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Sri Digambar Rao Balvant Rao Kalmankar
Ex-Member, Karnataka Legislative Council
(Congress (I) - Elected by Legislative Assembly)

Term Year - (1999)

Date Of Birth 7th May 1927.
Marital Status Married
Spouse Name Smt. Savitha Bai.
Children Two Sons and One Daughter.
Educational Qualification B.A. LL.B.,
Profession Advocate.
Social and Other Activities
1. Participated in Hyderbad Liberation Movement from 9th August 1947 to 17th September 1947.
2. Imprisoned from 9th August 1947 to 9th October 1947 in Chanchalgooda, Hyderabad, (RI) Worked as Hyderabad State Congress worker in Alland Taluk, between October 1947 to March 1948 in underground.
3. Establish the border Camps at Hotagi, Goudagaon (near Akkalkot R.S.) Dudhani and Ultimately Kesar Javalga with others.Shibhiradhipathi of Kesar Jewalaga Camp from April 1948 to September 1948, and fought against Razakars-the Militia of Nizam.
4. TREASURER: Students Union, Govt. Law College Syphabad, Hyderabad, while studying Law in 1950-54.
5. MEMBER: Hyderabad Bar Council, from 1954 to 1956 Passed Bar Council Examination at Hyderabad and Practuced as Advocate from 1954 to 56 in Hyderabad and at Alland Gulbarga after re-organisation of states in 1956 and continued the legal profession.
6. PRESIDENT: Alland Bar Association, Alland, Gulbarga District, from 1956 to 1967.
7. GENERAL SECRETARY: National defence Fund Committee, Alland, Taluk during Chinese Aggression in 1962.
8. MEMBER: Alland Town Municipal Council, from 1960 to 1964.
9. FOUNDER PRESIDENT: Adaish Educational Trust (R), Gulbarg, which is running Kannada and English Medium Primary School, High School and Industrial Training Institute and Residential School for Blind Girls which is the only one such type of achool in entire Gulbarga Division.Member Dr. A.S. Adake Committee. Constituted for establishment of independent University at Gulbarga.
10. VICE PRESIDENT: All India Freedom Fighters and Successors Organisation, New Delhi.
11. MEMBER PRESIDIUM: All India Freedom Fighters and Successors Organisation, New Delhi.
12. PRESIDENT: Sri Subash Chandra Bose Birth Centrenery Trust (R), Bangalore.
13. PRESIDENT: Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Birth Centrenery Celebration Official Coommittee, Govt. of Karnataka 1977-78.
14. FOUNDER & LIFE MEMBER: National Committee for establishment of Netaji Foundation, Constitued by Human resources Department Government of India, New delhi.
15. VICE CHAIRMAN: acharya Dr. N.G. Ranga, Smaraka Samithi, Hyderabad.
16. MEMBER: High level Committee for the celebrations of Golden Jubilee of Indian Independence, Govt. of Karnataka.1997.
17. Books Published: Published a book on the life history of Netaji Subash Chandra bose, under the name "Desh Premi Dheer Senani Netaji Subash Chandra Bose" in kannada on the ocassion of birth centenary celebrations of Netaji (written by S. Nanjunda Swamy) January 1997.
  • Publishing shortly a book on his memories of Hyderabad Freedom Movement titled as "Hyderabad Horatada Nenapugalu" In Kannada on the ocassion of Hyderabad libration Day Golden jubilee celebrations. (written by S. Nanjunda Swamy)
18. ACCOMPLISHMENT IN LETTERS LITERATURE/ ARTS/ SCIENCE: Arranging Hindusthani Music concerts in his house and thus encouraging the Musician.
19. COUNTRIES AND CITIES VISITED: Visited Cyrups, Rome, Geneva, Paris, Amster dam, Hauge, London, Newyork, Washington Buffalo, Orlando, Honalulu, Las vegas, Losangeles, Tokyo, Hongkong, Singapore from 3-9-1993 to 6-10-1993 to attend 39th Commonwealth parlimentary Conference held at Limassol-(Cyprus) and study tour thereon.
  • Visited Srilanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philliphines, Australia, Newzeland, South Korea,China, Thailand. from 6th Sept. 1995 to 14th Oct 1995, to attend 41st Commonwealth Parlimentary conference held at Colombo (Srilanka) and study tour taken thereafter.
  • Visited China from 14th June 1996 to 24th June 1996 on the invitation of Indo-China Association at Beging lead the delegation consisting Ministers, Legislators' and Advocates and visited all important cities and Country side of China.
  • Visited London, Brussels, Amsterdam, Dusseldorf, Berlin, Nuremberg, Augsberg Venice, Rome, Milan, Geneva, Lucerne Paris, and Dubai between 21st July, 1998 to 12th August, 1998 lead the Parlimentary delegation of Parlimentary functionaries and the members of Legislative Assembly and Council of Karnataka Legislature.

20. ASSEMBLY AND COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP: 1967 to 1971 member Karnataka Legislative Assembly, from Aland Constituency, Gulbarga District, representing P.S.P.

  • 1972 to 1977, Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly, From Afzalpur constituency, Gulbarga District, From Cong (R).
  • 1982 to 1988, Member, karnataka Legislative Council, Elected by Assembly Constituency from Cong (I).
  • 1988 to 1994, Member, Karnataka Legislative Council, Elected by assembly Constituency from Cong (I).
  • 1994 to till Date member of Karnataka Legislative Council, Elected by Assembly constituency from Cong (I).

21. PUBLIC OFFICE HELD: Government Chief Whip status of Minister of State Karnataka Legislative Assembly from 1975 to 1977.

  • Cabinet Minister for Excise, Govt. of Karnataka during the year 1977.
  • Chairman karnataka Legislative Council from 16-01-1993 to June, 1994.
  • Chairman Karnataka Legislative Council from 26-08-1994 to till date. being unanimously elected for the second term.

22. POLITICAL PARTY DETAILS: Served as General secretary, Karnataka Pradesh Cong Committee (I) for two terms during the year 1978-1979.

  • Served as Vice-President, Kpcc(I) during the year 1980-1981.

23. COMMITTEE DETAILS: Worked as Chairman of Privilege Committe or Legislative Council.

  • Served as the members of almost all standing committees of Legislatures such as Public Accounts, Subordinate Legislation Committee, Assurance Committee, Privilige Committee, Committee on House Committee between 1982 to 1993.
  • Served as the member of Joint select committee on Land Reforms and worked progressive reforms.
Hobbies Reading, Music and Social Work.
Native Address "Sadichha" Bhalgat Compound, Station road, Gulbarga -585102.
Bangalore Address Chairman, Karnataka Legislative Council, Room No.117, I Floor, Vidhana Soudha, Bangalore - 560001.
Telephone Number Phone: Office: 2258575, 2259112.
Resi: 2259136, 2203648, 21132(Gulbarga).