Sharath Kumar Bache Gowda

• B. N. Bache Gowda (father)

Sharath Kumar Bache Gowda
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2019
Residence(s)	Hosakote, Karnataka
Education	Mechanical Engineering, PES University, Bangalore & MS in University of Michigan Ann Arbor

Sharath Kumar Bache Gowda is an Indian politician who is a current Member of the newly elected 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He is elected from Hosakote as the Indian National Congress' candidate, and defeated sitting minister M. T. B. Nagaraj. He is son of Senior Bharatiya Janata Party Leader and Chikballapur Lok Sabha MP B. N. Bache Gowda. He was expelled from primary membership and contested the assembly by-election in 2019 as independent candidate for anti-party activity. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

He was appointed chairman for Karnataka Electricity Distribution Code (KEDC) on 26 January 2024. ^[7]

References

1. M, Akshatha (28 November 2019). "BJP MP's son makes going tough for party here". The Economic Times. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
2. "Sharath Kumar Bachegowda(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- HOSAKOTE(BANGALORE RURAL) – Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
3. "Karnataka bypolls: BJP expels rebel candidate Sharath Bachegowda". India Today. Asian News International. 19 November 2019. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
4. "Sharath Bachegowda emerges triumphant in Hosakote". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 9 December 2019. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
5. "BJP expels rebels Sharath Bachegowda, Kaviraj Urs as they fail". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 21 November 2019. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
6. CNBCTV18 (26 January 2024). "Karnataka CM appoints heads of state-run boards and corporations". Archived from the original on 22 November 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
7. "Karnataka: 34 MLAs made chiefs of boards, Shanti Nagar MLA gets BDA". The New Indian Express. 27 January 2024. Archived from the original on 20 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.