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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Gururaj Gantihole
| office = Member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]].
| term_start = 13 May 2023
| constituency = [[Byndoor]]
| predecessor = B. M. Sukumar Shetty
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| birth_name = Gururaj Shetty Gantihole
| birth_date = {{birth_date and age|1981|06|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Gantihole, [[Byndoor]], [[Karnataka]]
| spouse = Anuradha Shetty
| alma_mater = [[University of Mysore]]
}}

'''Gururaj Shetty Gantihole''' is an Indian politician as a member of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Byndoor: BJP is a party of ordinary workers, says Gururaj Gantihole |url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=1070328 |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=www.daijiworld.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=BJP releases 2nd list of 23 candidates for Karnataka polls |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/karnataka-assembly-polls-2023/story/bjp-releases-second-list-of-candidates-karnataka-elections-jagadish-shettar-2359239-2023-04-12 |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=India Today |date=12 April 2023 |language=en}}</ref> from [[Byndoor Assembly constituency|Byndoor Assembly Constituency]] since May 2023 after he defeated [[Indian National Congress]]'s candidate [[K Gopala Poojary]] by 16,153 votes contesting the [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] on a [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] ticket.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Byndur, Udupi Election Result Update: BJP's Gururaj Shetty Gantihole vs Congress' K Gopal Poojary |url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/byndur-udupi-election-result-update-bjps-gururaj-shetty-gantihole-vs-congress-k-gopal-poojary-2607209.html |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=Zee News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-13 |title=Byndoor Election Result 2023 LIVE Updates and Highlights: Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/byndoor-election-result-2023-live-updates-and-highlights-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-7794901.html |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Byndoor">{{cite news |date=13 May 2023 |title=Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Byndoor |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2023/ConstituencywiseS10118.htm?ac=118 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250506091137/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2023/ConstituencywiseS10118.htm?ac=118 |archive-date=6 May 2025 |access-date=6 May 2025 |publisher=Election Commission of India}}</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><ref name="Karnataka election verdict: BJP repeats 2018 success in Udupi">{{cite news |date=13 May 2023 |title=Karnataka election verdict: BJP repeats 2018 success in Udupi |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/karnataka-election-verdict-bjp-repeats-2018-success-in-udupi/articleshow/100212541.cms |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250506110358/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/karnataka-election-verdict-bjp-repeats-2018-success-in-udupi/articleshow/100212541.cms |archivedate=6 May 2025 |accessdate=6 May 2025 |publisher=The Times of India}}</ref>

== History ==
Gururaj Gantihole was born to Mahabala Shetty and Prema Shetty in Gantihole Bijoor, [[Karnataka]]. In 2008, he completed his master's degree in [[Mass communication|Mass Communication Journalism]] at Mysore Open University.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ಪತ್ರಿಕೋದ್ಯಮ ಓದಿದ ಬರಿಗಾಲ ಸಂತನಿಗೆ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಟಿಕೆಟ್ |date=13 April 2023 |url=https://publictv.in/karnataka-election-2023-bjp-give-ticket-to-gururaj-shetty-gantihole-he-is-former-rss-pracharak-not-wears-slippers/ |access-date=2023-04-18 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Udayavani |title=K'taka polls: Gururaj Gantihole seeks Haladi Srinivas Shetty's blessings |url=https://www.udayavani.com/english-news/ktaka-polls-gururaj-gantihole-seeks-haladi-srinivasa-shettys-blessing |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=Udayavani |language=kn}}</ref>

== Career ==
He has worked for [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] for almost 10 years,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Karnataka |first=Headline |title=ಬಿಜೆಪಿ 2ನೇ ಪಟ್ಟಿ ; ಬೈಂದೂರು ಸುಕುಮಾರ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಕೊಕ್ ; ಆರೆಸ್ಸೆಸ್ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯ ಗುರುರಾಜ್ ಗಂಟಿಹೊಳೆಗೆ ಟಿಕೆಟ್, ಮೂಡಿಗೆರೆಗೆ ದೀಪಕ್ ದೊಡ್ಡಯ್ಯ |url=https://headlinekarnataka.com/news/Karnataka/14621/Karnataka-BJP-Second-List-Announced,-Gururaj-Gantihole-gets-Byndoor-MLA-Ticket,-Deepak-Doddaiah-for-Mudigere |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=Headline Karanataka |language=English}}</ref> During the years 2013 to 2015 he worked as vice president for [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka|Bharatiya Janata Party]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Karnataka Elections 2023: BJP fields four new faces in Udupi district |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/assembly-elections/karnataka/karnataka-elections-2023-bjp-fields-four-new-faces-in-udupi-district-10406271.html |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=Moneycontrol |language=en}}</ref> [[Udupi]]. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]<ref>{{Cite news | date=2023-04-15 |title=Candidates intensify their campaign in Udupi district |language=en-IN |newspaper=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/karnataka-assembly/candidates-intensify-their-campaign-in-udupi-district/article66741231.ece |access-date=2023-04-18 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> has given the ticket to Gururaj Gantihole from the [[Byndoor Assembly constituency|Byndoor constituency]].<ref name="Karnataka polls: This crorepati candidate goes around barefoot">{{cite news|title=Karnataka polls: This crorepati candidate goes around barefoot|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/karnataka-polls-this-crorepati-candidate-goes-around-barefoot/articleshow/99716988.cms|accessdate=6 May 2025|publisher=The Times of India|date=24 April 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250506095844/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/karnataka-polls-this-crorepati-candidate-goes-around-barefoot/articleshow/99716988.cms|archivedate=6 May 2025}}</ref><ref name="RSS Pracharak-turned-politician Gururaj Gantihole takes on seasoned politician K. Gopal Poojary in Byndoor constituency">{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=RSS Pracharak-turned-politician Gururaj Gantihole takes on seasoned politician K. Gopal Poojary in Byndoor constituency|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/karnataka-assembly/rss-pracharak-turned-politician-gururaj-gantihole-takes-on-seasoned-politician-k-gopal-poojary-in-byndoor-constituency/article66811181.ece|accessdate=6 May 2025|publisher=The Hindu|date=4 May 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250506095903/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/karnataka-assembly/rss-pracharak-turned-politician-gururaj-gantihole-takes-on-seasoned-politician-k-gopal-poojary-in-byndoor-constituency/article66811181.ece|archivedate=6 May 2025|language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | date=2023-04-12 |title=Karnataka elections: BJP denies ticket to Byndoor MLA, fields fresher |language=en-IN |newspaper=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/karnataka-assembly/karnataka-elections-bjp-denies-ticket-to-byndoor-mla-fields-fresher/article66730722.ece |access-date=2023-04-18 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=ANI |date=2023-04-13 |title=Karnataka elections: BJP announces second list of 23 candidates, 7 sitting MLA's denied tickets |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/karnataka-elections-bjp-announces-second-list-of-23-candidates-7-sitting-mlas-denied-tickets-1503171698.html |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=The Statesman |language=en-US}}</ref> He won the [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] and currently serving as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] of [[Byndoor]] Region.

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[[Category:1981 births]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Karnataka]]
[[Category:People from Udupi district]]

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Coolblack5 at 10:36, 19 April 2026