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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

‘Entire unit charged up’: Why AICC session marked Gujarat for first special resolution

April 13, 2025 3:18 am

Though charged up, Congress leaders, including party veterans and youth leaders, raised concerns over whether the cadres would remain motivated until the elections

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Congress affirms commitment to INDIA bloc, says ‘created and sustained its architecture’

April 10, 2025 8:11 am

AICC resolution refers to alleged recovery of cash from judge home, says: “A mechanism for Judicial accountability, without compromising Judicial independence, is the need of the hour”

At Congress session, two views on way forward – keep attacking Modi govt, or offer an alternative

April 09, 2025 4:03 pm

While Kharge repeats claims regarding EVM fraud and BJP undermining of institutions, Tharoor says “Congress must be a party of hope and not of resentment… a party of the future, not just of the past”

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Congress draft outlines roadmap to fight BJP: Social justice to quota, harmony to nationalism

April 09, 2025 8:08 am

At extended CWC meet on eve of AICC session, Rahul Gandhi bats for private sector reservation, asks Cong to step up OBC outreach, says it should not be afraid of flagging “attacks on minorities”

Deliberate web of lies was spun to suggest conflict between Nehru and Sardar Patel: Congress

April 09, 2025 1:05 am

At CWC meeting in Gujarat, party says will tread Patel's path to fight religious divide and wealth inequality

At CWC meeting, Congress chief Kharge accuses BJP of creating communal divide, 'oligarchic monopoly'

April 08, 2025 2:40 pm

Kharge accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of creating an "oligarchic monopoly" in the country by "capturing resources".

‘Strengthen organisation’: Kharge to UP Congress district chiefs in Delhi meeting

April 05, 2025 8:50 am

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and party leader KC Venugopal also attended the meeting.

As Kharge seeks apology for Anurag Thakur’s remarks, Dhankhar says even PM was ‘subjected to insinuations with no remorse’

April 03, 2025 6:55 pm

Mallikarjun Kharge says in the Rajya Sabha that if BJP MP Anurag Thakur can’t prove his allegations, he has no right to be in Parliament.

'Crores being left out of welfare schemes’: Mallikarjun Kharge urges Centre to begin work on population and caste census

April 01, 2025 1:56 pm

Government policies will become ‘arbitrary and ineffective’ without accurate data, Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said on Tuesday.

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Delhi Confidential: Friends Outside House

March 26, 2025 2:31 am

DURING AN exchange on food security between Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge and Minister of Food and Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi in the Rajya Sabha, the latter said everyone is the same outside the House.