P. Rajeev (Karnataka) Explained

Pandappa Rajeev is an Indian BJP politician member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.

P. Rajeev was appointed sub-inspector in 2008 at Kudachi police station framed rescue team to flood affected area in Raibag taluka. He made sure that flood affected people reached a safe place. He got elected as Legislative assembly member.^[1]

In 2016, in an interview with India Today he claimed to be an independent MLA.^[2]

He contested the 2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections as a Badavara Shramikara Raitara Congress candidate from Kudachi assembly constituency and won polling 71,057 votes.^[3]

In the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections he contested as a BJP candidate and won by a margin of 15,008 votes.^[4]

External links

• P. Rajeev affidavit

Notes and References

1. Web site: Caught on camera: Kudachi MLA P Rajeev threatens to set police station on fire . Indiatoday.in . 2017-01-13 . 2018-02-28.
2. Web site: Rajya Sabha elections: Independent Karnataka MLA switches loyalty to Congress . Indiatoday.in . 2016-06-09 . 2018-02-28.
3. Web site: CANDIDATE WISE VOTES DETAILS. 5.
4. Web site: Kudachi Election Result 2018 live updates: BJP's P Rajeev wins by 15,008 votes . Timesnownews.com . 2018-05-27.