Indian National Congress candidateBangalore Teachers' Constituency
ಪುಟ್ಟಣ್ಣ · The teachers' voice in the Council
Five times elected by the teachers of Bengaluru. Twice Deputy Chairman of the Karnataka Legislative Council. A student leader who never left the campus behind, and who has spent two decades carrying teachers' concerns into the Council.
Friday, 23 October 2026
On the ballot, mark
1PUTTANNA
In the Council
Special House Committee
Puttanna chairs the Legislative Council's Special House Committee on the recognition and renewal of private aided and unaided schools. On 9 September 2026 the committee gave its interim report to School Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa. Its recommendations include relaxing the recognition-renewal rules for schools established before 2018.
Oneindia Kannada· 9 Sept 2026(opens in a new tab)Teachers should teach
He has repeatedly raised the burden of electoral-roll revision (SIR) and other non-teaching work that takes teachers out of classrooms, and has sought their release from it. The School Education Minister acknowledged his demand in September 2026.
Social News XYZ· 25 Sept 2026(opens in a new tab)Higher education
Public universities are short of permanent faculty. Puttanna has urged the government to let senior professors from first-grade colleges guide PhD scholars there, and has called for more facilities and encouragement for research in the humanities.
The Hans India· 24 Apr 2026(opens in a new tab)
In his words
I thank all the teachers of the constituency for electing me. I will continue to initiate welfare works for the betterment of the teachers' community.
One team
From the AICC in New Delhi to the Government of Karnataka.
Sonia Gandhi
Mallikarjun Kharge
Rahul Gandhi
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
D. K. Shivakumar
G. Parameshwara
Siddaramaiah
Who can vote
Give your first preference to Puttanna.
Teachers who have taught for at least three of the last six years in an institution of secondary-school standard or above — high schools, PU colleges, degree colleges and universities — elect the constituency's member of the Legislative Council.
Check you are on the teachers' roll
The teachers' constituency has its own electoral roll, separate from the general roll. Search your name on the Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka website or ask your school or college head.
Not enrolled? Use Form 19
Eligible teachers enrol in the teachers' constituency with Form 19, supported by a service certificate from the head of the institution.
On polling day, mark “1” against PUTTANNA
Council elections use a paper ballot and preferential voting. Write the figure 1 in the preference column against Puttanna's name, using only the violet sketch pen handed to you at the booth.
