The deputy chairperson is next to the Chairperson, who is the presiding officer of the Karnataka Legislative Council, the main law-making body for the Indian state of Karnataka.

[1] The deputy is elected by the members of the Karnataka Legislative Council (until 1973, the Mysore Legislative Council).

The deputy chairperson is usually a member of the Legislative Council.

[2][3][4][5] Mysore was renamed to Karnataka on 1 November 1973.