B. M. Farooq

Summary

B. M. Farooq is an Indian politician and Mangalore-based businessman. His brother is former Indian National Congress MLA from Mangalore City North constituency, Mohiuddin Bava. On 4 June 2018, Farooq was elected unopposed to the Karnataka Legislative Council. Out of 11 seats, the INC won 4 seats, JD(S) 2 and BJP 5.[1] He was the richest MLC candidate.[2]

B. M. Farooq
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Council
Assumed office
18 June 2018
Preceded bySyed Mudeer Aga
Constituencyelected by members of legislative assembly
Personal details
Political partyJanata Dal (Secular)
RelationsMohiuddin Bava (brother)

References edit

  1. ^ "11 members elected uncontested to Karnataka Legislative Council From Assembly". Iniindia.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. ^ Jun 1, TNN /. "Tejaswini Gowda: JD(S) candidate B M Farooq is richest, BJP's Tejaswini Gowda most educated | Bengaluru News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 February 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)