# List of chairpersons of the Karnataka Legislative Council

The chairperson of the Karnataka Legislative Council is the presiding officer of the Karnataka Legislative Council, the main law-making body for the Indian state of Karnataka. The chairperson is elected by the members of the Karnataka Legislative Council (until 1973, the Mysore Legislative Council). The chairperson is usually a member of the Legislative Council.

## List of chairpersons

Mysore was renamed to Karnataka on 1 November 1973.
| Sl. No. | Name | Tenure | Tenure | Tenure | Party |
| Mysore State ||||||||
| 1 | K. T. Bhashyam | 17 June 1952 | 24 May 1956 | 3 years, 342 days | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | T. Subramanya | 25 September 1956 | 1 November 1956 | 37 days | |
| 3 | T. Subramanya | 19 December 1956 | 31 March 1957 | 102 days | |
| 4 | P. Seetharamaiah | 10 June 1957 | 13 May 1958 | 337 days | |
| 5 | V. Venkatappa | 5 November 1958 | 13 May 1960 | 1 year, 190 days | |
| 6 | K. V. Narasappa | 30 August 1960 | 13 May 1962 | 1 year, 256 days | |
| 7 | H. F. Kattimani (Pro tem) | 30 June 1962 | 3 July 1962 | 3 days | |
| 8 | G. V. Hallikeri | 3 July 1962 | 13 May 1966 | 3 years, 314 days | |
| 9 | Mahanta Shetty (Acting) | 20 June 1966 | 28 July 1966 | 8 days | |
| 10 | S. C. Adke | 28 July 1966 | 10 June 1968 | 1 year, 318 days | |
| 11 | R. B. Naik (Acting) | 16 August 1968 | 5 September 1968 | 20 days | |
| 12 | K. K. Shetty | 5 September 1968 | 18 May 1970 | 1 year, 255 days | Indian National Congress |
| 13 | K. Subb Rao (Acting) | 16 September 1970 | 23 September 1970 | 7 days | |
| 14 | R. B. Naik | 26 September 1970 | 26 November 1970 | 61 days | |
| 15 | G. V. Hallikeri | 26 December 1970 | 15 May 1971 | 140 days | |
| 16 | S. D. Gaonkar | 10 April 1972 | 31 October 1973 | 1 year, 204 days | |
| Karnataka ||||||||
| 16 | S. D. Gaonkar | 1 November 1973 | 13 May 1974 | 193 days | |
| 17 | M. V. Venkatappa | 30 August 1974 | 30 June 1978 | 3 years, 304 days | Indian National Congress |
| 18 | S. Shivappa | 10 August 1978 | 14 May 1980 | 1 year, 278 days | |
| 19 | T. V. Venkataswamy (Acting) | 15 May 1980 | 12 June 1980 | 28 days | |
| 20 | Basavarajeshwari | 12 June 1980 | 11 June 1982 | 1 year, 364 days | Indian National Congress |
| 21 | Shantamallappa Patil (Acting) | 11 June 1982 | 30 June 1982 | 19 days | |
| 22 | K. Rahman Khan | 30 June 1982 | 30 June 1984 | 2 years, 0 days | Indian National Congress |
| 23 | R. B. Potadar (Acting) | 1 July 1984 | 26 March 1985 | 268 days | |
| 24 | Channabasavaiah (Acting) | 26 March 1985 | 8 April 1985 | 1 year, 13 days | |
| 25 | R. B. Potadar | 8 April 1985 | 26 April 1987 | 2 years, 18 days | |
| 26 | S. Mallikarjunaiah (Acting) | 26 April 1987 | 2 September 1987 | 129 days | |
| 27 | D. Manjunath | 2 September 1987 | 13 May 1992 | 4 years, 254 days | Janata Party |
| 28 | B. R. Patil (Acting) | 14 May 1992 | 16 January 1993 | 247 days | |
| 29 | D. B. Kalmankar | 16 January 1993 | 17 June 1994 | 1 year, 152 days | |
| 30 | B. R. Patil (Acting) | 17 June 1994 | 7 July 1994 | 20 days | |
| 31 | T. N. Narasimha Murthy (Pro tem) | 7 July 1994 | 26 August 1994 | 50 days | |
| 32 | D. B. Kalmankar | 26 August 1994 | 17 June 2000 | 5 years, 296 days | |
| 33 | David Simeon (Acting) | 18 June 2000 | 5 August 2001 | 1 year, 48 days | |
| 34 | B. L. Shankar | 6 August 2001 | 14 February 2004 | 2 years, 192 days | |
| 35 | V. R. Sudarshan (Acting) | 14 February 2004 | 16 March 2005 | 1 year, 30 days | |
| 36 | V. R. Sudarshan | 17 March 2005 | 17 June 2006 | 1 year, 92 days | |
| 37 | Koth Sachidananda (Acting) | 18 June 2006 | 5 April 2007 | 291 days | |
| 38 | B. K. Chandrashekar | 5 April 2007 | 30 June 2008 | 1 year, 86 days | |
| 39 | N. Thipanna (Acting) | 1 July 2008 | 5 August 2008 | 35 days | |
| 40 | Veeranna Mathikatti | 5 August 2008 | 5 July 2010 | 1 year, 334 days | Indian National Congress |
| 41 | D. H. Shankaramurthy | 5 July 2010 | 21 June 2012 | 1 year, 352 days | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 42 | M. V. Rajasekharan (Pro tem) | 22 June 2012 | 27 June 2012 | 5 days | Indian National Congress |
| 43 | D. H. Shankaramurthy | 28 June 2012 | 21 June 2018 | 5 years, 358 days | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 44 | Basavaraj Horatti | 22 June 2018 | 12 December 2018 | 173 days | Janata Dal |
| 45 | K. Prathapachandra Shetty | 12 December 2018 | 4 February 2021 | 2 years, 54 days | Indian National Congress |
| 46 | Basavaraj Horatti | 9 February 2021 | 17 May 2022 | 1 year, 97 days | Janata Dal |
| 47 | Raghunath Rao Malkapure (Acting) | 17 May 2022 | 21 December 2022 | 218 days | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 48 | Basavaraj Horatti | 21 December 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 75 days | Bharatiya Janata Party |