<p>Karnataka Assembly Deputy Speaker Anand Mamani, a three-time BJP MLA, died late on Saturday night after battling ill health for more than a month. He was 56.</p>.<p>Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai condoled Mamani’s death.</p>.<p>In September, Mamani was admitted to a Chennai hospital due to health complications. Earlier this month, he shifted to Manipal Hospital here.</p>.<p>Mamani, who represented the Saundatti Yellamma constituency in Belagavi, was the son of late Chandrashekhar Mallikarjun Mamani who also served as deputy speaker in the mid-1990s. </p>.<p>Mamani joined the BJP in 2008. He was elected as the 24th deputy speaker of the Assembly in March 2020.</p>
<p>Karnataka Assembly Deputy Speaker Anand Mamani, a three-time BJP MLA, died late on Saturday night after battling ill health for more than a month. He was 56.</p>.<p>Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai condoled Mamani’s death.</p>.<p>In September, Mamani was admitted to a Chennai hospital due to health complications. Earlier this month, he shifted to Manipal Hospital here.</p>.<p>Mamani, who represented the Saundatti Yellamma constituency in Belagavi, was the son of late Chandrashekhar Mallikarjun Mamani who also served as deputy speaker in the mid-1990s. </p>.<p>Mamani joined the BJP in 2008. He was elected as the 24th deputy speaker of the Assembly in March 2020.</p>