Basavaraj Raya Reddi - Previous MLA from Yelburga (63)

Basavaraj Rayareddy is a Karnataka-based Indian politician and member of the Indian National Congress. Rayareddy has served five terms in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and one term in the 11th Lok Sabha. Rayareddy was appointed as the Higher Education Minister in the Siddaramaiah-led government of Karnataka in June 2016. Rayareddy was the Minister of Higher Education in Siddaramaiah's government. Rayareddy has held numerous positions in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and the Karnataka Government during his thirty-year political career. Rayareddy served as Housing Minister in the Veerappa Moily-led Karnataka government from 1994 to 1996.