Shiriyannavar, former MLA, passes away
Former Navalgund MLA and doctor Rajashekhar Basappa Shiriyannavar has died at his farmhouse in Dharwad district. A former BJP member and associate of B.S. Yediyurappa, he was a notable local political figure.
Why it matters
The death of a former legislator marks the end of a career that spanned both medical service and regional politics in Karnataka.
A doctor and the former Navalgund MLA Rajashekhar Basappa Shiriyannavar passed away on Thursday at his farmhouse in Nayanakana Hoolikatti of Dharwad taluk after a brief period of illness.
He is survived by wife, daughter and two sons.
A native of Shirur village in Navalgund taluk of Dharwad district, Dr. Shiriyannavar was a Taluk Health Officer before resigning from the post to enter politics.
Dr. Shiriyannavar contested as an independent candidate in the Assembly elections in 1994 and 1999 and lost them. He, however, won as a BJP candidate in 2004.
Considered a staunch follower of the former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, Dr. Shiriyannavar quit the BJP only to join the KJP founded by Mr. Yediyurappa. Subsequently, with Mr. Yediyurappa’s return, he returned to the BJP.
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