Gururaj Gantihole | |
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Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. | |
Assumed office 13 May 2023 | |
Preceded by | B. M. Sukumar Shetty |
Constituency | Byndoor |
Personal details | |
Born | Gururaj Shetty Gantihole 10 June 1981 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] [5] [6] [7]
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. [8] [9]
He has worked for Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh for almost 10 years, [10] During the years 2013 to 2015 he worked as vice president for Bharatiya Janata Party, [11] Udupi. BJP [12] has given the ticket to Gururaj Gantihole from the Byndoor constituency. [13] [14] [15] [16] He won the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election and currently serving as a Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly of Byndoor Region.