Veerappa Moily ( Tulu, Kannada: ವೀರಪ್ಪ ಮೊಯ್ಲಿ) (born January 12, 1940) is an Indian politician, who served as the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Karnataka. He was elected to Karnataka state legislative assembly from Karkala constituency of Udupi district. He was first person to become Chief Minister of Karnataka from the undivided South Canara district (now split into Dakshina Kannada and Udupi).
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