Gururaj Gantihole

Gururaj Gantihole
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 May 2023
Preceded by	B. M. Sukumar Shetty
Constituency	Byndoor
Personal details
Born	Gururaj Shetty Gantihole (1981-06-10) 10 June 1981 (age 43) Gantihole, Byndoor, Karnataka
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Anuradha Shetty
Residence(s)	Byndoor, Karnataka
Alma mater	University of Mysore

Gururaj Shetty 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. 12 April 2023. 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". 13 April 2023. 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.