At Rs 622 crore, Congress' Mandya candidate Venkataramane Gowda is richest candidate in Phase 2
Venkataramane, a contractor by profession, is the brother of KH Puttaswamy Gowda, an Independent MLA from Gauribidanur, who is currently aligned with the Congress party. He is a BSc graduate from Bangalore University.
Source: businesstoday.in