Madhu Bangarappa

Sarekoppa Bangarappa Madhukumar, also known as Madhu Bangarappa, is an Indian politician, producer and actor from Karnataka. He is currently serving as Cabinet Minister in Government of Karnataka and a Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing Sorab Assembly constituency. The State Congress Party declared him as OBC president of state. He is the present Primary and Secondary Education Minister of Karnataka 2023.

Early life and education Madhu Bangarappa was born to former Chief Minister of Karnataka late S. Bangarappa and late Shakuntala Bangarappa. He has an elder brother Kumar Bangarappa and three sisters. One of the sisters is Geetha Shivarajkumar.

He is an amateur radio operator with call sign VU2SLW.

He married Anitha.

He completed his graduation in Arts in 1988.

Political career Bangarappa was a Janata Dal (Secular) political party Member of Legislative Assembly elected from the Sorab constituency. He was also a candidate for the Shimoga seat Lok sabha by-polls 2018. Bangarappa joined Indian National Congress on 30 July 2021.

He won the Sorab Assembly constituency representing Indian National Congress in the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election. He polled 98,912 votes and defeated his nearest rival and his brother, Kumar Bangarappa of Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 44,262 votes. His sister, Geetha Shivrajkumar, contested and lost the 2024 Lok Sabha election for which Bangarappa took the moral responsibility and thanked the voters.

Film career Madhu has produced Kannada feature films such as Belliyappa Bangarappa (1992) which was a big blockbuster hit in which his brother Kumar Bangarappa also appeared and co-produced.

Filmography YearFilmNote(s) 1989 Sharavegada Saradara Executive producer 1990 Ashwamedha Executive producer 1992 Purushotthama Producer 1992 Belliyappa Bangarappa Producer 1994 Gandugali Actor; cameo 1995 Thayi Illada Thavaru Presenter 1996 Aadithya Actor 2003 Gokarna Actor 2006 Kallarali Hoovagi Producer Source: