DAVANGERE IN CENTRAL Karnataka is known for its lip-smacking “benne dose” (butter dosa) and, of course, Shamanur Shivashankarappa. The 92-year-old Congress leader became India’s oldest MLA on May 13, after being elected for the sixth time from Davangere South. He defeated BJP candidate and former mayor B.G. Ajay Kumar by a margin of 27,888 votes. Shivashankarappa will be entering the assembly along with his son S.S. Mallikarjun, a two-time MLA from Davangere North.
Other members of the club of oldest legislators include former Kerala chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan, who turns 100 this year. Achuthanandan retired from electoral politics in 2021 after suffering a stroke. Before him, there was Nripen Chakraborty, one of the founders of the communist movement in Tripura. Chakraborty, who was chief minister for 10 years, served as an MLA till he was 93.
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