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

(1981-06-10) 10 June 1981
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 2023-04-18.
  2. "BJP releases 2nd list of 23 candidates for Karnataka polls". India Today. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  3. "Byndur, Udupi Election Result Update: BJP's Gururaj Shetty Gantihole vs Congress' K Gopal Poojary". Zee News. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  4. "Byndoor Election Result 2023 LIVE Updates and Highlights: Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin". News18. 2023-05-13. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  5. "ಪತ್ರಿಕೋದ್ಯಮ ಓದಿದ ಬರಿಗಾಲ ಸಂತನಿಗೆ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಟಿಕೆಟ್". Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  6. Udayavani. "K'taka polls: Gururaj Gantihole seeks Haladi Srinivas Shetty's blessings". Udayavani (in Kannada). Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  7. Karnataka, Headline. "ಬಿಜೆಪಿ 2ನೇ ಪಟ್ಟಿ ; ಬೈಂದೂರು ಸುಕುಮಾರ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಕೊಕ್ ; ಆರೆಸ್ಸೆಸ್ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯ ಗುರುರಾಜ್ ಗಂಟಿಹೊಳೆಗೆ ಟಿಕೆಟ್, ಮೂಡಿಗೆರೆಗೆ ದೀಪಕ್ ದೊಡ್ಡಯ್ಯ". Headline Karanataka. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  8. "Karnataka Elections 2023: BJP fields four new faces in Udupi district". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  9. Bureau, The Hindu (2023-04-15). "Candidates intensify their campaign in Udupi district". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  10. Bureau, The Hindu (2023-04-12). "Karnataka elections: BJP denies ticket to Byndoor MLA, fields fresher". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  11. ANI (2023-04-13). "Karnataka elections: BJP announces second list of 23 candidates, 7 sitting MLA's denied tickets". The Statesman. Retrieved 2023-04-18.


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