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{{short description|Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Dr. Rajesh Gowda C M
| honorific_prefix =
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = C.M. Rajesh Gowda
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1973}}
| birth_place = [[Tumkur]], Karnataka, India
| residence = Bangalore
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = 10 November 2020
| term_end =
| predecessor = B. Satyanarayana
| constituency = [[Sira (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Sira]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata party]]
| parents = [[C. P. Mudalagiriyappa]]
| spouse = Dr Thejaswini M U
| children =
| website =
| profession = [[Radiologist]]
| year =
| education = [[M.B.B.S]], [DMRD (Radio Diagnosis) 2005 from A.I.M.S.B.G. Nagar (R.G.U.H.S.)]
}}

'''C.M. Rajesh Gowda''' is an Indian radiologist and politician. He is a Member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] from [[Sira (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Sira]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=10 November 2020|title=Sira Assembly By-election Results Live Updates: Dr: C M Rajesh Gowda of BJP wins|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/sira-assembly-by-election-results-live-updates-3061769.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=[[CNN-News18]]}}</ref> He belongs to the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=M Sripad|first=Ashwini|date=4 October 2020|title=Former Congress MP’s son joins BJP ahead of Sira bypoll|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2020/oct/04/former-congress-mps-son-joins-bjp-ahead-of-sira-bypoll-2205574.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-11|website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> and is one of the youngest MLAs in Karnataka as of 2020.

His father, [[C. P. Mudalagiriyappa]] was a three-time Congress MP. As a medical professional, Dr Rajesh Gowda focussed on his medical practice. His service of patients endeared him to people, who encouraged him to enter public life.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kumar|first=B. s Satish|date=25 October 2020|title=People in Sira are aspiring for change as they want development: Rajesh Gowda|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/people-in-sira-are-aspiring-for-change-as-they-want-development-rajesh-gowda/article32937983.ece|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=[[The Hindu]]|via=}}</ref> He contested the 2020 bypoll election from Sira and won, becoming the first BJP candidate to win the constituency.

Dr Rajesh Gowda along with congress leader [[Yathindra Siddaramaiah]] founded Matrix Imaging Solutions. However Dr Yathindra resigned as a director following a controversy in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshi|first=Bharath|date=3 October 2020|title=BJP inducts radiologist CM Rajesh Gowda ahead of Sira bypoll|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/karnataka-politics/bjp-inducts-radiologist-cm-rajesh-gowda-ahead-of-sira-bypoll-896762.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref>

== Reference ==
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[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Indian radiologists]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Tumkur]]
[[Category:Kannada people]]
[[Category:1974 births]]
[[Category:Members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]

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