R. Sampath Raj

For the actor, see Sampath Raj.

R. Sampath Raj
51st Mayor of Bangalore
In office
28 September 2017 – 28 September 2018
Preceded byG. Padmavathi
Succeeded byGangambike Mallikarjun
ConstituencyD. J. Halli
Personal details
Born (1969-09-19) 19 September 1969 (age 55)
Bangalore, Mysore State, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
Mayor Sampath Raj
Mayor Sampath Raj

R. Sampath Raj is an Indian National Congress political activist and the former mayor of Bengaluru city. [1][2][3][4] He assumed office on 28 September 2017 and is a corporator from D. J. Halli ward.

He contested the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections from C. V. Raman Nagar assembly constituency[5] and was defeated by S. Raghu of BJP.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ Sharan Poovanna (28 September 2017). "R. Sampath Raj is the new mayor of Bengaluru". Livemint. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Congress-JD(S) tie-up denies BJP Bengaluru's mayor posts". The New Indian Express. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  3. ^ "DJ Halli ward corporator likely to be city's next mayor". The New Indian Express. 27 September 2017. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Sampath Raj is city's new Mayor". The Hindu. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  5. ^ Deepika, K. c. (28 April 2018). "It's a four-way contest in C.V. Raman Nagar". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Constituencywise Trends". Eciresults.nic.in. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  7. ^ "C V Raman Nagar Election Results Live: C V Raman Nagar Constituency Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Elections 2018 Results Live, MLA Elections Result".


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