S. Nijalingappa

S. Nijalingappa
4th Chief Minister of Mysore State
In office
21 June 1962 – 29 May 1968
Preceded byS. R. Kanthi
Succeeded byVeerendra Patil
In office
1 November 1956 – 16 May 1958
Preceded byKadidal Manjappa
Succeeded byB. D. Jatti
Personal details
Born(1902-12-10)10 December 1902
Halavagalu, Madras Presidency, British India
(now in Vijayanagara district, Karnataka, India)
Died8 August 2000(2000-08-08) (aged 97)
Chitradurga, Karnataka, India
PartyIndian National Congress
Alma materCentral College of Bangalore, ILS Law College
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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.

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