Basavaraj Rayareddy
| Basavaraj Rayareddy | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Higher Education Government of Karnataka | |
|
Assumed office 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality |
 Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Occupation | Politician |
Basavaraj Rayareddy is an Indian Politician and a member of the Indian National Congress from the state of Karnataka.Rayareddy is a five-term member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and a one-term member of the 11th Lok Sabha.In June 2016 Rayareddy was inducted into the Siddaramaiah led government of Karnataka as a cabinet minister.Rayareddy holds the Higher Education Ministry portfolio in the Government of Karnataka.[1][2][3]
Political life
Rayareddy is from the Indian National Congress and represents Yelburga constituency of Koppal district, Karnataka. Rayareddy started his Political career in the Janata Dal in the early eighties by the late eighties he moved to the Janata Dal (United) by early two thousand he joined the Indian National Congress .Rayareddy was first elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 1985 on a Janata Dal ticket winning against Subhaschandra Baswalingangouda Patil of the Indian National Congress by about 5000 votes.In the 1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election Rayareddy stood on a Janata Dal ticket and again won against Subhaschandra Baswalingangouda Patil of the Indian National Congress by about 2000 votes.In 1996 he fought the 11th Lok Sabha election and was elected as a Member of Parliament on a Janata Dal ticket, He beat Anwari Basavaraj Patil of the Indian National Congress by about 70000 votes.Rayareddy contested the next 12th Lok Sabha and 13th Lok Sabha general election on a Janata Dal and a Janata Dal (United) ticket and lost both times to H. G. Ramulu of the Indian National Congress.Rayareddy fought the 2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election on a Indian National Congress ticket and lost to Eshanna Gulagannavar of the Bharatiya Janata Party by about 29000 votes.Rayareddy was elected again as a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in the 2013 assembly election on a Indian National Congress ticket by defeating Achar Halappa Basappa of the Bharatiya Janata Party by about 26000 votes.[4][5]
Ministry
Rayareddy holding the Higher Education Ministry portfolio, Rayareddy in his thirty-year Political career has held many posts in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and the Government of Karnataka.Rayareddy was the Housing Minister from 1994 -1996 in the Veerappa Moily led Government of Karnataka.[6]
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References
- ↑ "Higher Education from Education Department.". kla.kar.nic.in.
- ↑ "New Karnataka education minister plans VCs' meet soon". deccanchronicle.com.
- ↑ "Profile of new ministers". deccanherald.com.
- ↑ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Yelburga Assembly Constituency". elections.in.
- ↑ "List of winner/current and runner up MPs Koppal Parliamentary Constituency.". elections.in.
- ↑ "Koppal Lok Sabha constituency". indiapress.org.
