| Office | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
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|---|---|
| Term start | Template:Start date
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| Predecessor | B. S. Yeddyurappa
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| Predecessor | Sarekoppa Bangarappa |
| Successor | B. S. Yeddyurappa |
| Constituency | Shimoga |
| Constituency | Shimoga |
| Born | 1973-08-16 (age 53) |
| Born | Shikaripur, Mysore State (present day Karnataka), India
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| Nationality | Indian
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| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Thejaswini |
| Children | 2
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Bookanakere Yeddyurappa Raghavendra (born 16 August 1973) is an Indian politician and a member of the 16th Lok Sabha representing Shimoga district of Karnataka and was a member of 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He previously represented Shikaripura Assembly constituency of Karnataka and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[1]
In the by-elections to Karnataka Legislative Assembly, he defeated H S Shantaveerappa of Indian National Congress.
In the 15th Lok Sabha elections, he contested against the former Chief Minister of Karnataka Sarekoppa Bangarappa in the Shimoga constituency and won by a margin of 52,893 votes.[2]
Raghavendra is also the Managing Trustee of PES Institute of Technology and Management, Shimoga.[3]
Raghavendra belongs to the Lingayat community, a dominant community in Karnataka. He is the son of Chief Minister of Karnataka B. S. Yediyurappa and late Maithradevi. And he has one brother B.Y. Vijayendra.