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
In office
18 June 2018 – 17 June 2024
Preceded bySyed Mudeer Aga
Succeeded byT. N. Javarayi Gowda
Constituencyelected by members of legislative assembly
Personal details
Political partyJanata Dal (Secular)
RelationsMohiuddin Bava (brother)

References

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  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)