R. Sampath Raj

For the actor, see Sampath Raj.

R. Sampath Raj is an Indian National Congress political activist and the former mayor of Bengaluru city. ^[1][2][3][4] He assumed office on 28 September 2017 and is a corporator from D. J. Halli ward.

R. Sampath Raj
51st Mayor of Bangalore
In office 28 September 2017 – 28 September 2018
Preceded by	G. Padmavathi
Succeeded by	Gangambike Mallikarjun
Constituency	D. J. Halli
Personal details
Born	(1969-09-19) 19 September 1969 (age 55) Bangalore, Mysore State, India
Political party	Indian National Congress

He contested the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections from C. V. Raman Nagar assembly constituency^[5] and was defeated by S. Raghu of BJP.^[6][7]