Gururaj Gantihole

Indian politician

Gururaj Gantihole
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
ConstituencyByndoor
Personal details
Born
Gururaj Gantihole

(1981-06-10) 10 June 1981 (age 43)
Gantihole, Byndoor, Karnataka
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseAnuradha Shetty
Residence(s)Byndoor, Karnataka
Alma materUniversity of Mysore

Gururaj Gantihole is an Indian politician as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party[1][2] from Byndoor Assembly Constituency since May 2023 after he defeated Indian National Congress's candidate K Gopala Poojary by 16,153 votes contesting the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election on a Bharatiya Janata Party ticket.[3][4]

History

Gururaj Gantihole was born to Mahabala Shetty and Prema Shetty in Gantihole Bijoor, Karnataka. In 2008, he completed his master's degree in Mass Communication Journalism at Mysore Open University.[5][6]

Career

He has worked for Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh for almost 10 years,[7] During the years 2013 to 2015 he worked as vice president for Bharatiya Janata Party,[8] Udupi. BJP[9] has given the ticket to Gururaj Gantihole from the Byndoor constituency.[10][11] He won the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election and currently serving as a Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly of Byndoor Region.

References

  1. ^ "Byndoor: BJP is a party of ordinary workers, says Gururaj Gantihole". www.daijiworld.com. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  2. ^ "BJP releases 2nd list of 23 candidates for Karnataka polls". India Today. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Byndur, Udupi Election Result Update: BJP's Gururaj Shetty Gantihole vs Congress' K Gopal Poojary". Zee News. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Byndoor Election Result 2023 LIVE Updates and Highlights: Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin". News18. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  5. ^ "ಪತ್ರಿಕೋದ್ಯಮ ಓದಿದ ಬರಿಗಾಲ ಸಂತನಿಗೆ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಟಿಕೆಟ್". Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  6. ^ Udayavani. "K'taka polls: Gururaj Gantihole seeks Haladi Srinivas Shetty's blessings". Udayavani (in Kannada). Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  7. ^ Karnataka, Headline. "ಬಿಜೆಪಿ 2ನೇ ಪಟ್ಟಿ ; ಬೈಂದೂರು ಸುಕುಮಾರ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಕೊಕ್ ; ಆರೆಸ್ಸೆಸ್ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯ ಗುರುರಾಜ್ ಗಂಟಿಹೊಳೆಗೆ ಟಿಕೆಟ್, ಮೂಡಿಗೆರೆಗೆ ದೀಪಕ್ ದೊಡ್ಡಯ್ಯ". Headline Karanataka. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Karnataka Elections 2023: BJP fields four new faces in Udupi district". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Candidates intensify their campaign in Udupi district". The Hindu. 15 April 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Karnataka elections: BJP denies ticket to Byndoor MLA, fields fresher". The Hindu. 12 April 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  11. ^ ANI (13 April 2023). "Karnataka elections: BJP announces second list of 23 candidates, 7 sitting MLA's denied tickets". The Statesman. Retrieved 18 April 2023.


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