M. V. Krishnappa
Mothakapalli Venkatarama Krishnappa was an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress, he was elected to the Lower House of Indian Parliament the Lok Sabha from Kolar in 1952 from Tumkur 1957 and 1962 and from Hoskote in 1967 and 1971 from Mysore State and from Chikballapur in Karnataka in 1977.
His brother M. V. Venkatappa was also a politician and was the Karnataka Legislative Assembly speaker from 1999 to 2004.
His nephew Rajeev Gowda, was also an Indian politician and academician. He is a former member of parliament in the Rajya Sabha from 26 June 2014 till 25 June 2020 and a national spokesperson for the Indian National Congress
