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Suresh Bettaiah Gowda

Suresh Bettaiah Gowda
Saturday, May 15, 1965
sureshgowda@indialeader.com
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Tumkur Rural
B. Suresh Gowda is an Indian politician and the Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Tumkur Rural Constituency. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and he is also the former BJP district president from Tumkur. B Suresh Gowda is highly admired and appreciated by the voters, for numerous developmental works that he undertook as an MLA. Prior to becoming an MLA he held prominent positions in various organisations, including that of Chairman of Mysore Paper Mills.

1. In 2023 He was elected as MLA from Tumkur Rural[ BJP ].
2. In 2018 He was elected as MLA from Nagamangala[ JDU ].

B Suresh Gowda became a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the year 2003, as he was in line with their ideology. He then contested in the 2004 assembly elections from Kunigal Constituency, where he represented Bharatiya Janata Party. A long and hard-fought campaign in 2004 yielded no results, as he did not win the election.

B Suresh Gowda undeterred by the loss continued to be active in the party’s activities and built his reputation among the party leaders. He was eventually appointed as the BJP state secretary in the year 2005.

B Suresh Gowda made it big in the political arena in 2008, when he was elected as an MLA from the then newly formed Tumkur Rural Constituency. He is also the first Member of Karnataka’s Legislative Assembly from Tumkur Rural Constituency. In 2013 he was once again elected as the Member of Legislative Assembly from Tumkur Rural Constituency. He thus served the tenure of two-time MLA from Tumkur Rural Constituency from the year 2008 to 2018.

During his 10-year tenure as two-time Member of Legislative Assembly, he has made monumental strides in development of the constituency across various sectors that include education, infrastructure, water supply, housing, electricity, religion, community halls, health and sanitation.

Newspaper Article on the Hi-tech government schools in Tumkur Rural constituency that received praise, such schools were constructed during the tenure of B Suresh Gowda.

Subsequently, in the year 2016 B Suresh Gowda was appointed as Tumkur district president of BJP. B Suresh Gowda was appointed as State BJP secretary and main office bearer for Tumkur District, From 2018 to 2019.

  • 2003 – Joined BJP
  • 2004 – Contested in the 2004 Assembly Elections from Kunigal Constituency
  • 2005 – BJP State Secretary
  • 2008 – Elected as MLA from the newly formed Tumkur Rural Constituency
  • 2013 – Elected as MLA for the second time from Tumkur Rural Constituency
  • 2016 – Appointed as BJP State Secretary
  • 2018-19 – BJP district president from Tumkur


B Suresh Gowda became a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the year 2003, as he was in line with their ideology. He then contested in the 2004 assembly elections from Kunigal Constituency, where he represented Bharatiya Janata Party. A long and hard-fought campaign in 2004 yielded no results, as he did not win the election.

B Suresh Gowda undeterred by the loss continued to be active in the party’s activities and built his reputation among the party leaders. He was eventually appointed as the BJP state secretary in the year 2005.

B Suresh Gowda made it big in the political arena in 2008, when he was elected as an MLA from the then newly formed Tumkur Rural Constituency. He is also the first Member of Karnataka’s Legislative Assembly from Tumkur Rural Constituency. In 2013 he was once again elected as the Member of Legislative Assembly from Tumkur Rural Constituency. He thus served the tenure of two-time MLA from Tumkur Rural Constituency from the year 2008 to 2018.

During his 10-year tenure as two-time Member of Legislative Assembly, he has made monumental strides in development of the constituency across various sectors that include education, infrastructure, water supply, housing, electricity, religion, community halls, health and sanitation.

Newspaper Article on the Hi-tech government schools in Tumkur Rural constituency that received praise, such schools were constructed during the tenure of B Suresh Gowda.

Subsequently, in the year 2016 B Suresh Gowda was appointed as Tumkur district president of BJP. B Suresh Gowda was appointed as State BJP secretary and main office bearer for Tumkur District, From 2018 to 2019.

  • 2003 – Joined BJP
  • 2004 – Contested in the 2004 Assembly Elections from Kunigal Constituency
  • 2005 – BJP State Secretary
  • 2008 – Elected as MLA from the newly formed Tumkur Rural Constituency
  • 2013 – Elected as MLA for the second time from Tumkur Rural Constituency
  • 2016 – Appointed as BJP State Secretary
  • 2018-19 – BJP district president from Tumkur


Early life and education

B. Suresh Gowda was born on 15 May 1965 in Hutridurga Hobli, Kunigal Taluk, Tumkur district. He completed his PUC from Government Junior College, Malleshwaram.

He acquired a Bachelor of Commerce degree from R.C. College of Commerce Bangalore, Karnataka.

B Suresh Gowda acquired a liking towards leadership from a very young age, he has held several notable positions as a student union leader in the educational institutions that he was a part of. Some noteworthy highlights of him being a student leader include the following:

1983 — Student Secretary in Government Junior College Malleshwaram.

1986–87 — Vice President Student Union in RC College of Commerce.

1987–88 — President of Student Union in RC College of Commerce.

1988–89 — President of Student Union in Bangalore University.

1989–90 — President of Student Union in Central College.

Non-political career

B Suresh Gowda apart from being a popular student leader and a pertinacious politician; he has also held several prominent apolitical positions. Some highlights from his non-political career include:

1995–2000 —  Two terms as a Senate and Syndicate member

2006 — Appointed as Mysore Paper Mill Chairman

2008–2012 — Served as syndicate and senate member for KVK University of Agricultural Science and Rajiv Gandhi University

2008–2013 — Director of State Vokkaliga Sangha and Kempegowda Institute


Suresh Gowda's Election History

Sr.No.

Year

Party

Constituency

Election

Result

Description

1

2023

BJP

Tumkur Rural

MLA

Won

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2

2018

JDU

Nagamangala

MLA

Won