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'''B. N. Ravi Kumar''' (born 1 January 1969) is an Indian politician from [[Karnataka]]. He is a member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] from [[Sidlaghatta Assembly constituency]] in [[Chikkaballapura district]]. He was elected in the [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] representing [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] party.<ref>{{Cite web |title=B N Ravikumar in Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2023/karnataka/b-n-ravikumar-sidlaghatta-candidate-s10a142c013/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title=Karnataka Election 2023 result: Updates for Sidlaghatta, Chintamani, Srinivaspur, Mulbagal, Kolar Gold Field, Bangarapet {{!}} Hindustan Times | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/karnataka-polls-live-results-for-sidlaghatta-chintamani-srinivaspur-mulbagal-kolar-gold-field-bangarapet-kolar-101683894389729.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230513065606/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/karnataka-polls-live-results-for-sidlaghatta-chintamani-srinivaspur-mulbagal-kolar-gold-field-bangarapet-kolar-101683894389729.html | access-date=2025-02-16 | archive-date=2023-05-13}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Kumar is from [[Melur]], in the erstwhile Kolar district, which is presently in [[Chikkaballapura district]]. His father B. Narayanaswamy is a farmer. He studied Class 7 at Government Higher Primary School, [[Melur]] and passed the examinations in 1988.{{Citation needed|date=April 2026}} He later discontinued his studies.<ref>{{Cite web |title=B N Ravikumar(JD(S)):Constituency- SIDLAGHATTA(CHIKKABALLAPUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/Karnataka2023/candidate.php?candidate_id=8312 |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref>

== Career ==
Kumar was first elected in the [[Sidlaghatta Assembly constituency]] representing the [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] Party in the [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]]. He polled 68,932 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Puttu Anjinappa, an independent candidate, by a margin of 16,772 votes and the Congress candidate B. V. Rajeev Gowda, who finished third.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-13 |title=Sidlaghatta Election Result 2023 Live: Jd(s) Candidate B.n. Ravi Kumar Wins From Sidlaghatta |url=https://news.abplive.com/elections/chintamani-election-result-2023-live-updates-constituency-vote-counting-result-winner-loser-name-bjp-congress-jds-karnataka-assembly-election-result-1601861 |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Karnataka Election Results 2023 Constituency Wise Winning Candidates List |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/karnataka-election-results-2023-constituency-wise-winning-candidates-list |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-12 |title=Bagepalli Election Results LIVE: Congress SN Subba Reddy leads in early trends - CNBC TV18 |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/politics/bagepalli-election-results-live-will-sn-subba-reddy-retain-his-seat-16641771.htm |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=CNBCTV18 |language=en}}</ref> Earlier, he contested the [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]], also on Janata Dal (Secular) ticket, but lost to [[V. Muniyappa]] of the [[Indian National Congress]], by a margin of 9,709 votes. In 2018, he polled 66,531 votes against 76,240 votes garnered by Muniyappa.

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WAJID AH at 13:46, 29 April 2026