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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = G. Padmavathi<br />
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| office = 50th [[Mayor of Bangalore]]<br />
| term_start = September 2016<br />
| term_end = 28 September 2017<br />
| constituency = Prakash Nagar<br />
| predecessor = [[Manjunath Reddy]]<br />
| successor = [[R. Sampath Raj]]<br />
}}<br />
'''G. Padmavathi''' is an Indian politician. She was 50th and also the seventh female [[Mayor of Bangalore]].<ref name="The Hindu G. Padmavathi elected Bengaluru mayor">{{cite news|title=G. Padmavathi elected Bengaluru mayor|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/g-padmavathi-elected-mayor/article9159147.ece|accessdate=1 November 2016|work=The Hindu|date=29 September 2016|language=en-IN}}</ref><ref name="BBMP poll: Congress announces mayoral candidate hours before the poll">{{cite news|title=BBMP poll: Congress announces mayoral candidate hours before the poll|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/congress-announces-mayoral-candidate-hours-before-the-poll/article9157615.ece|accessdate=1 November 2016|work=The Hindu|date=28 September 2016|language=en-IN}}</ref><br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
Padmavathi completed her graduation in B. A. from Bangalore University in 1979.<ref>[http://www.myneta.info/karnatka2008/candidate.php?candidate_id=200 PADMAVATHI G. (Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- Rajaji Nagar(BANGALORE) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Padmavathi is married to R Jaya Gopal and the couple have three children.<br />
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== Career ==<br />
Padmavathi served as a Councillor for four times (1989, 1996) from Prakash Nagar ward (ward no. 98) of Bangalore. Padmavathi unsuccessfully fought the 2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election from the [[Rajajinagar]] constituency on an [[Indian National Congress]] ticket and lost to three term member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] and Ex-minister in the [[Government of Karnataka]] [[S. Suresh Kumar]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] by about 14000 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.elections.in/karnataka/assembly-constituencies/rajaji-nagar.html |title=Sitting and previous MLAs from Rajaji Nagar Assembly Constituency |publisher=elections.in}}</ref> In September 2016 she contested in the [[Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike]] (BBMP) election as a candidate of [[Indian National Congress]] (INC). In 2016 the post was reserved for bankward minority people.<ref name="Five biggest challenges for newly-elected Bengaluru mayor G. Padmavathi">{{cite news|last1=Poovanna|first1=Sharan|title=Five biggest challenges for newly-elected Bengaluru mayor G. Padmavathi|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/8K8KjLpVZQEm0bqs7SsuyH/Five-biggest-challenges-for-newlyelected-Bengaluru-mayor-G.html|accessdate=1 November 2016|work=Live Mint|date=28 September 2016}}</ref> Indian National Congress selected her as the mayor candidate just before the election. She got 142 votes in the election. Her closest competitor D.H. Lakshmi of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] secured 120 votes. After winning in the election she became a mayor of the city and M. Anand became the deputy mayor. She shared her party's views and strategy for the 2018 Karnataka Assembly election- "With all eyes on the 2018 assembly elections, I will try and fulfil chief minister Siddaramaiah's vision for Bengaluru's improvement. We will take up works on a priority basis, which will definitely help our party at a crucial time."<ref name="Padmavathi elected city's 50th mayor amid high drama">{{cite news|title=Padmavathi elected city's 50th mayor amid high drama|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Padmavathi-elected-citys-50th-mayor-amid-high-drama/articleshow/54575315.cms|accessdate=1 November 2016|work=The Times of India}}</ref><br />
Her term will end in 2017.<ref name="The Hindu G. Padmavathi elected Bengaluru mayor" /><ref name="Padmavati all set to become 50th mayor - Bangalore Mirror ">{{cite news|title=Padmavati all set to become 50th mayor|url=http://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/civic/Padmavati-all-set-to-become-50th-mayor/articleshow/54531970.cms|accessdate=1 November 2016|work=Bangalore Mirror}}</ref><br />
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On 25 October 2016, she conducted a meeting with city municipal officers where she asked to give special attention towards public grievances. She also suggested that the Councillors of the city should co-ordinate among themselves to perform well.<ref name="ET Bengaluru Mayor, G Padmavathi cracks the whip on municipal officers">{{cite news|title=Bengaluru Mayor, G Padmavathi cracks the whip on municipal officers|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bengaluru-mayor-g-padmavathi-cracks-the-whip-on-municipal-officers/articleshow/55050994.cms|accessdate=1 November 2016|work=The Economic Times}}</ref><br />
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