K. Raghupati Bhat is a member of the legislative assembly (M.L.A) of Karnataka state. He was elected from Udupi constituency in the election held in 2004. The Udupi constituency number is 146. His father's name is Srinivas Bhat. He belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP). He started as a member of BJP. He was elected to Udupi municipal council and he was also the president of district BJP Yuva morcha (Youth wing).