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K. Gopalaiah

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K. Gopalaiah
Minister of Excise department
Government of Karnataka
In office
21 January 2021 – 13 May 2023
Chief MinisterB. S. Yediyurappa
Preceded byM. T. B. Nagaraj
Minister of Food, Civil supplies and Consumer affairs
Government of Karnataka
In office
06 February 2020 – 21 January 2021
Chief MinisterB. S. Yediyurappa
Preceded byShashikala Annasaheb Jolle
Succeeded byUmesh Katti
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
13 May 2013
Preceded byN. L. Narendra Babu
ConstituencyMahalakshmi Layout
Personal details
Born (1960-06-23) 23 June 1960 (age 64)
Bengaluru
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata party
(2019–present)
Other political
affiliations
Janata Dal (Secular)
(till 2019)

Kamakshipalya Gopalaiah is an Indian politician who was serving as the Minister of Excise of Karnataka from 21 January 2021 till May 2023. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Mahalakshmi Layout in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of Janata Dal (Secular).[1][2][3][4] Later, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2019 and won the by-elections the same year.[5] He is now a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, having won from Mahalakshmi Layout in Bangalore.[6] His party, the Bharatiya Janata Party lost the election to the Indian National Congress.[7][8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "K. Gopalaiah(JD(S)):Constituency- MAHALAKSHMI LAYOUT(B.B.M.P(NORTH)) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  2. ^ Madhuri (15 May 2018). "Karnataka MLA's List 2018: Full List of Winners From BJP, Congress, JDS and More". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Disqualified Karnataka MLAs, barring Roshan Baig, join BJP". The Economic Times. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Rebel Karnataka MLAs barring Roshan Baig to join BJP after SC allows them to contest bypolls". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  5. ^ "The 15 MLAs who brought down Kumaraswamy government". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Karnataka Results: 8 Congress Rebels Who Helped BJP Form Government In 2019 Lose". NDTV.com. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Karnataka election results: Congress wins by biggest vote share in 34 years". Hindustan Times. 13 May 2023. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Congress surge topples BJP in Karnataka". The Hindu. 13 May 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Congress wins Karnataka elections with the biggest vote share seen in 34 years". The News Minute. 14 May 2023. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.