| G.S. Basavaraj | |
| Constituency Mp: | Tumkur |
| Parliament: | Indian |
| Term Start: | 23 May 2019 |
| Term End: | 4 June 2024 |
| Predecessor: | S. P. Muddahanumegowda |
| Term Start2: | 2009 |
| Term End2: | 2014 |
| Predecessor2: | S. Mallikarjunaiah |
| Successor2: | S. P. Muddahanumegowda |
| Birth Date: | 4 May 1941 |
| Birth Place: | Gangasandra, Tumkur, Tumkur District, Karnataka |
| Residence: | Tumkur |
| Spouse: | S. Shakunthala |
| Children: | 2 sons |
Gangasandra Siddappa Basavaraj (born 1941) is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is a five time MLA from Tumkur Lok Sabha constituency. He now represents Bharatiya Janata Party.
Basavaraj is from Tumkur. He is born to Siddappa and Nanjamma.He married S Shakunthala and they have two sons. One son, G. B. Jyothi Ganesh is an MLA from Tumkur City. He completed his graduation in science.[1]
Basavaraj started his political career with Indian National Congress and is now a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[2] He defeated former prime minister H. D. Deve Gowda in the 2019 Indian general elections in Karnataka by a margin of nearly 15,000 votes in Tumkur Lok Sabha constituency.[3]
He has been elected to Lok Sabha from Tumkur five times, in 1984, 1989 and 1999 as member of Indian National Congress, and in 2009 and 2019 as member of BJP.[4]
In 2004 elections, he finished third as Congress candidate behind BJP and JD (S) candidates in Tumkur.[5] He joined BJP after this defeat. In 2014, he was the losing candidate for BJP. However, he won in 2019.[6]