| 1984 - Gayathri Jagannath |
| 1983 - Tavarekere Srikantaiah |
| 1982 - B.S. Prabhakar |
| 1981 - Bharathi Setty |
| 1980 - Guruswamy Ayya |
| 1979 - S. Krishnamurthy |
| 1978 - D.N. Rajashekhar |
| 1977 - Dwarkanath |
| 1976 - Dwarkanath |
| 1975 - Dr. H. Siddalingaiah |
| 1974 - Lt. Vimala Channabasappa |
| 1973 - Lt. Vimala Channabasappa |
| 1972 - Lt. Vimala Channabasappa |