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| name =B. R. Yavagal
| honorific-suffix =[[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]]
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|office = Minister of State for Rural Development - Panchayati Raj and Housing of Karnataka
|term_start = 16 February 1986 |term_end = 29 June 1986
| office1 = Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
|predecessor1 = [[B. R. Patil]]
| term_start1 =1983
|term_end1 =1989
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|term_start2 = 1994
|term_end2 = 2004
|predecessor2 = Siddhanagouda Patil
|successor2 = [[C. C. Patil]]
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|term_start3 = 2013
|term_end3 = May 2018
|predecessor3 = [[C. C. Patil]]
|successor3 =[[C. C. Patil]]
| successor1 =Siddhanagouda Patil
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| birth_place =[[Javoor]]
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| nationality = Indian
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| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
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| alma_mater = [[Karnatak University]]
| occupation = [[Member of Legislative Assembly]]
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'''Basavaraddi Rangaraddi Yavagal''' (born 5 December 1947) is an Indian politician from [[Karnataka]]. He is the Ex. [[member of legislative assembly]] from [[Nargund (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Naragund assembly constituency]], [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Congress-MLA-from-Nargund-B-R-Yavagal-chief-of-the-legislature-committee-on-backward-classes-and-minorities-welfare-strongly-defended-the-foreign-tour-of-Karnataka-MLAs-He-had-led-a-12-member-team-to-on-a-study-tour-to-Australia-New-Zealand-and-Fiji-for-15-days-/articleshow/28599985.cms |title=Congress MLA from Nargund B R Yavagal |last=Kumar |first=ND Shiva |date=9 January 2014 |work=The Times of India |access-date=2018-03-02}}</ref> Yavagal has been the five term member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] and has held the position of minister of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and the minister for State Housing, Karnataka Government.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=1985 |title=Indian Silk |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LiJIAAAAYAAJ&q=%2522B.+R.+Yavagal%2522 |language=en |publisher=Central Silk Board. |volume=23 |pages=24}}</ref>

==Education and career==
Yavagal received his [[Bachelor of Science|Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)]] degree from [[Karnatak University]] and [[Bachelor of Laws|Bachelor of Law (LL.B)]] degree from University College of Law, Dharwad.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://myneta.info/karnataka2013/candidate.php?candidate_id=14 |title=B R Yavagal - Information |website=myneta.info |access-date=2018-02-23}}</ref> Afterwards, Yavagal enrolled himself as an Advocate with Karnataka Bar Council in 1971. He practiced law majorly in public interest litigations concerning farmers issues. Yavagal also led farmer’s movement known as Naragund Bandaya and was made President of the ‘Malaprabha Pradesha Raithara Horata Samiti’ in 1980.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/95523/15/15_chapter%207.pdf |title=Political participation and educational achievements of the farmers |website=shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in}}</ref>

==Political career==
Yavagal started his political career with [[Janata Party]]. In 1983, he won the [[1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections]] to become the first non-Congress [[member of legislative assembly]] from [[Nargund (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Naragund]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/Statistical%20Report%201983%20karnatkaa.pdf |title= Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka|website=Election Commission of India}}</ref> In 1985, Yavagal won the assembly elections for the second consecutive term.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/Statistical%20Report%20Karnataka%201985.pdf |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |website=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref> During his second term as an MLA, Yavagal held key positions such as Minister for the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) and minister for State Housing in the Karnataka government. In 1986, Yavagal was appointed Deputy Speaker of the Karnataka State Assembly, a position which he held till 1988. In 1994, Yavagal was elected as an MLA for the third term, this time representing [[Janata Dal]].<ref name="elections.in">{{Cite web |url=http://www.elections.in/karnataka/assembly-constituencies/nargund.html |title=Nargund Election and Results |website=www.elections.in |access-date=2018-02-24}}</ref> After the dissolution of Janata Dal, Yavagal joined [[Indian National Congress]] and won 1999 Karnataka assembly elections.<ref name="elections.in" /> In 2013 Karnataka elections, Yavagal again won the election to become the MLA of Nargund legislative constituency for the fifth time.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2013/StatReports2013.pdf |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2013 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |website=Election Commission of India}}</ref> In 2016, Yavagal was appointed as the Chairman of [[Hutti Gold Mines Limited]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/21-MLAs-to-head-boards-corporations/article16091341.ece |title=21 MLAs to head boards, corporations |date=2016-11-03 |work=The Hindu |access-date=2018-03-02 |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Yavagal was married to Shashikala B Yavagal who died due to cancer in 2009. He has two daughters and a son.

==References==
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[[Category:1947 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2013–2018]]

B. R. Yavagal - Revision history

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