S. R. Kanthi

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = S. R. Kanthi

| image = S. R. Kanthi.jpg

| office = 6th Chief Minister of Mysore State

| term_start = 14 March 1962

| term_end = 20 June 1962

| predecessor = Basappa Danappa Jatti

| successor = S. Nijalingappa

| office1 = Law Minister of Mysore

| term_start1 = 1 March 1967

| term_end1 = 28 May 1968

| predecessor1 =

| successor1 =

| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata1 = S. Nijalingappa

| office2 = Parliamentary Affairs Minister of Mysore

| term_start2 = 1 March 1967

| term_end2 = 28 May 1968

| 2blankname2 = Chief Minister

| 2namedata2 = S. Nijalingappa

| predecessor2 =

| successor2 =

| office3 = Education Minister of Mysore

| term_start3 = 14 March 1962

| term_end3 = 28 Feb 1967

| 3blankname3 = Chief Minister

| 3namedata3 = *Himself

S. Nijalingappa

| predecessor3 =

| successor3 =

| office4 = 4th Speaker of Mysore Legislative Assembly

| term_start4 = 19 December 1956

| term_end4 = 9 March 1962

| 4blankname4 = Chief Minister

| 4namedata4 = *S. Nijalingappa

B. D. Jatti

| predecessor4 = H. S. Rudrappa

| successor4 = Bantwal Vaikunta Baliga

| office5 = 1st Deputy speaker of the Bombay Legislative Assembly

| term_start5 = 1 April 1952

| term_end5 = 31 October 1956

| predecessor5 = Shanmugappa Ningappa Angadi

| successor5 = S. K. Wankhede

| constituency5 = Hungund

| office7 = Member of the Bombay Legislative Assembly

| term_start7 = 1 April 1952

| term_end7 = 31 October 1956

| predecessor7 = Position Established

| successor7 = Position disestablished

| constituency7 = Hungund

| office6 = Member of the Mysore Legislative Assembly

| term_start6 = 1 November 1956

| term_end6 = 25 October 1969

| predecessor6 = Position Established

| successor6 = G. P. Nanjayyanamath

| constituency6 = Hungund

| office8 = Member of the Bombay Legislative Assembly

| term_start8 = January 1946

| term_end8 = 26 January 1950

| predecessor8 = Position Established

| successor8 = Position disestablished

| constituency8 = Bijapur South

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1908|12|21|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kerur, Bombay Presidency, British India
(now in Karnataka, India){{cite web |last1=Baligar |first1=Manu|title=ಪ್ರತಿಭಾವಂತ ಸಂಸದೀಯ ಪಟುಗಳ ಬದುಕು ಬರಹಮಾಲಿಕ: ಎಸ್. ಆರ್. ಕಂಠಿ |url=http://www.kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/elib/pdf/eresources/S%20R%20KANTHI.pdf |website=Karnataka Legislative Assembly |publisher=kla.kar.nic.in |accessdate=12 December 2019}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|1969|10|25|1908|12|21|df=y}}

| death_place = Kittur, Mysore State, India
(now in Karnataka, India){{cite web |title=Fourth Karnataka Legislative Assembly (ನಾಲ್ಕನೇ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ವಿಧಾನ ಸಭೆ) |url=http://kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/member/4assemblymemberslist.htm |website=Karnataka Legislative Assembly |publisher=kla.kar.nic.in |accessdate=12 December 2019}}

| spouse = {{marriage|Maribasamma|1936}}

| party = Indian National Congress

| alma_mater = Shahaji Law College, Kolhapur

}}

{{Indian name|Rudrappa Kanthi|Shivalingappa}}Shivalingappa Rudrappa Kanthi (21 December 1908 - 25 October 1969) was the Chief Minister of Karnataka (then, Mysore State) for a brief period in 1962. He hailed from Lingayat caste in Hungund in Bagalkot district (formerly Bijapur district) in the northern part of Karnataka. A member of the Indian National Congress (INC), he served as the Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly from 1956 to 1962. Kanti was Chief Minister of the State for a brief period of 96 days in 1962.{{cite web|title=Maharaja administers oath to then CM S.R. Kanti|url=http://mncworld.wordpress.com/2010/09/23/maharaja-adminsters-oath-to-then-cm-s-r-kanti-now-governor-adminsters-oath-to-new-ministers/|publisher=Mnc World}} Later, as Education Minister in the S. Nijalingappa Cabinet he was instrumental in the establishment of Bangalore University and Kittur Rani Chennamma Sainik Schools.{{cite web|title=Guiding Spirit|url=http://www.kittursainikschool.org/shrisrkanthi.html|publisher=Kittur Sainik School|access-date=6 November 2012|archive-date=24 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324172314/http://www.kittursainikschool.org/shrisrkanthi.html|url-status=dead}}

His centenary celebrations were held in 2008.{{cite news|title=S.R. Kanti remembered|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/22/stories/2008122254210400.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125043733/http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/22/stories/2008122254210400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 25, 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|date=December 22, 2008}}{{cite news|title=Former CM S R Kanti remembered|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/42627/former-cm-s-r-kanti.html|newspaper=Deccan Herald}} He belonged to Banajiga sub-sect of Lingayat community. {{cite news|title=NewsKarnataka|url=https://www.newskarnataka.com/mysore/mysorian-becomes-cm-after-33-years|newspaper=NewsKarnataka}}