S. Nijalingappa

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S. Nijalingappa
4th Chief Minister of Mysore State
In office 21 June 1962 – 29 May 1968
Preceded by	S. R. Kanthi
Succeeded by	Veerendra Patil
In office 1 November 1956 – 16 May 1958
Preceded by	Kadidal Manjappa
Succeeded by	B. D. Jatti
Personal details
Born	(1902-12-10)10 December 1902 Halavagalu, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Vijayanagara district, Karnataka, India)
Died	8 August 2000(2000-08-08) (aged 97) Chitradurga, Karnataka, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Alma mater	Central College of Bangalore, ILS Law College

Siddavanahalli Nijalingappa (10 December 1902 – 8 August 2000) was an Indian Congress Party politician, lawyer, and Indian independence activist. He was the fourth Chief Minister of Mysore State (now Karnataka), serving two terms (1956–1958 and 1962–1968). In addition to the Indian independence movement, he played an important role in the Karnataka Unification movement.