Rajeev Metri, a senior cardiology nurse originally from Daddi village in Hukkeri taluk of Belagavi district, has been elected as a councillor in Bodelwyddan town in North Wales, United Kingdom. He is believed to be the first Kannadiga nurse to achieve this position in the UK.
Metri migrated to the UK in 2001 and is the son of Krishna Metri and Draupadi. He entered frontline healthcare work with the National Health Service and is now the manager of the health and safety team.
Metri has been nominated by the Labour Party as a parliamentary candidate for the Wales region. He joined the Labour Party in 2019 and is contesting the 2026 Senedd elections from the Clwyd region under Welsh Labour.
He previously served as a councillor for Bodelwyddan town and currently represents the Northwell Ward in Luton Borough Council, England.
The Senedd is Wales’s parliament, where decisions are taken on key subjects such as health, education, transport and the environment. From 2026, it will have 96 members elected from across Wales.
Belagavi-Origin Rajeev Krishna Metri Elected Councillor in North Wales; Set for Wales’s Parliament Pollsnnada-speaking community in the United Kingdom.