Devendrappa

Yarabasi Devendrappa is an Indian politician who is the current Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Bellary, Karnataka in the 2019 Indian general election as member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.^[2]

Devendrappa
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 June 2019
Preceded by	V. S. Ugrappa
Constituency	Ballari
Personal details
Born	(1951-05-07) 7 May 1951 (age 74)[1] Arsikeri,[1] Harapanahalli taluk, Bellary district, Madras State (Now Karnataka)[1]
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Residence	Arsikeri[1]
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Early life

Devendrappa was born in Arasikere, Ballari, Karnataka.^[3]

Political career

Devendrappa was originally a member of Congress, and unsuccessfully contested from Jagalur in 2010. He was named as a potential Congress candidate during bypolls for the Ballari MP seat in 2018. Devendrappa is a relative and loyalist of Ramesh Jarkiholi, who, at the time was a Congress rebel and closet BJP supporter. He was chosen as BJP nominee because of this, and because he was approved by B Sriramulu, a Ballari BJP strongman, and was supported by Ramesh Jarkiholi.^[4] In the 2019 polls, after being denied the Congress ticket, he defeated V. S. Ugrappa to win the Ballari seat for the BJP.^[5]