarga Seth Shankarlal Lahoti Law College |
| Religion | Buddhism |
Mapanna Mallikarjun Kharge (born 21 July 1942) is an Indian politician and the leader of the Indian National Congress party in the 16th Lok Sabha. He was the former Minister of Railways in the Government of India. Kharge is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) and has been a Member of Parliament for Gulbarga, Karnataka since 2009. He is a senior Karnataka politician and was the Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly prior to contesting the 2014 General Elections. Prior to that he was the President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee during the 2008 Karnataka State Assembly Elections.
He has won elections for a record 10 consecutive times having won the Assembly elections for an unprecedented 9 consecutive times (1972, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2008, 2009) and the recent General Elections from Gulbarga. Kharge is considered a competent leader with a clean public image and well versed in the dynamics of politics, legislation and administration. Mallikarjun Kharge has been nominated as the leader of the congress party in Lok Sabha against Narendra Modi led NDA government.
Mallikarjun Kharge was born in the Warwatti, Bhalki Taluk, Bidar District, Karnataka to Mapanna Kharge and Sabavva. 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. He started his legal practise as a junior in Justice Shivraj Patil's office and fought cases for labour unions early in his legal career.
Kharge started his political career as a student union leader while in the Government College, Gulbarga when he was elected as the General Secretary of the students' body. In 1969, he became the legal advisor to the MSK Mills Employees' Union. He was also an influential labour union leader of Samyukta Majdoor Sangha and led many agitations fighting for the rights of labourers. In 1969, he joined the Indian National Congress and became President of the Gulbarga City Congress Committee
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