S. R. Bommai

S. R. Bommai
S. R. Bommai
Union Minister of Human Resource Development
	In office; 5 June 1996 – 19 March 1998
Prime Minister	H. D. Deve Gowda; I. K. Gujral
Preceded by	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Succeeded by	Murli Manohar Joshi
Constituency	Orissa (Rajya Sabha)
4th Chief Minister of Karnataka
	In office; 13 August 1988 – 21 April 1989
Preceded by	Ramakrishna Hegde
Succeeded by	President's rule
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
	In office; 2 July 1992 – 2 April 1998
Constituency	Odisha
	In office; 3 April 1998 – 2 April 2004
Constituency	Karnataka
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly; for Hubli Rural
	In office; 1978–1989
Preceded by	G. Rangaswamy Sandra
Succeeded by	G. Rangaswamy Sandra
Personal details
Born	6 June 1924; Karadagi, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died	10 October 2007 (aged 83); Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Political party	All India Progressive Janata Dal(2002-2007)
Other political; affiliations	Janata Dal (United) (1999–2002); Janata Dal (1993–1999); Samajwadi Janata Party (1990–1993); Janata Party (1977–1990); Indian National Congress (Organisation) (1972–1977); Radical Democratic Party (1940);
Spouse	Gangamma
Children	4; including Basavaraj Bommai

Somappa Rayappa Bommai (6 June 1924 – 10 October 2007) was an Indian Politician who was the 4th Chief Minister of Karnataka. He was also the Human Resource Development Minister in the United Front government from 1996 to 1998.^[2] He is widely remembered as the champion for the landmark judgment of the Supreme Court of India, S. R. Bommai v. Union of India.^[3]^[4]^[5]

His son Basavaraj Bommai became the Chief Minister of Karnataka in 2021 making them only the second father and son duo after H. D. Devegowda and H. D. Kumaraswamy to become the Chief Ministers of Karnataka.^[6]

^ "S. R. Bommai". www.kla.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
^ "List of former Ministers in charge of Education/HRD". Government of India. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
^ "As Basavaraj Bommai rises, how his father changed the course of Indian politics". Hindustan Times. 29 July 2021.
^ "What is the S.R. Bommai case, and why is it quoted often?". The Hindu. 18 May 2018.
^ "Bommai verdict: A law for all time". Deccan Herald. August 2021.
^ "Basavaraj Bommai to be latest in father-son duo club to occupy CM's chair". The Times of India.

[1] "S. R. Bommai". www.kla.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 17 August 2021.

[stat100-2] "List of former Ministers in charge of Education/HRD". Government of India. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2015.

[3] "As Basavaraj Bommai rises, how his father changed the course of Indian politics". Hindustan Times. 29 July 2021.

[4] "What is the S.R. Bommai case, and why is it quoted often?". The Hindu. 18 May 2018.

[5] "Bommai verdict: A law for all time". Deccan Herald. August 2021.

[6] "Basavaraj Bommai to be latest in father-son duo club to occupy CM's chair". The Times of India.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

S. R. Bommai


Union Minister of Human Resource Development
In office 5 June 1996 – 19 March 1998
Prime Minister	H. D. Deve Gowda I. K. Gujral
Preceded by	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Succeeded by	Murli Manohar Joshi
Constituency	Orissa (Rajya Sabha)
4th Chief Minister of Karnataka
In office 13 August 1988 – 21 April 1989
Preceded by	Ramakrishna Hegde
Succeeded by	President's rule
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 2 July 1992 – 2 April 1998
Constituency	Odisha
In office 3 April 1998 – 2 April 2004
Constituency	Karnataka
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly for Hubli Rural
In office 1978–1989
Preceded by	G. Rangaswamy Sandra
Succeeded by	G. Rangaswamy Sandra

Personal details
Born	(1924-06-06)6 June 1924 Karadagi, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died	10 October 2007(2007-10-10) (aged 83) Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Political party	All India Progressive Janata Dal(2002-2007)
Other political affiliations	Janata Dal (United) (1999–2002) Janata Dal (1993–1999) Samajwadi Janata Party (1990–1993) Janata Party (1977–1990) Indian National Congress (Organisation) (1972–1977) Radical Democratic Party (1940)^[1]
Spouse	Gangamma
Children	4; including Basavaraj Bommai