| B B Chimmanakatti | |
| Office1: | Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly |
| Constituency3: | Badami |
| Term Start3: | 1978 |
| Term End3: | 1985 |
| Constituency2: | Badami |
| Term Start2: | 1994 |
| Term End2: | 2003 |
| Predecessor2: | M K Pattanashetti |
| Successor2: | M K Pattanashetti |
| Constituency1: | Badami |
| Term Start1: | 2013 |
| Term End1: | 2018 |
| Predecessor1: | M K Pattanashetti |
| Successor1: | Siddaramaiah |
| Birth Place: | Badami, Bagalkot, India |
| Residence: | Badami, Bagalkot |
| Party: | Indian National Congress |
| Occupation: | Politician, Agriculturist |
Balappa Bhimappa Chimmanakatti is a politician from the state of Karnataka. He is a leader of Indian National Congress. He won as MLA[1] [2] [3] in 2013 from Badami assembly constituency. In 2018 assembly elections, then Chief Minister Siddaramaiah contested elections from Badami and hence Chimmanakatti did not contest.[4] [5] [6]
He has been the MLA[7] of Badami in 1978, 1983, 1994, 1999 and 2013. He is the founder[8] of Shri Kalidasa educational society in Badami, Bagalkot district. He secured victory over Shanthagouda Thirthgouda Patil from the BJP with a margin of 9725 votes.[9] [10]
BB Chimmanakatti was disappointed when the Congress decided to field Siddaramaiah from Badami which raised concerns about a potential defeat in Chamundeshwari. Chimmanakatti openly expressed his dissatisfaction over not receiving a ticket as it was given to another Kuruba leader Siddaramaiah. Nonetheless, he was eventually reassured and Siddaramaiah managed to secure a narrow victory with a margin of 1,696 votes against the BJP candidate, B Sriramulu. in 2013, Chimmanakatti had won the election with a more substantial margin of over 15,000 votes.[11] His son won Badami seat which he represented 5 times.[12]