Chandru Lamani
Chandru Lamani (born 1989) is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is an MLA from Shirahatti Assembly constituency which is reserved for Scheduled Caste community in Gadag district. He won the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2][3]
Early life and education
[edit]Lamani is from Shirahatti, Gadag district. He is the son of Kuberappa Lamani. He is a doctor. He completed his M.D. in 2018 at ESI Post Graduate Institute of Medical Science and Research, Bangalore, which is affiliated with Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka.[4]
Career
[edit]Lamani won from Shirahatti Assembly constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election. He polled 74,489 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Ramakrishna Shidlingappa Doddamani, an independent candidate, by a margin of 28,520 votes.[5][6]
Chandru Lamani, along with 17 other BJP MLAs, was suspended by Karnataka's Legislative Assembly Speaker U. T. Khader for a period of six months for allegedly showing disrespect to the speaker's chair and also demonstrating unruly behaviour, while demanding a probe into a purported "honey trap" attempt involving a minister and other politicians.[7] They allegedly climbed up to the speaker's chair and threw papers at him on the last day of the budget session on 22 March 2025.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dr Chandru Lamani in Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023". News18. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Karnataka Election Results 2023 Constituency Wise Winning Candidates List". India Today. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Shirahatti". Election Commission of India. 13 May 2023. Archived from the original on 20 April 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Dr.Chandru Lamani(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- SHIRAHATTI (SC)(GADAG) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Shirahatti Election Result 2023 Live: Bjp Candidate Dr.chandru Lamani Wins From Shirahatti". news.abplive.com. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ India Today (13 May 2023). "Karnataka Election Results 2023 winners: Full list of winning candidates". Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ "Chaos in Karnataka assembly: 18 BJP MLAs suspended for six months over 'disrespecting' the Chair". Hindustan Times. 21 March 2025. Archived from the original on 20 April 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Bedlam in Karnataka assembly: BJP MLAs seek probe into 'honeytrap' charge, 18 barred for 6 months". The Indian Express. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2025.