Preceded by S. Bangarappa Children 2 sons Party Bharatiya Janata Party Spouse(s) Thejaswini Parents B. S. Yeddyurappa | Role Legislator Constituency Shimoga Name B. Raghavendra | |
Born 16 August 1973 (age 50)
Shikaripura, Shimoga, Karnataka ( 1973-08-16 ) Residence 7th Corss, 3rd Stage, 2nd Block, Vinob Nagar, Shimoga Similar People B S Yeddyurappa, B Sriramulu, Jagadish Shettar, V S Acharya, Puttaraj Gawai | ||
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾಜಿ ಸಿಎಂ ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಫೈಟ್ | Madhu Bangarappa | Bjp B Y Raghavendra | TV5 Kannada
Bokanakere Yeddyurappa Raghavendra (born 16 August 1973) is a member of the 14th Assembly Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He represents the Shikaripura Assembly constituency of Karnataka and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
In the by-elections to Karnataka Legislative Assembly, he defeated H S Shantaveerappa of Indian National Congress.
In the 15th Lok Sabha elections, he contested against the former Chief Minister of Karnataka Sarekoppa Bangarappa in the Shimoga constituency and won by a margin of 52,893 votes.
Raghavendra is also the Managing Trustee of PES Institute of Technology and Management, Shimoga. Raghavendra belongs to the Lingayat community, a dominant community in Karnataka. He is the son of Karnataka Ex-chief minister B. S. Yeddyurappa and late Maithradevi.