10 Facts About Kengal Hanumanthaiah

Kengal Hanumanthaiah, spelt as Kengal Hanumanthaiya, was the second Chief Minister of Karnataka from 30 March 1952 to 19 August 1956.

Kengal Hanumanthaiah contributed to the construction of Vidhana Soudha, the seat of the state legislature.

Kengal Hanumanthaiah graduated in Arts from the Maharaja College in Mysore in 1930 and later earned a degree in Law from Poona Law College in 1932.

Dr P Tandon, the then President of Indian National Congress, advised Hanumanthaiah to give up his active practice at the bar and to devote himself to the freedom struggle.

Kengal Hanumanthaiah was unanimously elected as the leader of the Parliamentary Party wing of the Congress Party in Mysore Assembly in the year 1948.

Kengal Hanumanthaiah became the second Chief minister of Mysore state in 1952, following the victory of the Congress party in the 1st general elections.

Kengal Hanumanthaiah played a role in uniting the Kannada speaking areas within the boundaries of a single state.

Kengal Hanumanthaiah was part of the Committee for the Drafting of a Model Constitution for the Indian States and made interventions on the issue of federalism.

Kengal Hanumanthaiah was continuously elected as a member of parliament representing Bangalore city from 1962 to 1967 and represented Bangalore from 1967 to 1977.

Kengal Hanumanthaiah was member of the 3rd, 4th and 5th Loksabha.