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'''A. B. Ramesha Bandisiddegowda''' (born 1975) is an Indian politician from [[Karnataka]]. He is a three time member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] from [[Shrirangapattana Assembly constituency]] in [[Mandya district]]. He represented [[Indian National Congress]] Party and won the [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=A B Ramesha Bandisiddegowda in Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2023/karnataka/a-b-ramesha-bandisiddegowda-shrirangapattana-candidate-s10a190c017/ |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Karnataka Election Result 2023 Winners: Full list of victorious candidates">{{cite news|url=https://www.livemint.com/elections/karnataka-assembly-election-2023-result-bjp-congress-jds-candidates-winners-list-live-news-updates-11683786118237.html|title=Karnataka Election Result 2023 Winners: Full list of victorious candidates|date=13 May 2023|work=|accessdate=4 April 2025|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250404112205/https://www.livemint.com/elections/karnataka-assembly-election-2023-result-bjp-congress-jds-candidates-winners-list-live-news-updates-11683786118237.html|archivedate=4 April 2025|publisher=mint|language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Ramesha is from [[Srirangapatna|Shrirangapattana]]. His father A S Bandisiddegowda is a former Janata Party MLA from Shrirangapattana, winning two times in [[1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1983]] and [[1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1985]]. He did his Diploma in Electronic and Telecommunication at D. Banumayya College, [[Mysore]] but discontinued in the final year in 1990.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A.B. Ramesha Bandisiddegowda(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- SHRIRANGAPATTANA(MANDYA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://www.myneta.info/Karnataka2023/candidate.php?candidate_id=8308 |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref>

== Career ==
Ramesha won from [[Shrirangapattana Assembly constituency]] representing [[Indian National Congress]] in the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election. He polled 72,817 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Ravindra Srikantaiah of [[Janata Dal (Secular)]], by a margin of 11,137 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A B Ramesha Bandisiddegowda in Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2023/karnataka/a-b-ramesha-bandisiddegowda-shrirangapattana-candidate-s10a190c017/ |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-13 |title=Shrirangapattana Election Result 2023 Live: Inc Candidate A.b. Ramesha Bandisiddegowda Wins From Shrirangapattana |url=https://news.abplive.com/elections/shrirangapattana-election-result-2023-live-updates-constituency-vote-counting-result-winner-loser-name-bjp-congress-jds-karnataka-assembly-election-result-1601908 |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-05-14 |title=List of winning candidates and their constituencies in Karnataka assembly elections |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/karnataka/news/list-of-winning-candidates-and-their-constituencies-in-karnataka-assembly-elections/articleshow/100224510.cms |access-date=2024-07-28 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> Earlier, he became an MLA for the first time winning against actor and Congress candidate [[M. H. Ambareesh]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-04-17 |title=SMK’s Remark Irks Ambi’s Supporters |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2014/Apr/17/smk%E2%80%99s-remark-irks-ambi%E2%80%99s-supporters-600975.html |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> in the [[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] representing Janata Dal (S) and retained the seat in the [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-05-08 |title=Actor-turned-politician Ambareesh's choice for Srirangapatna... |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/actor-turned-politician-ambareeshs-choice-for-srirangapatna-in-mandya-district-is-trailing-at-srirangapatna-congress-candidate-s-l-lingaraju-is-trailing-by-7602-votes-over-jds-candidate-ramesh-bandisiddegowda-the-sitting-mla-ambareesh-has-opposed-the-party-decision-to-allot-ticket-to-ravindra-and-had-threatened-to-withdraw-from-the-fray-leading-to-change-of-candidate-/articleshow/19946369.cms |access-date=2024-07-28 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He lost the next election in [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2018]] to Srikantaiah of JD(S) but moved to [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] and won the 2023 election from the same seat.{{fact|date=August 2024}}

He was Appointed as chairman for Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (Cescom) on 26 January 2024.<ref name="Karnataka: 34 MLAs made chiefs of boards, Shanti Nagar MLA gets BDA">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |date=27 January 2024 |title=Karnataka: 34 MLAs made chiefs of boards, Shanti Nagar MLA gets BDA |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2024/Jan/27/karnataka-34-mlas-made-chiefs-of-boards-shanti-nagar-mla-gets-bda |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250120155042/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2024/Jan/27/karnataka-34-mlas-made-chiefs-of-boards-shanti-nagar-mla-gets-bda |archive-date=20 January 2025 |access-date=20 January 2025 |publisher=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

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[[Category:Janata Dal (Secular) politicians]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2023–2028]]
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[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2008–2013]]
[[Category:People from Mandya district]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka]]

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Ajithkumardas6 at 13:09, 9 April 2025