Appachu Ranjan
Appachu Ranjan | |
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Appachu Ranjan as guest speaker | |
| Minister for Youth Services and Sports, Government of Karnataka | |
| In office 12 July 2012 – 8 May 2013 | |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| In office May 2008 – May 2023 | |
| Succeeded by | Mantar Gowda |
| Constituency | Madikeri |
| In office 1994–2004 | |
| Succeeded by | B. A. Jivijaya |
| Constituency | Somvarpet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 September 1957 Virajpet, Kodagu, Mysore State, (now Karnataka, India) |
| Political party | Bhartiya Janata Party (1980–present) |
Mandepanda Poovaiah Appachu Ranjan (born 11 September 1957) is an Indian politician who was the former Minister for Youth Services and Sports in Karnataka, a state in Southern India. He is a leader of the BJP in Karnataka and a fifth time Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Madikeri Constituency in Kodagu district, Karnataka. He belongs to the Kodava Hindu community.