| Honorific-Prefix: | Member of the Legislative Assembly |
| Y. S. V. Datta | |
| Native Name Lang: | kn |
| Office: | MLA from Kadur |
| Term Start: | 2013 |
| Term End: | 2018 |
| Birth Date: | 24 June 1954 |
| Birth Place: | Yagati, Kadur Taluk, Chikmagalur District |
| Residence: | Chikmagalur, Karnataka, India |
| Spouse: | Smt. R. Nirmala |
| Children: | 1 |
| Office1: | Member of Legislative council |
| Term Start2: | 2006 |
| Term End2: | 2012 |
| Party: | Janata Dal (Secular) (2023-Present) |
| Otherparty: | Indian National Congress (Short stint in 2023 before returning to JDS again) |
| Education: | B.sc. |
Yagati Suryanarayana Venkatesha Datta (born 24 June 1954) is an Indian politician and former member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly from the Kadur seat in 2013 on the Janata Dal (Secular) ticket. Later on 14 January 2023, Datta who had earlier joined INC, reverted to JD(S) on April 13, 2023, in the presence of HD Revanna anda MP Prajwal Revanna. His return was, however, opposed by HD Kumarswamy, who left the matter to Revanna.
Y. Datta was born in Yagati, Kadur taluk, Chikmagalur district. He completed a B.Sc. From National College Basavanagudi in Bangalore in 1973. Before entering politics, he taught mathematics to SSLC, PUC, B.Sc. and engineering students through his tutorial in Bengaluru's Rajajinagar.[1] [2]
| 1. | 2001 | 2007 | General secretary of Janata Dal (Secular).[3]
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| 2. | 2006 | 2012 | Nominated as Member of legislative council.[4] | |
| 3. | 2013 | 2018 | Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Kadur.[5] |