Kagodu Thimmappa is Speaker of Karnataka Assembly

The 82-year-old leader was elected to the post unanimously

Senior Congress leader Kagodu Thimmappa was today elected Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly unopposed.      

 

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah proposed his name and it was seconded by Higher Education Minister R V Deshpande. 

 

Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister T B Jayachandra also proposed the candidature of the 82-year-old MLA, which was backed by C S Nadagouda.      

 

After a voice-vote, pro-tem Speaker Malikayya Guttedar announced that Thimmappa, a former Minister who was elected from Sagara in Shimoga district in the May five elections, was elected to the post unanimously.

 

Siddaramaiah, Leader of Opposition H D Kumaraswamy (JDS) and former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar (BJP) and others who spoke, congratulated the new Speaker.