About B. Rachaiah
Lived 1922 – 2000 (aged 77). B. Rachaiah was an Indian advocate, farmer and politician.
Basavaiah Rachaiah (10 August 1922 – 14 February 2000 ) was an Indian politician. He was a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Santhemarahalli and a member of the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Chamarajanagar Karnataka in 1977. He was the governor of Kerala and Himachal Pradesh and a Dalit leader, a member of the Karnataka state cabinets headed by S. Nijalingappa, B. D. Jatti, Devraj Urs, Veerendra Patil, Ramakrishna Hegde and S. R. Bommai.
Rachaiah was born in 1922 in Chamarajnagar and was an advocate by profession. One of his sons in Law, B. B. Ningaiah, was a minister in the government headed by J. H. Patel. Rachaiah died in 2000 aged 77.
Legacy
For services rendered to the State, a circle on SayyajiRao Road in Mysore is named after Sri Rachaiah.
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Who was B. Rachaiah?
Indian politician
When was B. Rachaiah born?
B. Rachaiah was born on 10 August 1922 in Chamarajanagar district.
When did B. Rachaiah die?
B. Rachaiah died on 23 February 2000 in Bengaluru.
What was B. Rachaiah's occupation?
B. Rachaiah was an advocate, farmer and politician.
What nationality was B. Rachaiah?
B. Rachaiah was Indian.
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