- S. A. Ravindranath
S. A. Ravindranath (born
November 11 ,1964 ) is anIndia n politician born in Shiramagondanahalli-Davangere District inKarnataka state. He representsBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from Davangere North in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He won the May 2008 Karnataka elections with the largest margin of over 53,000 votes against his nearest rival. He was sworn-in as the Cabinet minister in the recent Yeduyurappa government onMay 30 2008 . He is the Agriculture minister in the Yeduyurappa Government.Career
He has been elected to Karnataka Legislative Assembly for four consecutive times. He was elected as MLA from Mayakonda constituency for three times consecutively and is elected from Davanagere North the 4th time and 1st time from this new constituency. He was the minister of sugar and Rural water supply in the BJP-JD(s) coalition for 20 months. He is also the minister incharge from BJP for the Davangere district. He also brought the BJP to power in the Davangere corporation for the first time in 2007 with an overwhelming majority. [ [http://search.eci.gov.in/ae_2008e/pollupd/ac/states/S10/Partycomp42.htm 42 - Chincholi Constituency of Karnataka] . Election Commission of India. Retrieved on
2008-07-03 .] [" [http://indiapost.com/article/india/2900/ First-ever BJP ministry takes oath in Karnataka] ", "India Post",June 2 2008 . Retrieved on2008-07-03 .]References
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