India's oldest incumbent MLA from the Congress, Shamanur Shivashankarappa, passed away on Sunday in Bengaluru due to age-related illness. He was 94 and represented the Davanagere South Assembly constituency. He was elected MLA six times (first in 1994) and served as a minister in the CM Siddaramaiah-led government from 2013 to 2016. He was once elected to the Lok Sabha.