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Born 21 July 1942
Age 82
Birth Place Warwatti, Hyderabad State, British India
Profession Lawyer, Politician
Political Party Indian National Congress
In Office Leader Of The Indian National Congress In Lok Sabha 4 June 2014 - 23 May 2019, Union Minister Of Railways 17 June 2013 - 26 May 2014, Union Minister Of Labour And Employment 29 May 2009 - 16 June 2013, Member Of Parliament, Lok Sabha 31 May 2009 - 23 May 2019, 24th President Of The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee 2005-2008, Minister Of Home Affairs, Government Of Karnataka 1999-2004, 15th Leader Of The Opposition In Karnataka Legislative Assembly 5 June 2008 - 26 May 2009, Minister For Cooperation & Marketing, Government Of Karnataka 1992-1994, Minister Of Revenue & Stamps, Government Of Karnataka 1990-1992, Member Of Karnataka Legislative Assembly 2008-2009
Residence 10, Rajaji Marg, New Delhi

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Mallikarjun Kharge BIOGRAPHY

Last Updated : 01 Feb 2025

Mallikarjun Kharge, the current president of the Indian National Congress, is a man who embodies the journey from humble beginnings to the highest echelons of Indian politics. His life and career offer a fascinating study in resilience, perseverance, and a unwavering commitment to social justice. ... Born in 1942 in Bidar, Karnataka, Kharge's early life was steeped in hardship. He belonged to the Scheduled Caste, facing the harsh realities of discrimination and poverty. Despite these challenges, he pursued his education, working alongside his studies in a mill to support his family. This firsthand experience of exploitation ignited his passion for social reform and his identification with the marginalized sections of society. Kharge's political journey began in the trade union movement. He rose through the ranks of the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC), fighting for the rights of workers and championing their cause. His dedication and organizational skills caught the attention of the Congress party, and he was soon drawn into the world of electoral politics. Kharge, who was the Congress'popular face in the state, could not become the CM– in 1999, 2004 and 2013. Despite being a staunch loyalist of the Gandhi family, Kharge lost out, respectively, to S M Krishna, his close friend Dharam Singh and Siddaramaiah. But the former student leader, ex-president of the Gulbarga City Congress and nine-time MLA, never lost hope, never rebelling. One of the most prominent Dalit faces of the Congress, belonging to a state where the party continues to have some hold, he had to be content with the occasional reward like leader of the party in the Lok Sabha and now Rajya Sabha. Kharge became the sixth leader from the South to become the Congress president post- Independence. The others being B Pattabhi Sitaramayya, N Sanjiva Reddy, K Kamaraj, S Nijalingappa and P V Narasimha Rao. More importantly, he will be the first person outside the Gandhi family to helm the party in two-and-a-half decades. Kharge brings to the post a long stint in state politics from the time he was appointed president of the city Congress of his hometown Gulbarga in 1969. He entered electoral politics in 1972 when he contested in the Assembly elections for the first time. He won and repeated the feat eight times. He became a minister for the first time in 1976 in the Devaraj Urs government. The only time Kharge showed a rebel streak was in the late 1970s when Urs left the party and floated the Congress (U) after a showdown with Indira Gandhi. Kharge went with Urs but returned to the Congress after the 1980 Lok Sabha elections following the rout of the Urs Congress in Karnataka. His party could not win a single seat.

Mallikarjun Kharge PERSONAL LIFE

Spouse	Radhabai Kharge (1968),
Children	5, including Priyank Kharge
Education	Government Arts and Science College, Gulbarga (BA), S.S.L. Law College, Karnatak University (LLB)

POSITIONS HELD BY Mallikarjun Kharge

Position	Tenure
Member of the 15th Lok Sabha	2009 - Present
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly	N/A
Member of the 16th Lok Sabha	N/A

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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge hospitalised in Bengaluru, to undergo pacemaker implant procedure

October 02, 2025 3:44 am

Mallikarjun Kharge will need a pacemaker implant. The procedure will be undertaken at a Bengaluru hospital.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge hospitalised in Bengaluru

October 01, 2025 9:11 am

Doctors at the city's MS Ramaiah Hospital are treating the 83-year-old leader, they said.

‘On hiatus for a long time’: At Congress CWC Patna meeting, Mallikarjun Kharge launches double attack on BJP, Nitish

September 24, 2025 12:41 pm

Kharge said the Bihar elections will ‘mark the beginning of the countdown and the end of the corrupt rule of the Modi government.”

Remove bad mangoes before the entire box is rotten: Kharge on 'compromised', 'non-performing' Congress leaders

September 11, 2025 7:56 am

At the District Congress Presidents' training camp in Junagadh, he urged party leaders from Gujarat to take note of an internal report that has indicated that 19 out of 41 City and District units of the party are lagging in their performance

Kharge to inaugurate training camp for Congress district unit chiefs today

September 10, 2025 4:22 am

This is the second such training camp to be organised in Gujarat. The first was an inaugural camp held in Anand in July, he said

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Kharge: Dr Singh spoke less, worked more, India needs such professionals

August 24, 2025 3:49 am

The Congress on Saturday inducted 50 mid-career professionals, intellectuals, academics and civil society activists from 17 states in the first batch of ‘Dr. Manmohan Singh Fellows Program’ by the All India Professionals Congress (AIPC).

‘Reddy a fearless champion of equality’: Mallikarjun Kharge introduces V-P candidate to Opp leaders

August 20, 2025 10:45 pm

At a time when the integrity of India’s democratic institutions was “facing unprecedented challenges”, Kharge said Justice Reddy’s contest against NDA’s C P Radhakrishnan was “an ideological battle for the soul of our nation”.

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Kharge questions Chair on use of CISF as House marshals

August 06, 2025 1:36 am

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Congress MPs Mallikarjun Kharge, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Pramod Tiwari with other parliamentarians of the INDIA bloc parties stage a protest against the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, during the Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. (PTI Photo)

Mallikarjun Kharge says personnel in Well stopping MPs; Chair takes call on security: Rijiju

August 02, 2025 1:41 am

Rijiju said CISF personnel are part of the security apparatus after the incident of two intruders jumping into Lok Sabha and opening smoke canisters, adding that there have been cases of MPs even jumping over the secretariat table within the House.

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Kharge asks Shah to quit: Clear that intel failure led to terror attack in Pahalgam

July 30, 2025 5:49 am

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Manipur takes centrestage as Rahul Gandhi, Amit Shah speak in Lok Sabha

August 09, 2023 10:59 pm

The no-confidence vote debate in the Lok Sabha focussed on the violence-hit state of Manipur.

Tributes pour in from political leaders on Ambedkar Jayanti

April 14, 2023 2:32 pm

Newly elected Himachal CM Sukhu meets Congress chief Kharge in Delhi

December 15, 2022 8:47 pm

AICC General Secretary and In-charge Himachal Pradesh Rajiv Shukla welcomed all the MLAs and congratulated them for their performance in the state Assembly elections.

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Congress president poll: It's Mallikarjun Kharge vs Shashi Tharoor, nominations filed

September 30, 2022 7:10 pm

Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor Friday framed the contest between him and party veteran Mallikarjun Kharge as a choice between “change” represented by him and continuation of status quo and business as usual by Kharge. (Express)

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Vijai Sharma takes oath as CIC; Modi, Jaitley, Kharge attend ceremony

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Let us see what government offers: Kharge on Rail Budget

February 25, 2016 6:51 am

New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): Taking a jibe at the ruling NDA Government, Former Railway Minister and Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said, “Let us see what the government is going to give, whether the people are going to get the bullet trains or not.” He added, “In the President’s speech, they said high-speed trains from Mumbai to Ahmedabad. So, what is the exact budget provision for that and whether the bullet train is going to help the poor people and is it affordable to the passengers we will see to that.”

President rule in Arunachl Pradesh is 'murder' of democracy: Congress

January 26, 2016 11:58 am

New Delhi, Jan 26 (ANI): Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said the decision to impose President rule in Arunachal Pradesh is a "murder" of democracy. Kharge added that it is a conspiracy of the BJP and Arunachal Pradesh Governor to divide and topple the Congress party from the state.Whereas, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nalin Kohli refuted the Congress' allegation and said the decision has been taken keeping in mind the requirement of the state.

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