S. A. Ramadas
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = S. A. Ramadas
| office1 =Minister of State for Medical Education of Karnataka
| term_start1 = 23 September 2010
| term_end1 = 13 May 2013
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| 1namedata1 =
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| office2 = Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
| constituency2 = Krishnaraja
| term_start2 = 2018
| term_end2 = 2023
| predecessor2 = M. K. Somashekhar
| successor2 = T. S. Srivatsa
| term_start3 = 2008
| term_end3 = 2013
| predecessor3 = M. K. Somashekhar
| successor3 = M. K. Somashekhar
| constituency3 = Krishnaraja
| term_start4 = 1994
| term_end4 = 2004
| predecessor4 = K. M. Somasundaram
| successor4 = M. K. Somashekhar
| constituency4 = Krishnaraja
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|11|4|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Mysore
| residence = No. 1063/77, A 1st Main Road, 6th Cross, Vidhyaranyapura, Mysore – 570008.{{cite web|url=http://bjpkarnataka.org/kan/?page_id=109|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410041827/http://bjpkarnataka.org/kan/?page_id=109|url-status=usurped|archive-date=10 April 2009|publisher=Karnataka government|title=MLA's of Karnataka|access-date=23 February 2009}}
| nationality = Indian
| party = BJP
| occupation = Politician, Social worker
}}
S. Ashwath Narayan Rao{{cite web | url=https://myneta.info/karnataka2018/candidate.php?candidate_id=6498 | title=S a Ramadas(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- KRISHNARAJA(MYSORE) - Affidavit Information of Candidate }} Ramadas is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is a four time Member of the Legislative Assembly (India) from Krishnaraja Assembly constituency in Mysore{{cite web |title=Members of Legislative Assembly |url=http://www.sarkaritel.com/states/karnataka/members_legislative_assembly_mla.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030110090621/http://www.sarkaritel.com/states/karnataka/members_legislative_assembly_mla.htm |archive-date=10 January 2003 |access-date=23 February 2009 |publisher=sarkari.com}} representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Early life and education
Ramadas was born in Mysore, Karnataka. He is the son of late Ashwath Narayan Rao. He completed his Bachelor of Arts at a college affiliated with Mysore University in 1977.{{Cite web |title=S A Ramadas(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- KRISHNARAJA(MYSORE) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://myneta.info/karnataka2018/candidate.php?candidate_id=6498 |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=myneta.info}} He heads a voluntary organisation called Aasare Foundation in Mysore.
Career
Ramadas became an MLA for the first time winning the 1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election. In 1994, he polled 28,190 votes and defeated his nearest rival, M. Vedantha Hemmige of Janata Dal by a margin of 9,363 votes. He retained the seat for BJP winning again in the 1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election defeating M. K. Somashekar, also of JDS, by a margin of 9,752 votes. However, he lost the 2004 Assembly election to Somashekar.{{cite web |date=2 Jun 2008 |title=Mysore BJP delegation to meet leadership on ministerial berth |url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/02/stories/2008060253830400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605131924/http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/02/stories/2008060253830400.htm |archive-date=5 June 2008 |access-date=23 February 2009 |work=The Hindu}}
He won again in the 2008 Assembly election defeating the same opponenet, Somashekar, by a margin of 19,422 votes. Following the historic victory of the BJP in Karnataka, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Chief Minister B. S. Yeddyurappa{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/16/stories/2008091652670300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080918102513/http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/16/stories/2008091652670300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 September 2008|work=The Hindu|title=MYSORE MUSINGS|date=16 Sep 2008|access-date=23 February 2009}} in May 2008. In 2010, he was appointed a Cabinet minister in the Yeddyurappa government and was entrusted with the Medical Education portfolio. He continued in the same post in the D.V. Sadananda Gowda government. He was also the district in-charge minister for Mysore district from 2008 to 2013. In 2013, he contested from Krishnaraja constituency again but lost to M. K. Somashekar, who won on INC ticket this time. However, he won the 2018 Assembly election.{{Cite web |date=2018-05-15 |title=Krishnaraja Election Results 2018 Live Updates: BJP Candidate SA Ramadas Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/krishnaraja-election-results-2018-live-updates-1748619.html |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=News18 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Karnataka Election Constituencies List 2018 |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/karnataka-election-constituencies-list-2018/krishnaraja-elections-2018-results/ |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}
In 2014, he attempted suicide after a woman named Premkumari, a widow with two children, exposed their affair to the media.{{cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/ex-bjp-mla-attempts-suicide-after-woman-exposes-affair-to-media-1385295.html |title=Ex-BJP MLA attempts suicide after woman exposes affair to media |website=Firstpost |access-date=19 August 2024}}
References
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External links
- [http://myneta.info/karnataka2013/candidate.php?candidate_id=37 S. A. Ramadas affidavit]
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Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Karnataka
Category:Politicians from Mysore
Category:State cabinet ministers of Karnataka
Category:Karnataka MLAs 2018–2023
Category:Karnataka MLAs 2008–2013