Bantwal Nagaraja Shetty is an India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n politician who has been a minister in the Government of Karnataka

Government of Karnataka

The Government of Karnataka is a democratically elected body with the Governor as the constitutional head. The Governor who is appointed for a period of five years appoints the Chief Minister and his council of ministers...

Biography

Born in a Bunt

Bunt (community)

Bunt , previously spelled Bant, are a community of erstwhile nobility, feudatory and gentry from the region of Tulu Nadu in the south west of India which comprises the districts of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada in the Indian state of Karnataka and Kasaragod taluk of Kerala...

 family. Shetty entered politics when he joined the Hindu Nationalist

Hindu nationalism

Hindu nationalism has been collectively referred to as the expressions of social and political thought, based on the native spiritual and cultural traditions of historical India...

, Bharatiya Janata Party

Bharatiya Janata Party

The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...

.In 2004 he was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from the Bantwal

Bantwal

Bantwal is a taluk in Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, India. It is also a town by the same name. The adjacent township of B.C.Road serves as the commercial center.- History :...

 constituency. He had defeated Congress

Indian National Congress

The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

 veteran B. Ramanath Rai

B. Ramanath Rai

Bellipady Ramanath Rai is an Indian Politician who has been a Minister in the Government of Karnataka.-Biography:Born in a Bunt family belonging to the aristocratic Bellipady clan. Rai entered politics when he became a member of the Indian National Congress.He has represented the Bantwal...

who was representing the constituency since 1985.During this term he was also a minister who held various portfolios.Currently he is a Chairman of Coastal Development Authority of Karnataka.

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