Byrathi Suresh

Byrathi Suresh (born 19 July 1972) is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is currently serving as Cabinet Minister in Government of Karnataka and as a member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing Hebbal.^[1][2] He belongs to Indian National Congress.

Byrathi Suresh
Cabinet Minister, Government of Karnataka
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 May 2023
Governor	Thawarchand Gehlot
Cabinet	Second Siddaramaiah ministry
Chief Minister	Siddaramaiah
Ministry and Departments	Urban Development & Town Planning (including KUWSDB & KUIDFC) (excluding Bengaluru City Development)
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2018
Preceded by	Y. A. Narayanaswamy
Constituency	Hebbal
Personal details
Born	(1972-07-19) 19 July 1972 (age 52) Byrathi, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Byrathi Padmavati
Children	2
Occupation	Politician, Agriculturist

Personal life

Suresh is married to Byrathi Padmavati.^[3] They have a son and a daughter. His wife Padmavati unsuccessfully contested from Hosakote in the 2019 by-elections.^[4][5]

Career

Suresh began his political career by becoming member of the Karnataka Legislative Council in 2012.^[6] He is a close associate of chief minister Siddaramaiah.^[7] He quit his MLC post to contest the assembly elections 2018 and got elected as MLA of Hebbal Vidhana Sabha constituency.^{[8][9][10][11]}