K Gopala Poojary | |
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Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 2013 | |
Chairman of the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation | |
In office 2017–2019 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Personal details | |
Born | Kundapur | 21 August 1959
Nationality | ![]() |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Children | 3 |
Education | Secondary School Leaving Certificate |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | KSRTC CHAIRMAN |
Kalmady Gopala Poojary is an Indian politician who is the current Chairman of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation and member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Baindur. [1] He was born in Kalmady,Byndoor in August of 1959 to a poor farmer family. After graduation Gopala Poojary moved to Mumbai to find work. On his return to Karnataka,Gopala Poojary started his restaurant business in 1984. Introduced to politics through his political Godfather S Bangarappa. Gopala Poojary contests election for the first time as a member of the KCP in 1994 garnering 10436 votes. Gopala Poojary contests the 1996 by election as an INC candidate for the first time winning the election by 8000 votes. Gopala Poojary goes on to win the next two elections registering a hattrick of wins in 1996,1999 and 2004. He tasted defeat for the first time in 2008. He later went on to hold the Udupi District President Post. Gopala Poojary contests election once again in 2013 and wins by a margin of 31000 votes. He is defeated in the election of 2018. Gopala Poojary is considered to be a very senior leader in Udupi and is regarded as "Badavara Bandu" and lauded for being a simple politician in his hometown Byndoor.
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