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{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1939)}}
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| name = Gaddada Hampayya Nayak Ballatagi
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| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1939}}
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| office = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency = [[Manvi Assembly constituency|Manvi]]
| term_start = 2023
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| predecessor = Raja Venkatappa Nayak
| successor =
| term_start1 = 2008
| term_end1 = 2018
| predecessor1 = [[N. S. Boseraju]]
| successor1 = Raja Venkatappa Nayak
| party = [[Indian National Congress]] (2008-present)
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'''Gaddada Hampayya Nayak Ballatagi''' (born 1939) is an Indian politician from [[Karnataka]].<ref name="97% MLAs crorepatis in Karnataka’s new Assembly, 55% have criminal charges: ADR report">{{cite news |title=97% MLAs crorepatis in Karnataka's new Assembly, 55% have criminal charges: ADR report |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/97-mlas-crorepatis-karnataka-new-assembly-55-have-criminal-charges-adr-8612890/ |access-date=21 April 2025 |publisher=The Indian Express |date=17 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421094425/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/97-mlas-crorepatis-karnataka-new-assembly-55-have-criminal-charges-adr-8612890/ |archive-date=21 April 2025 |language=en}}</ref> He is a three-time [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] representing [[Indian National Congress]] from [[Manvi Assembly constituency]] in the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-13 |title=Manvi Election Result 2023 Live: Inc Candidate G Hampayya Nayak Wins From Manvi |url=https://news.abplive.com/elections/manvi-election-result-2023-live-updates-constituency-vote-counting-result-winner-loser-name-bjp-congress-jds-karnataka-assembly-election-result-1601774 |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Karnataka Election 2023: Manvi Assembly Seat |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/elections/karnataka-assembly-election/manvi-1047 |website=www.hindustantimes.com}}</ref><ref name="Three first-time MLAs enter Assembly from Yadgir and Raichur districts">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |date=14 May 2023 |title=Three first-time MLAs enter Assembly from Yadgir and Raichur districts |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/karnataka-assembly/three-first-time-mlas-enter-assembly-from-yadgir-and-raichur-districts/article66850376.ece |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524210701/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/karnataka-assembly/three-first-time-mlas-enter-assembly-from-yadgir-and-raichur-districts/article66850376.ece |archivedate=24 May 2023 |accessdate=20 January 2025 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=G Hampayya Nayak in Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2023/karnataka/g-hampayya-nayak-manvi-candidate-s10a055c004/ |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Manvi">{{cite news|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2023/ConstituencywiseS1055.htm?ac=55|title=Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Manvi|date=13 May 2023|work=|access-date=21 April 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421094116/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2023/ConstituencywiseS1055.htm?ac=55|archive-date=21 April 2025|publisher=Election Commission of India}}</ref>

G. Hampayya Nayak has been appointed as Chairman Tungabhadra Command Area Development Authority in 2016.<ref name="21 MLAs to head boards, corporations">{{cite news |date=2 November 2016 |title=21 MLAs to head boards, corporations |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/21-MLAs-to-head-boards-corporations/article16091341.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250423075123/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/21-MLAs-to-head-boards-corporations/article16091341.ece |archive-date=23 April 2025 |access-date=23 April 2025 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Nayak is from Manvi, [[Raichur district]], Karnataka. He was born to Gaddada Ramayya Gowda, a farmer. He passed Class 10.<ref>{{Cite web |title=G Hampayya Nayak(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- MANVI (ST)(RAICHUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/Karnataka2023/candidate.php?candidate_id=8158 |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref>

==Career==
Nayak became an MLA for the third time winning the [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] on a Congress ticket from Manvi. He polled 66,922 votes and defeated his nearest rival, A. Bhagavantaray of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], by 7,719 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 May 2023 |title=Manvi Election Results 2023 {{!}} Karnataka Election Results {{!}} Elections 2023 |url=https://www.ndtv.com/elections/karnataka-assembly-election-results-2023/manvi |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=ndtv.com |language=en}}</ref> He became an MLA for the first time winning the [[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] representing the Indian National Congress party. In 2008, he defeated his nearest rival Gangadhar Nayak of the BJP by a margin of 2,519 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Manvi Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/manvi-karnataka-assembly-constituency |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref> He retained the Manvi seat for Congress in the [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2013]] election defeating Raja Venkatappa Nayak of the [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] by a margin of 6,987 votes.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-05-13 |title=Manvi Constituency Election Results: Assembly seat details, MLAs, candidates & more |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/karnataka/constituency/manvi-assembly-constituency/articleshow/99739077.cms |access-date=2025-04-07 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> Then, he lost the next election in [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2018]], finishing a distant fourth behind eventual winner Raja Venkatappa Nayak.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Karnataka Election Constituencies List 2018 |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/karnataka-election-constituencies-list-2018/manvi-elections-2018-results/ |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Manvi Constituency Election Results 20182">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/karnataka/constituency/manvi-assembly-constituency/articleshow/99739077.cms|title=Manvi Constituency Election Results 2018|date=13 May 2023|access-date=21 April 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421093958/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/karnataka/constituency/manvi-assembly-constituency/articleshow/99739077.cms|archive-date=21 April 2025|work=The Times of India}}</ref>

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Subhamaykarjee at 15:02, 28 April 2026