The Siddi community in Karnataka got its first lawmaker as Governor of Karnataka nominated five persons, including Shantharama Budna Siddi, to the Karnataka Legislative Council.
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The Siddis, an ethnic group in India, are said to have descended from the Bantu peoples of the East African region.
They are included in the list of Scheduled Tribes (ST) in Karnataka.
Karnataka, Gujarat and Hyderabad are the main population centres of the Siddi community in India.
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