Belthangady MLA

Harish Poonja ಹರೀಶ್ ಪೂಂಜ is an Indian politician and member of the legislative assembly from Bharatiya Janata Party representing Belthangady constituency in Dakshina Kannada.[1][2] Poonja is the part of 15th Karnataka Assembly. Poonja defeated K Vasanth Bangera, a five-time MLA, with a margin of 22,974 votes in 2018.[3]

In the 16th Karnataka Assembly election, Harish Poonja was re-elected as the MLA for Belthangady constituency with a substantial lead of 18,216 votes, defeating Rakshith Shivaram from the Indian National Congress.

Son of Agriculturist Shri Muttanna Poonja and Smt Nalini Poonja, Harish Poonja was attracted to RSS ideology as early as 6th year. He went to Balashaka near his village Padangadi in Belthangady Taluk. He studied in Kannada Medium School in his village. His parents still live in the village with their agricultural occupation.[4]

He is married to Dr Sweekrita Shetty with two kids.

Ex MLA Vasanth Bangera and congress party workers organized a protest outside his office demanding to reveal the accounts for a flood relief fund setup under Harish Poonja's leadership.[5]

A team of local villagers from Dharmasthala, met with Poonja requesting to not issue any permissions for construction of hotels and guest houses in the temple town since it will lead to desecration of the place.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Elected Representatives | District Dakshina Kannada, Government of Karnataka | India". Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Belthangady Assembly Election Result 2018: Belthangady Candidates Lists, Winners and Votes". www.indiatoday.in. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Poonja beats Vasantha Bangera". The Hindu. 16 May 2018. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Dakshina Kannada MLA dad's simplicity goes viral, wins hearts". The Times of India. 12 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Beltangady: Congress gherao office of MLA Harish Poonja, demand accounts of flood compensation". www.daijiworld.com. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  6. ↑ Vinobha K. T. (7 March 2021). "Don't allow construction of new hotels in Dharmastala: Villagers | Mangaluru News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 August 2021.


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