Santosh Lad

Santosh S Lad
Santosh S Lad
	Lad being sworn in as Minister of Information and Infrastructure, May 2013
Cabinet Minister, Government of Karnataka
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 27 May 2023
Cabinet	Second Siddaramaiah ministry
Chief Minister	Siddaramaiah
Ministry and Departments	Labour
	In office; 2013–2018
Cabinet	First Siddaramaiah ministry
Chief Minister	Siddaramaiah
Ministry and Departments	Labour; Information & Infrastructure (MOS);
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; May 2023
Preceded by	C. M. Nimbannavar
Constituency	Kalghatgi
	In office; 2008–2018
Preceded by	Siddanagouda Chikkanagoudra
Succeeded by	C. M. Nimbannavar
Constituency	Kalghatgi
	In office; 2004–2008
Preceded by	M. Y. Ghorpade
Succeeded by	E. Tukaram
Constituency	Sandur
Personal details
Born	27 February 1975 (age 49); Sandur, Bellary, Karnataka
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Keerthi
Website	http://www.idd.kar.nic.in/, http://www.karnatakavarthe.org/

Santosh S. Lad (born 27 February 1975 in Ballari, India) is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is currently serving as Cabinet Minister in Government of Karnataka & member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing Kalghatgi constituency in the Dharwad district of Karnataka state.^{[citation needed]}

Early life

Santosh Lad, son of Shivaji Lad and Shailaja Lad was born on 27 February 1975 in Sandur taluk of Bellary district. He has one elder sister. He completed his B.Com. from Sandur Education Society's Arts, Science & Commerce College, Bellary, Karnataka. His family was affluent because of their involvement in the mining industry since the 1950s. Santosh was an active member of the sports community and actively participated in local tournaments and state-level competitions. He participated in U-21 Cricket state-level tournament KSCA representing Tumkur Zone as a team member and as captain.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Lad's father, Shivaji Lad, died when Santosh was 16 years old. He is married to Keerthi Lad; they have a son.

Political career

Lad started his political career as a counsellor from Sandur taluk. He had very little success in Taluka panchayat elections, where he lost marginally in his first election. He went on to win both seats he contested in the following election, contributing to his party gaining the majority during that period.^{[citation needed]}

Lad contested the MLA election against a strong contender from the Congress Party. He represented the Janata Dal (Secular) party and was the youngest MLA (aged 29), along with the first person from his party to win Sandur constituency; the election was won with a record margin.^{[citation needed]} Lad was part of the government formation under H. D. Kumaraswamy, ex-chief minister of the Karnataka state.^{[citation needed]}

In the 2008 Karnataka Assembly elections, he won the Kalghatgi constituency in the Dharwad district. He currently is an active member and represents Indian National Congress. In the 2013 Karnataka state assembly election, Santosh Lad won with a margin of over 45,000 votes,^[1]^[2] to win consecutively for the second time from Kalghatgi and third time overall. Congress secured an absolute majority to form the government.^[3] Santosh Lad was appointed Minister of State for Information and Infrastructure. In 2018, legislative elections, he lost to C.M. Nimbannanavar of the BJP, with a margin of 20,997 votes.^[4]

Initiatives

Santosh Lad was appointed state representative to oversee the rescue operation in the worst flooded area of Uttarakhand,^[5]^[6] accompanied by a team headed by Hemanth Nimbalkar, Kari Gowda, and Naveen Raj Singh. After over ten days of rescue operations, the team was able to rescue everyone except 14 people for whom an extensive search was carried out.

Positions held

1998 – Elected councillor, Sandur Town Panchayat
2003 – Elected MLA from Sandur representing Janata Dal (Secular)
2007 – Joined Indian National Congress
2008 – Elected MLA from Kalghatgi representing Indian National Congress
2010 – Appointed general secretary of KPCC
2010 – Appointed Raichur District in charge by KPCC
2013 – Wins second time in a row as MLA from Kalghatgi
2013 – Appointed Minister of State for Information and Infrastructure^[7]
2023 - Appointed Labour minister of Karnataka.^[8]

Notes

^ H D, Uttam (8 May 2013). "Karnataka polls: List of winners, constituency-wise results". India TV News.
^ H D, Uttam. "Rediff Labs: Kalghatgi Karnataka Assembly Elections 2013". Rediff.com.
^ H D, Uttam. "Karnataka election results: Congress wins, BJP suffers humiliating defeat". The Times of India.
^ "Minister / Officers' Details". Government of Karnataka. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
^ "Karnataka government scrambles to rescue Kannadigas stuck in Uttarakhand". 22 June 2013.
^ "54 more return from Uttarakhand". The Times of India. 3 July 2013.
^ "Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah inducts 28 ministers,keeps tainted away". 18 May 2013.
^ "Karnataka government deploys Labour Minister Santosh for relief work in Wayanad". The New Indian Express. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.

References

[1] H D, Uttam (8 May 2013). "Karnataka polls: List of winners, constituency-wise results". India TV News.

[2] H D, Uttam. "Rediff Labs: Kalghatgi Karnataka Assembly Elections 2013". Rediff.com.

[3] H D, Uttam. "Karnataka election results: Congress wins, BJP suffers humiliating defeat". The Times of India.

[4] "Minister / Officers' Details". Government of Karnataka. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2023.

[5] "Karnataka government scrambles to rescue Kannadigas stuck in Uttarakhand". 22 June 2013.

[6] "54 more return from Uttarakhand". The Times of India. 3 July 2013.

[7] "Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah inducts 28 ministers,keeps tainted away". 18 May 2013.

[p630-8] "Karnataka government deploys Labour Minister Santosh for relief work in Wayanad". The New Indian Express. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.

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