Basavaraj Horatti

{{short description|Indian politician from Karnataka}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| birth_date = {{birth_date and age|1946|4|14|df=y}}

| office = Chairman of the Karnataka Legislative Council

| term_start = 21 December 2022

| term_end =

| predecessor = Raghunath Rao Malkapure (acting)

| term_start1 = 9 February 2021

| term_end1 = 17 May 2022

| predecessor1 = K. Prathapachandra Shetty

| successor1 = Raghunath Rao Malkapure (acting)

| term2 = 21 June 2018 - 12 December 2018

| successor2 = K. Prathapachandra Shetty

| predecessor2 = D. H. Shankaramurthy

| office3 = Minister of Primary & Secondary Education
Government of Karnataka

| term_start3 = 18 February 2006

| term_end3 = 8 October 2007

| 1blankname3 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata3 = H. D. Kumaraswamy

| predecessor3 = Ramalinga Reddy

| successor3 = Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri

| office4 = Minister of Law & Parliamentary Affairs
Government of Karnataka

| term_start4 = 18 February 2006

| term_end4 = 21 June 2006

| 1blankname4 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata4 = H. D. Kumaraswamy

| predecessor4 = H. K. Patil

| successor4 = S. Suresh Kumar

| office5 = Minister of Rural Development & Panchayat Raj
Government of Karnataka

| term_start5 = 28 May 2004

| term_end5 = 2 February 2006

| 1blankname5 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata5 = Dharam Singh

| predecessor5 = M. Y. Ghorpade

| successor5 = C. M. Udasi

| office6 = Member of Karnataka Legislative Council

| term_start6 = 1 July 1980

| constituency6 = Karnataka West Teachers

| birth_place = Alagundi

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

| nationality = Indian

| education = B.A., M.P.Ed{{cite web |title=Sri. Basavaraja Horatti |url=http://kla.kar.nic.in/mlc'list/SRI%20Basavaraja%20Horatti.htm |website=Karnataka Legislature |access-date=23 December 2022}}

| image = Basavaraj Horatti.jpg

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Basavaraj Shivalingappa Horatti is an Indian politician who is the current Chairman of the Karnataka Legislative Council from 21 December 2022, and its member since c. 1980. He has also previously once served as the Chairman of Karnataka Legislative Council from 9 February 2021 till 17 May 2022 and 21 June 2018{{cite news |title=JDS MLC Basavaraj Horatti chosen as pro-tem chairman of Karnataka Vidhan Parishad |work=India Today |date=22 June 2018 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/jds-mlc-basavaraj-horatti-chosen-as-pro-tem-chairman-karnataka-legislative-council-1266703-2018-06-22}} to 12 December 2018. He has been a longest-serving member of the Karnataka Legislative Council since 1980, winning eight consecutive terms.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/Basavaraj-Horatti-registers-historical-victory/article14420344.ece|title = Basavaraj Horatti registers historical victory|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 13 June 2016}}

Horatti had previously served as the Minister for Primary Education and

Minister for Small Savings in the Government of Karnataka.