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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ullal Srinivasa Mallya
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|1965|12|19|1902|11|21|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Mangalore]],<br />[[Mysore State]],<br />[[India]]
| office = Member of [[Lok Sabha]]
| constituency_MP1= [[South Kanara (North) (Lok Sabha constituency)|South Kanara (North)]]
| majority1 = 11854
| parliament1 = Indian
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| predecessor1 = ''Position Created''
| successor1 = ''Himself''
| constituency_MP2= [[Udupi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Udipi]]
| parliament2 = Indian
| term_start2 = 1957
| term_end2 = 1965
| predecessor2 = ''Himself''
| successor2 = [[J. M. Lobo Prabhu]]
| majority2 = 29303, 12866
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| spouse = Indira (alias Padmavathi Bai)
| children =
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'''Ullal Srinivasa Mallya''' (21 November 1902 – 19 December 1965) was an Indian politician. He served an 18-year tenure as a member of [[Parliament of India|Parliament]], from 1946–1965. He played a key role in development of undivided [[Dakshina Kannada]].<ref name="Members Bioprofile">{{cite web | url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/831.htm | title=Members Bioprofile | publisher=Lok Sabha | access-date=25 August 2016}}</ref>
==Early years==
Mallya was born in [[Mangalore]] on 21 November 1902 to Ullal Manjunath Mallya and Saraswathi alias Rukma Bai. He completed his education at St. Aloysius Primary School and [[Canara High School]] and continued his intermediate studies at Government College, Mangalore. (Currently called The Mangalore University College)
==Joining the freedom movement==
At the age of 18, Mallya joined the freedom movement after being inspired by [[Mahatma Gandhi]]'s call to action. He resigned from his family business in [[Mangalore]], and began a life as a [[Satyagraha|Satyagrahi]], which resulted in him going to prison a number of times.
==Political career==
Mallya started his political career as the Secretary of the District Congress Committee. He was President from 1937-1950. He later became a member of the All India Congress Committee (AICC). He was in the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee in various capacities prior to independence.<ref name="mallyaloksabha">{{cite web |title=A brief introduction of U Srinivas Mallya |url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/831.htm |website=loksabhaph.nic.in |publisher=Lok Sabha |access-date=8 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608145702/http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/831.htm |archive-date=8 June 2020 }}</ref> Due to his close relationship with to Pandit [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], Mallya was chosen as the General Secretary of All India Congress Committee in 1951. After Independence, Mallya became a member of the Delhi House of Representatives (Parliament). He was also appointed to the Constituent Assembly.
He was elected a Member of Parliament from the first Indian Elections held in 1952 from [[South Kanara (North) (Lok Sabha constituency)|South Kanara (North)]] Constituency and later from [[Udupi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Udipi]] [[Lok Sabha]] constituency in the subsequent two terms in 1957 and 1962. Between 1952-1960 he was the Deputy Chief Whip of the Congress parliamentary party.<ref name="mallyaloksabha"/>
==Architectural career==
Mallya is best known for his work as an architect. He has been called "Father of Modern Dakshina Kannada District".<ref name="Udupi: Make Provisions for Up-keep of Mallya’s Statue - MP">{{cite web | url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=41347&n_tit=Udupi%3A+Make+Provisions+for+Up-keep+of+Mallya%92s+Statue+-+MP++++ | title=Udupi: Make Provisions for Up-keep of Mallya's Statue - MP | publisher=Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (NR) | access-date=25 August 2016}}</ref>
Jaideep Shenoy, in an article in ''[[The Hindu]]'', noted that, "It was Mallya's vision which saw the construction of the New Mangalore Port, Bajpe airport, National Highway 66 and most importantly Karnataka Regional Engineering College (since upgraded into National Institute of Technology, Karnataka)."<ref name="Man who made tomorrow">{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/yw/2004/04/24/stories/2004042401160300.htm | title=Man who made tomorrow | date=24 April 2004 | access-date=25 August 2016 | work=[[The Hindu]] | author=JAIDEEP SHENOY}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
Other notable projects include the Mangalore Hassan Bangalore Railway Line, the [[Ullal]] Bridge on the [[Nethravathi River]], Mangalore Airport ([[Bajpe]]), the Circuit House, the [[Town Hall, Mangalore|Mangalore Town Hall]], and the All India Radio Station in Mangalore.<ref name="Mangalore Airport Expansion: End of Rough Weather and Air Bubbles?">{{cite web | url=http://www.daijiworld.com/chan/interviews_view.asp?i_id=25 | title=Mangalore Airport Expansion: End of Rough Weather and Air Bubbles? | publisher=Daijiworld Media Network | access-date=25 August 2016 | author=Richie Lasrado}}</ref>
==Tributes==
Statues of Mallya are found throughout the city of Mangalore. There is one in front of the Town Hall, one at [[Kadri, Mangalore|Kadri]] and one each at the main gate of the New Mangalore Port Trust, and at [[National Institute of Technology Karnataka|NITK, Suratkal]].
The [[Suratkal]] Police Station is named after him in his memory.
India Post released a Postal cover in his memory in 2018 on the occasion of his 115th birthday.<ref>{{cite news |title=Postal cover on U. Srinivas Mallya released |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/postal-cover-on-u-srinivas-mallya-released/article22531250.ece |access-date=8 June 2020 |work=The Hindu |date=27 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210001639/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/postal-cover-on-u-srinivas-mallya-released/article22531250.ece |archive-date=10 February 2018 }}</ref>
"Referring to other housing projects, he said that 14 acres of land had been acquired at Padavu village to develop house sites, and this area will be named after the architect of modern Dakshina Kannada, late Ullal Srinivas Mallya." − MUDA Chairman, Mr Abdul Khader, December 2003<ref name="Govt nod awaited for truck terminal at Mangalore">{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2003/12/12/stories/2003121201531700.htm | title=Govt nod awaited for truck terminal at Mangalore | publisher=The Hindu Business Line | date=12 December 2003 | access-date=25 August 2016}}</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:1902 births]]
[[Category:1965 deaths]]
[[Category:India MPs 1952–1957]]
[[Category:India MPs 1957–1962]]
[[Category:India MPs 1962–1967]]
[[Category:Indian independence activists from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Mangaloreans]]
[[Category:Politicians from Mangalore]]
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