Bhageerathi Murulya

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Bhagirathi Murulya is an Indian politician who was first elected to office in 2023 [1] [2] [3] [4] as a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing the Sullia constituency. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] She is a member of the women's and children's welfare committee. [10] This seat had previously been held for six terms by Angara S., before Murulya was selected as a BJP candidate. [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] Murulya belongs to the Tulu-speaking Adi Dravida community, [17] and she was the poorest candidate to win a seat in the assembly. [18] Murulya had worked as a tailor and a teacher before becoming a MLA. [19] Murulya took the oath in the name of her family deity. [20]

Murulya, the BJP candidate [21] [22] [23] secured the seventh consecutive victory for her party in Sullia, [24] [25] and became the first Dalit woman from Tulu Nadu to enter the legislative assembly. Sullia, one of 19 assembly segments in coastal Karnataka, was the only reserved constituency for a scheduled caste candidate in the election. [26] She defeated her closest rival, Krishnappa from the Congress party, by 30,864 votes, and took 57% of the vote share. Murulya had previously served as a member of the councils (panchayat) for Dakshina Kannada zilla and Sullia taluk. [1] [27]

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