S. A. Ravindranath (born 26 November 1946) is an Indian politician. Born in Shiramagondanahalli village of

Davangere District Davanagere district is an administrative district of Karnataka state in India. It is the centre of Karnataka. The city of Davanagere is the district headquarters. It had a population of 1,643,494 of which 32.31% was urban as of 2011. This dis ...

, he represents the

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(BJP) from Davangere North Constituency in the

Karnataka Legislative Assembly The Karnataka Legislative Assembly (formerly the Mysore Legislative Assembly) is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the southern Indian state of Karnataka. Karnataka is one of the six states in India where the state legislature ...

. He is a senior Cabinet minister in the BJP government of

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Career

A longtime member of the

, he has been elected to the

for four consecutive terms since 1994. He was elected as MLA from Mayakonda constituency for three consecutive terms and is currently representing the Davanagere North constituency. He won the May 2008 Karnataka state elections with the highest margin of over 53,000 votes against his nearest rival. Earlier, he was the Minister for Sugar and Rural water supply in the BJP-

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coalition government headed by

H.D.Kumaraswamy Haradanahalli Devegowda Kumaraswamy (born 16 December 1959) is an Indian politician and film producer who is serving as the Minister of Heavy Industries and Steel of India since 10 June 2024. He also served as the 18th Chief Minister of Karnat ...

. Following the historic victory of the BJP in Karnataka, he was sworn-in as a Cabinet minister in the

Yeddyurappa Bookanakere Siddalingappa Yediyurappa (born 27 February 1943), often referred to by his initials BSY, is an Indian politician. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), he has served as the chief minister of Karnataka for four terms, an ...

government on 30 May 2008 and was entrusted with the Agriculture portfolio. Later he served as the Minister for Horticulture in the D. V. Sadananda Gowda ministry and Shettar ministry. He was also the minister in charge for

Davanagere district Davanagere district is an administrative district of Karnataka state in India. It is the centre of Karnataka. The city of Davanagere is the district headquarters. It had a population of 1,643,494 of which 32.31% was urban as of 2011. This dis ...

at that time. He is credited with bringing the BJP to power in the

Davanagere Dāvanagere is a city in the centre of the southern Indian state of Karnataka. It is the seventh largest city in the state, and the administrative headquarters of eponymous Davangere district. Hitherto being a cotton hub and hence popularly kno ...

City Corporation for the first time in 2007 with an overwhelming majority. However, the actual credit should go to Congress Leader S. S. Mallikarjun whose papers were rejected at the last moment.First-ever BJP ministry takes oath in Karnataka
, ''India Post'', 2 June 2008. Retrieved on 2008-07-03.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ravindranath, S. A. 1946 births Living people Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Karnataka People from Davanagere State cabinet ministers of Karnataka Karnataka MLAs 1994–1999 Karnataka MLAs 1999–2004 Karnataka MLAs 2004–2007 Karnataka MLAs 2008–2013 Karnataka MLAs 2018–2023