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'''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]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr Chandru Lamani in Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2023/karnataka/dr-chandru-lamani-shirahatti-candidate-s10a065c011/ |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Karnataka Election Results 2023 Constituency Wise Winning Candidates List |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/karnataka-election-results-2023-constituency-wise-winning-candidates-list |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Shirahatti">{{cite news |date=13 May 2023 |title=Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Shirahatti |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2023/ConstituencywiseS1065.htm?ac=65 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250420132844/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2023/ConstituencywiseS1065.htm?ac=65 |archive-date=20 April 2025 |access-date=20 April 2025 |work= |publisher=Election Commission of India}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
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]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr.Chandru Lamani(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- SHIRAHATTI (SC)(GADAG) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/Karnataka2023/candidate.php?candidate_id=8292 |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=myneta.info}}</ref>

== Career ==
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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-13 |title=Shirahatti Election Result 2023 Live: Bjp Candidate Dr.chandru Lamani Wins From Shirahatti |url=https://news.abplive.com/elections/shirahatti-election-result-2023-live-updates-constituency-vote-counting-result-winner-loser-name-bjp-congress-jds-karnataka-assembly-election-result-1601784 |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Karnataka Election Results 2023 winners: Full list of winning candidates">{{cite news|title=Karnataka Election Results 2023 winners: Full list of winning candidates|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/karnataka-assembly-polls-2023/story/karnataka-assembly-election-results-2023-full-list-of-winners-2378524-2023-05-13|accessdate=17 November 2024|date=13 May 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927231528/https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/karnataka-assembly-polls-2023/story/karnataka-assembly-election-results-2023-full-list-of-winners-2378524-2023-05-13|archivedate=27 September 2023|language=en}}</ref>

Chandru Lamani, along with 17 other BJP MLAs, was suspended by [[List of speakers of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly|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.<ref name="Chaos in Karnataka assembly: 18 BJP MLAs suspended for six months over ‘disrespecting’ the Chair">{{cite news |title=Chaos in Karnataka assembly: 18 BJP MLAs suspended for six months over ‘disrespecting’ the Chair |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/bengaluru-news/chaos-in-karnataka-assembly-18-bjp-mlas-suspended-for-six-months-over-disrespecting-the-chair-101742556962076.html |access-date=20 April 2025 |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=21 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250420133911/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/bengaluru-news/chaos-in-karnataka-assembly-18-bjp-mlas-suspended-for-six-months-over-disrespecting-the-chair-101742556962076.html |archive-date=20 April 2025 |language=en-us}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-22 |title=Bedlam in Karnataka assembly: BJP MLAs seek probe into ‘honeytrap’ charge, 18 barred for 6 months |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/karnataka-bjp-mlas-suspended-after-protests-on-honey-trapping-allegagtions-9898571/ |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1989 births]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2023–2028]]
[[Category:People from Gadag district]]
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