Samarth Mallikarjun Shamanur

Samarth Mallikarjun Shamanur (born 9 February 1999) is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Davanagere South in Davangere district representing the Indian National Congress.

Early life and education Samarth is from Davangere. He is the grandson of Lingayat leader late Shamanur Shivashankarappa and son of Member of Parliament Prabha Mallikarjun and minister S.S. Mallikarjun. He studied at Kodaikanal International School up to Class 12 in 2017 and completed his BA in Business and Management at University of Exeter, United Kingdom, in 2020.

Career Shamanur became an MLA for the first time making a winning debut in the 2026 by election from Davangere South Assembly constituency representing the Indian National Congress. He polled 69,578 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Shrinivasa T. Dasakariyappa of the Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 5708 votes.