H. Gopal Bhandary
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H. Gopal Bhandary | |
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| Succeeded by | V. Sunil Kumar |
| Constituency | Karkal |
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| Born | 7 July 1952 Udupi District |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
Hutturke Gopal Bhandary (born 07 July 1952), is an Indian politician from the State of Karnataka. Bhandary was born and brought up in Hutturke Village in Hebri of Karkala Taluk. His parents are Nandyappa Bhandary and Girija Bhandary. He is well known for his simplicity. Due to poor financial conditions Bhandary studied till PUC in Government College, Hebri. He is the former Member of Legislative Assembly of Karnataka. He was elected as MLA from Karkala constituency and served in 1999-2004 and 2008-2013.
Political career
H. Gopal Bhandary won the Karkala assembly seat by 1537 votes when the elections for Karnataka state assembly last held in 2008.He was defeated by V. Sunil Kumar of BJP in 2013 by a margin of 4254 votes.[1]H. Gopal Bhandary first became the Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly (MLA) in 1999. He defeated K P Shenoy of BJP. Gopal Bhandary was polled 49591 votes, a 62.68% of the total votes polled. He contested 2004 elections but lost to V.Sunil Kumar of BJP. However H. Gopal Bhandary emerged victorious again in 2008.
References
- ^ "Congress and BJP shares DK - In Udupi it is BJP which gained". mangalorean.com. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
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