N H ShivaShankar Reddy

Nagasandra Hanumantha Shivashankara Reddy (born 24 September 1954) and 2018 Agriculture minister of Karnataka. He was a Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Gauribidanur Assembly constituency for five consecutive terms.

Early life and education Reddy was born on in a Vokkaliga family in H. Nagasandra village, Gowribidanur taluk, Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka to Subhashanamma and N. S. Hanumantha Reddy. He holds a bachelor's degree in agricultural sciences from the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad. He married Sujathamma and they have two children.

Career Reddy was first elected in the Gauribidanur Assembly constituency winning the 1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election.after he was denied a ticket by the Indian National Congress Party. Earlier, he served at the village council level. He retained the seat contesting on the Congress ticket in the 2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election and won for three more times in the 2008, 2013 and 2018 Assembly elections.

In July 2013, he was unanimously elected the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly.