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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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MALLIKARJUN KHARGE NEWS

Kharge and Gandhi are members of the NHRC panel as they hold the Leader of Opposition posts in Parliament.

Congress’s Delhi Nyay Yatra: Gandhis, Kharge may attend

November 07, 2024 2:23 am

Sources added that while Rahul, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, is not going to be present during the launch due to his prior commitments with the Jharkhand elections, he is expected to join at least once or even multiple times if his schedule permits.

Kharge flags reserved vacancies in Central varsities, Pradhan hits back with UPA figures

November 05, 2024 8:12 am

Kharge said that 27 per cent of the teaching posts in 46 Central universities are lying vacant.

Priyanka: Modi destroyed dignity of PM’s post with hollow promises

November 03, 2024 2:12 am

Her remarks came after Modi on Friday said the Congress stands "badly exposed" in front of the people.

After row, Siddhartha Vihar Trust linked to Kharge family withdraws request for site at aerospace park

October 14, 2024 10:50 am

Priyank Kharge said legitimate ventures of the Kharge family members were being thwarted due to the "Manusmriti mentality of the BJP".

BJP ‘party of terrorists’: Kharge; BJP says remark his reflection on Cong

October 13, 2024 1:42 am

Mallikarjun Kharge counters PM Modi's 'controlled by urban Naxals' remark, calls BJP 'terrorist party'

October 12, 2024 10:24 pm

Launching a counter attack, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge termed the BJP a "terrorist party" while accusing it of "lynching people" and committing atrocities against the scheduled castes, especially the tribals.

Later in the day, the PM is said to have dialled the Congress president, checked up on him and wished him good health, news agency PTI cited official sources in the know.

BJP condemns Mallikarjun Kharge’s ‘won’t die until Modi removed’ remark as ‘disgraceful’; Congress hits back

October 01, 2024 2:41 am

Addressing a poll rally in Kathua district Sunday, Kharge said, “I am 83 years old, I am not going to die so early. I will stay alive until PM Modi is removed from power. I will fight for you.”

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BJP and RSS don’t respect Constitution, Ambedkar: Kharge

September 30, 2024 3:36 am

Kharge alleged that Modi was only cutting ribbons on completion of projects initiated during the UPA rule.

Kharge falls ill during speech in J-K's Kathua, Congress leaders say doctors called for check-up

September 30, 2024 8:35 am

Kharge was paying tribute to a head constable who was killed in an ongoing operation with terrorists in Kathua.

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Kharge, Rahul hit out at BJP for ‘trying to bring back farm laws’

September 26, 2024 3:31 am

Rahul Gandhi said, “Who is deciding government’s policy? A BJP MP or PM Modi?”. “Even after martyrdom of more than 700 farmers, especially farmers of Haryana and Punjab, BJP people are not satisfied. INDIA won’t allow any conspiracy of BJP against our farmers to succeed.”