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S. R. Kanthi
6th Chief Minister of Mysore State
In office
14 March 1962 – 20 June 1962
Preceded byBasappa Danappa Jatti
Succeeded byS. Nijalingappa
Law Minister of Mysore
In office
1 March 1967 – 28 May 1968
Chief MinisterS. Nijalingappa
Parliamentary Affairs Minister of Mysore
In office
1 March 1967 – 28 May 1968
Chief MinisterS. Nijalingappa
Education Minister of Mysore
In office
14 March 1962 – 28 Feb 1967
Chief Minister
4th Speaker of Mysore Legislative Assembly
In office
19 December 1956 – 9 March 1962
Chief Minister
Preceded byH. S. Rudrappa
Succeeded byBantwal Vaikunta Baliga
1st Deputy speaker of the Bombay Legislative Assembly
In office
1 April 1952 – 31 October 1956
Preceded byShanmugappa Ningappa Angadi
Succeeded byS. K. Wankhede
ConstituencyHungund
Member of the Mysore Legislative Assembly
In office
1 November 1956 – 25 October 1969
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byG. P. Nanjayyanamath
ConstituencyHungund
Member of the Bombay Legislative Assembly
In office
1 April 1952 – 31 October 1956
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byPosition disestablished
ConstituencyHungund
Member of the Bombay Legislative Assembly
In office
January 1946 – 26 January 1950
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byPosition disestablished
ConstituencyBijapur South
Personal details
Born(1908-12-21)21 December 1908
Kerur, Bombay Presidency, British India
(now in Karnataka, India)[1]
Died25 October 1969(1969-10-25) (aged 60)
Kittur, Mysore State, India
(now in Karnataka, India)[2]
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse
Maribasamma
​
(m. 1936)​
Alma materShahaji Law College, Kolhapur
In this Indian name, the name Shivalingappa is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Rudrappa Kanthi.

Shivalingappa Rudrappa Kanthi (21 December 1908 - 25 October 1969) was the Chief Minister of Karnataka (then, Mysore State) for a brief period in 1962. He hailed from Lingayat caste in Hungund in Bagalkot district (formerly Bijapur district) in the northern part of Karnataka. A member of the Indian National Congress (INC), he served as the Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly from 1956 to 1962. Kanti was Chief Minister of the State for a brief period of 96 days in 1962.[3] Later, as Education Minister in the S. Nijalingappa Cabinet he was instrumental in the establishment of Bangalore University and Kittur Rani Chennamma Sainik Schools.[4]

His centenary celebrations were held in 2008.[5][6] He belonged to Banajiga sub-sect of Lingayat community. [7]

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References

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  1. ^ Baligar, Manu. "ಪ್ರತಿಭಾವಂತ ಸಂಸದೀಯ ಪಟುಗಳ ಬದುಕು ಬರಹಮಾಲಿಕ: ಎಸ್. ಆರ್. ಕಂಠಿ" (PDF). Karnataka Legislative Assembly. kla.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Fourth Karnataka Legislative Assembly (ನಾಲ್ಕನೇ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ವಿಧಾನ ಸಭೆ)". Karnataka Legislative Assembly. kla.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Maharaja administers oath to then CM S.R. Kanti". Mnc World.
  4. ^ "Guiding Spirit". Kittur Sainik School. Archived from the original on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  5. ^ "S.R. Kanti remembered". The Hindu. 22 December 2008. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Former CM S R Kanti remembered". Deccan Herald.
  7. ^ "NewsKarnataka". NewsKarnataka.
Preceded by Chief Minister of Karnataka
14 March 1962 – 20 June 1962 		Succeeded by
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