Back ماليكارجون كهارجي Arabic ماليكارجون خرج ARZ মল্লিকাৰ্জুন খড়গে Assamese মল্লিকার্জুন খড়গে Bengali/Bangla Mallikarjun Kharge German Mallikarjun Kharge Finnish מליקרג'ון קהרג HE मल्लिकार्जुन खड़गे Hindi Mallikarjun Kharge ID ಮಲ್ಲಿಕಾರ್ಜುನ್ ಖರ್ಗೆ Kannada
Mallikarjun Kharge | |
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.jpg) Kharge as the Union Minister for Railways in February 2014 | |
| 1st Chairman of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) | |
| Assumed office 13 January 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| President of the Indian National Congress | |
| Assumed office 26 October 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Sonia Gandhi (interim) |
| 14th Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 16 February 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Vice President |
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| Deputy |
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| Preceded by | Ghulam Nabi Azad |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 12 June 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Rajeev Gowda |
| Constituency | Karnataka |
| Leader of the Indian National Congress in 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 | |
| Chief Minister | S. M. Krishna |
| 15th Leader of the Opposition in 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 | |
| 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 21 July 1942 Warwatti, Bidar District, Hyderabad State, British India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse |
Radhabai Kharge (m. 1968) |
| Children | 5, including Priyank Kharge |
| Residence | 10, Rajaji Marg, New Delhi |
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| Occupation | |
| 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 99 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]
- ^ "Kharge, who started as labour leader, becomes new Congress chief by beating Tharoor who speaks fine English". India Today. 19 October 2022. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ Aggarwai, Mithil; Frayer, Janis Mackey (4 June 2024). "India hands PM Modi a surprise setback, with his majority in doubt in the world's largest election". NBC News. Archived from the original on 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ Poharel, Krishna; Lahiri, Tripti (3 June 2024). "India's Narendra Modi Struggles to Hold On to Majority, Early Election Results Show". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Mallikarjun Kharge suffers first electoral defeat in his career". The Economic Times. 23 May 2019. ISSN 0013-0389. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.