Jagadish Gudagunti
Jagadish Shivayya Gudagunti (born 1955) is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Jamkhandi Assembly constituency in Bagalkot district. He won the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit]Gudagunti is from Jamkhandi, Bagalkot district, Karnataka. His father is Shivayya Gudagunti. He completed his Diploma in Mechanical Engineering in 1972 at Basaveshwar Engineering College, Bagalkote.[3]
Career
[edit]Gudagunti was elected as an MLA for the first time from Jamkhandi Assembly constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election. He polled 81,937 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Anand Siddu Nyamagouda of the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 4,716 votes.[4] In 2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, he contested as an independent candidate and polled 27,993 votes but lost to Nyamagouda of the Congress by a margin of 21,152 votes.[5][6] Nyamagouda got 49,145 votes.[7]
In October 2023, members of Dalit Sangharsh Samiti staged a protest in Jamkhandi condemning the statement of Gudagunti, who allegedly gave a call to the backward communities to shun reservations. They demanded an apology from the local MLA.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jagadeesh Shivayya Gudagunti in Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023". News18. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Karnataka Election Results 2023 winners: Full list of winning candidates". India Today. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Jagadish Gudagunti(Independent(IND)):Constituency- JAMKHANDI(BAGALKOT) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Karnataka Election Results 2023 winners: Full list of winning candidates". India Today. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 25 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.
- ^ "Karnataka Election Result 2023 Winners: Full list of victorious candidates". mint. 13 May 2023. Archived from the original on 4 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ "Jamkhandi Constituency Election Results: Assembly seat details, MLAs, candidates & more". The Times of India. 13 May 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "DSS stages protest against BJP MLA for saying reservation should be done away with". The Hindu. 25 October 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 May 2025.