Byrathi Suresh

Byrathi Suresh is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is currently serving as Cabinet Minister in Government of Karnataka & as a member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing Hebbal constituency.^[1][2] He belongs to Indian National Congress.

Byrathi Suresh
Cabinet Minister, Government of Karnataka
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 May 2023
Governor	Thawarchand Gehlot
Cabinet	Second Siddaramaiah ministry
Chief Minister	Siddaramaiah
Ministry and Departments	Urban Development & Town Planning (including KUWSDB & KUIDFC) (excluding Bengaluru City Development)
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2018
Preceded by	Y. A. Narayanaswamy
Constituency	Hebbal
Personal details
Born	(1972-07-19) 19 July 1972 (age 52) Byrathi, Kothanur post, Bangalore
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Smt Byrathi Padmavati
Children	2
Occupation	Politician, Agriculturist

Personal life

Suresh is married to Smt Byrathi Padmavati.^[3] They have a son and a daughter. His wife Padmavati unsuccessfully contested from Hosakote Constituency in By-elections 2019.^[4][5]

Career

He began his political entry by becoming MLC in 2012.^[6] He is a close associate of chief minister Siddaramaiah.^[7] He quit his MLC post to contest the assembly elections 2018 and got elected as MLA of Hebbal Vidhana Sabha constituency.^{[8][9][10][11]}

References

1. "HEBBAL Election Result 2018, Winner, HEBBAL MLA, Karnataka". NDTV.com. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
2. "Hebbal Election Result 2018 Live: Hebbal Assembly Elections Results (Vidhan Sabha Polls Result)". News18. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
3. "Byrathi Suresh's wife Padmavathi's affidavit: Couple's wealth grows by 8 cr in 18 months". www.thenewsminute.com. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
4. "Shivaji Nagar Bypoll Results 2019 Live Updates: Shivaji Nagar Constituency Seat of Karnataka Bye-Election Result". News18. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
5. "Padmavathi, Byrathi Suresh worth Rs 424 crore". Deccan Herald. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
6. "Byrathi Suresh Archives". Star of Mysore. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
7. Aji, Sowmya (27 January 2016). "Karnataka bypolls: Sonia Gandhi nixes CM Siddaramaiah's nominee Byrathi Suresh". The Economic Times. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
8. "Rich political candidates for India's IT hub". The Economic Times. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
9. "Karnataka Assembly Elections 2018, Bengaluru City MLA Winners List | | OpenCity.in". Open City. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
10. "Karnataka Election Constituencies List 2018". The Indian Express. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
11. "Hebbal Assembly Election Result 2018: Hebbal Candidates Lists, Winners and Votes". www.indiatoday.in. Retrieved 23 January 2020.