Davanagere: Former minister Dr Y Nagappa, 87, passed away at his residence in Harihar town of Davanagere district after prolonged age-related illness on Tuesday morning.
He is survived by a son, three daughters and grandchildren. Nagappa had served as the social welfare minister during Congress-JD(S) coalition government led by then chief minister N Dharam Singh. He was a three-time MLA representing Harihar constituency after winning the elections in 1989, 1999 and 2004.
But after suffering defeat in the 2008 assembly elections, he kept himself away from politics. Being a medical doctor, he had served at Harihar taluk government hospital in the 1980s, and was into politics by happenstance, according to his family sources. His mortal remains were laid to rest at his farm near Harihar on Tuesday evening as per the Kuruba community customs.