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{{short description|Indian politician}}
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| name = B. Narayan Rao
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| birth_date ={{birth_date|1955|7|01|df=y}}
| birth_place = Basanthpur, Bidar district, India
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| death_date = {{death_date and age|2020|9|24|1955|7|01|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Manipal]], India
| office = Member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency = [[Basavakalyan (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Basavakalyan]]
| term_start = 2018
| term_end = 24 September 2020
| predecessor = Mallikarjun Sidramappa Khuba
| successor = [[Sharanu Salagar]]
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'''Basanthpur Narayan Rao''' (1 July 1955 – 24 September 2020)<ref name=jagran>{{cite web|author= |url=https://english.jagran.com/lite/india/karnataka-congress-mla-b-narayan-rao-passes-away-after-contracting-covid19-10017188 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924122047/https://english.jagran.com/lite/india/karnataka-congress-mla-b-narayan-rao-passes-away-after-contracting-covid19-10017188 |title=Karnataka Congress MLA B Narayan Rao passes away after contracting Covid-19 |publisher=Jagran English |date=24 September 2020 |archive-date=24 September 2020}}</ref> was an Indian politician who was a member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] from [[Basavakalyan (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Basavakalyan]] for the [[Indian National Congress]] from 2018 until his death.<ref>{{cite web |title=173 Basavakalyan B NARAYAN RAO ಬಿ ನಾರಾಯಣ್ ರಾವ್‌ |url=http://www.kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/member/members.htm |website=kla.kar.nic |accessdate=1 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Basavakalyan Election Result 2018 live updates: Congress candidate B Narayanrao wins |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/karnataka-assembly-election-2018-latest/constituency/article/basavakalyan-mallikarjuna-khuba-b-narayana-rao-bjp-congress-jds/224268 |accessdate=1 May 2020 |publisher=www.timesnownews.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=14 ನಿಗಮ-ಮಂಡಳಿ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರ ಪಟ್ಟಿ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡಿದ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸರಕಾರ |url=https://kannada.oneindia.com/news/bengaluru/14-board-and-corporation-presidents-list-announced-by-state-government-157668.html |accessdate=1 May 2020 |publisher=kannada.oneindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=ಕೊರೊನಾದಿಂದ ಬಸವಕಲ್ಯಾಣ ಶಾಸಕ ಬಿ. ನಾರಾಯಣ ರಾವ್‌ ನಿಧನ |url=https://vijaykarnataka.com/news/karnataka/basavakalyan-congress-mla-b-narayan-rao-dies-due-to-covid-19-in-bengaluru/articleshow/78295060.cms |accessdate=24 September 2020 |publisher=Vijaykarnataka.com}}</ref> He had competed in the elections to become an MLA twice before winning a seat.<ref name=deccan>{{cite web|author=Bharath Joshi |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/congress-mla-b-narayan-rao-dies-due-to-covid-19-892364.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925131424/https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/congress-mla-b-narayan-rao-dies-due-to-covid-19-892364.html |title=Congress MLA B Narayan Rao dies due to Covid-19 |publisher=Deccan Herald |date=24 September 2020 |archive-date=25 September 2020}}</ref>

Rao was born on 1 July 1955 in the village of Basanthpur, [[Bidar district]].<ref name=deccan/> He was admitted to a private hospital in [[Manipal]] on 1 September 2020, suffering from [[COVID-19]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]]. Rao died from the disease on 24 September, aged 65.<ref name=jagran/>

==Controversies==
During [[2019 Indian general election#Campaign controversies|2019 Lok sabha election campaign]], Narayana Rao called PM Modi an impotent as he had no children even though he was married. He was criticized for using the stage to make controversial statements.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 18, 2019|title=PM Modi is 'namard', says Congress leader Narayan Rao at Karnataka rally |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/pm-modi-namard-congress-narayan-rao-karnataka-rally-1481197-2019-03-18|access-date=2021-04-21|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1955 births]]
[[Category:2020 deaths]]
[[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:People from Bidar district]]

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