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'''Gurme Suresh Shetty''' (born 1963) is an Indian politician from [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{Cite news | date=2023-05-05 |title=Karnataka elections: Close contest between BJP and Congress in Kaup |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/karnataka-assembly/karnataka-elections-close-contest-between-bjp-and-congress-in-kaup/article66816779.ece |access-date=2024-08-26 |newspaper=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He is an MLA from [[Kapu Assembly constituency]] in [[Udupi district]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-22 |title=Kapu Elections Result 2023: BJP's Gurme Suresh Shetty To Go Against Congress' Vinaya Kumar Sorake |url=https://www.thedailyjagran.com/elections/karnataka-assembly-election/kapu-assembly-elections-2023-bjps-gurme-suresh-shetty-to-go-against-congress-vinaya-kumar-sorake-10074589 |access-date=2024-08-26 |website=English Jagran |language=en}}</ref> He won the [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] representing [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gurme Suresh Shetty in Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2023/karnataka/gurme-suresh-shetty-kaup-candidate-s10a121c005/ |access-date=2024-08-26 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Three returning MLAs improve victory margin while the BJP’s margin increases in three constituencies of the twin districts">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |date=14 May 2023 |title=Three returning MLAs improve victory margin while the BJP’s margin increases in three constituencies of the twin districts |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/karnataka-assembly/three-returning-mlas-improve-victory-margin-while-the-bjps-margin-increases-in-three-constituencies-of-the-twin-districts/article66849427.ece |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250409134301/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/karnataka-assembly/three-returning-mlas-improve-victory-margin-while-the-bjps-margin-increases-in-three-constituencies-of-the-twin-districts/article66849427.ece |archivedate=9 April 2025 |accessdate=9 April 2025 |publisher=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref name="BJP maintains its sway in Udupi district by winning all five Assembly seats">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |date=13 May 2023 |title=BJP maintains its sway in Udupi district by winning all five Assembly seats |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/karnataka-assembly/bjp-maintains-its-sway-in-udupi-district-by-winning-all-five-assembly-seats/article66846882.ece |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250506101158/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/karnataka-assembly/bjp-maintains-its-sway-in-udupi-district-by-winning-all-five-assembly-seats/article66846882.ece |archivedate=6 May 2025 |accessdate=6 May 2025 |publisher=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Shetty is from Kaup, Udupi district. His late father Prabhakar Shetty was a business man. He completed his Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1994 at Veerashaiva College, Bellary, which is affiliated with [[Gulbarga University|Gulbargha University]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gurme Suresh Shetty(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- KAPU(UDUPI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://www.myneta.info/Karnataka2023/candidate.php?candidate_id=7447 |access-date=2024-08-26 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref>

== Career ==
Shetty won from Kapu Assembly constituency representing Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election. He polled 80,559 votes and defeated his nearest rival, [[Vinay Kumar Sorake]] of [[Indian National Congress]], by a margin of 13,004 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-13 |title=Karnataka election results 2023: Full list of winners |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/karnataka-election-results-full-list-of-winners-8606612/ |access-date=2024-08-26 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Kapu">{{cite news |date=13 May 2023 |title=Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Kapu |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2023/ConstituencywiseS10121.htm?ac=121 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250506092137/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2023/ConstituencywiseS10121.htm?ac=121 |archive-date=6 May 2025 |access-date=6 May 2025 |work= |publisher=Election Commission of India}}</ref>

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[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2023–2028]]
[[Category:People from Udupi district]]

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CharlineDiederic at 14:47, 2 May 2026