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'''Basavaraj Rayareddy''' (born 6 September 1956) 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 and was the Higher Education Minister.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/ministry.htm |publisher=kla.kar.nic.in |title=Higher Education from Education Department.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/250616/new-karnataka-education-minister-plans-vcs-meet-soon.html |title=New Karnataka education minister plans VCs’ meet soon |work=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/553298/profile-ministers.html |title=Profile of new ministers |work=Deccan Herald}}</ref> | '''Basavaraj Rayareddy''' (born 6 September 1956) 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 and was the Higher Education Minister.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/ministry.htm |publisher=kla.kar.nic.in |title=Higher Education from Education Department.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/250616/new-karnataka-education-minister-plans-vcs-meet-soon.html |title=New Karnataka education minister plans VCs’ meet soon |work=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/553298/profile-ministers.html |title=Profile of new ministers |work=Deccan Herald}}</ref> | ||
== Political life == | == 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 1980s and by the late 1980s, he moved to the [[Janata Dal (United)]]. By early 2000, 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. | 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 1980s and by the late 1980s, he moved to the [[Janata Dal (United)]]. By early 2000, 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 (India)|Member of Parliament]] on a [[Janata Dal]] ticket, | In 1996 he fought the [[11th Lok Sabha]] election and was elected as a [[Member of Parliament (India)|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 an [[Indian National Congress]] ticket and lost to Eshanna Gulagannavar of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) by about 29,000 votes. Rayareddy was elected again as a member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] in the 2013 assembly election on an [[Indian National Congress]] ticket by defeating Achar Halappa Basappa of the BJP by about 26,000 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.elections.in/karnataka/assembly-constituencies/yelburga.html |title=Sitting and previous MLAs from Yelburga Assembly Constituency |publisher=elections.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.elections.in/karnataka/parliamentary-constituencies/koppal.html |title=List of winner/current and runner up MPs Koppal Parliamentary Constituency. |publisher=elections.in}}</ref> At the [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2018 elections]], he was defeated by Achar Halappa Basappa of the BJP by a margin of over 13,000 votes.<ref>{{cite news |title=Karnataka election results: Big blow for Congress! 16 of its ministers, CM Siddaramaiah and Speaker bite dust |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/elections/karnataka-assembly-elections-2018/karnataka-election-results-assembly-election-results-2018-cm-siddaramaiah-congress-ministers-speaker/1169780/ |accessdate=9 June 2018 |work=The Financial Express |date=16 May 2018}}</ref> | ||
==Ministry== | ==Ministry== | ||
Rayareddy was the Higher Education Minister in [[Siddaramaiah]] led Government. In his thirty-year | Rayareddy was the Higher Education Minister in [[Siddaramaiah]] led Government. In his thirty-year political career Rayareddy 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]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiapress.org/election/archives/lok11/biodata/11kn21.php |title=Koppal Lok Sabha constituency |publisher=indiapress.org}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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