R. Sampath Raj is an

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British E ...

political activist and the former mayor of Bengaluru city. He assumed office on 28 September 2017 and is a corporator from D. J. Halli ward. He contested the

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election The 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election was held on 12 May 2018 in 222 constituencies to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. The election was postponed in Jayanagar and Rajarajeshwari Nagar, following the death of the MLA B. N. Vij ...

s from C. V. Raman Nagar assembly constituency and was defeated by S. Raghu of

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* Living people Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka Mayors of Bangalore 1969 births Politicians from Bangalore {{Karnataka-INC-politician-stub