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'''H. D. Ranganath''' (born 28 July 1971) is an Indian politician from [[Karnataka]]. He is an MLA from [[Tumakuru district|Tumkur district]] representing [[Indian National Congress]]. He won the [[Kunigal Assembly constituency]] in the [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr H D Ranganath in Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2023/karnataka/dr-h-d-ranganath-kunigal-candidate-s10a131c004/ |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title=Election Commission of India | url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2023/ConstituencywiseS10131.htm?ac=131 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230513070648/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2023/ConstituencywiseS10131.htm?ac=131 | access-date=2025-02-16 | archive-date=2023-05-13}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Ranganath is from [[Kunigal]], Tumkur district of India. He is the son of H. R. Doddaiah. A medical doctor by profession, he completed his master’s degree in orthopaedics in 2001 from J.C. Medical College, Mysore. Earlier, he did his M.B.B.S. at [[Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences]], Bangalore from 1989 to 1996. He also married a doctor. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. H D Ranganath(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- KUNIGAL(TUMKUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/Karnataka2023/candidate.php?candidate_id=7504 |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=myneta.info}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Ranganath won from [[Kunigal Assembly constituency]] representing [[Indian National Congress]] in the [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]]. He polled 74,724 votes and defeated his nearest rival, D. Krishna Kumar of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], by a huge margin of 26,573 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Live Kunigal Election Results, Kunigal विधानसभाचुनाव परिणाम 2023 - NDTV MPCG |url=https://www.ndtv.com/elections/karnataka-vidhan-sabha-election-results-2023/kunigal |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=www.ndtv.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-05-13 |title=Tumkur district assembly constituencies result 2023 highlights: Congress wins 7 seats, BJP 2, JD(S) 1 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/tumakuru-assembly-constituency-result-2023-highlights-bjp-jds-inc-mla-candidates-leading-vote-majority-winners/articleshow/100199601.cms |access-date=2024-08-07 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> Earlier, he contested the Kunigal seat representing Indian National Congress and became an MLA for the first time as he won the [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]]. He polled 58,697 votes and defeated his nearest rival, D. Krishna Kumar of Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 5,600 votes.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-05-13 |title=Kunigal Constituency Election Results: Assembly seat details, MLAs, candidates & more |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/karnataka/constituency/kunigal-assembly-constituency-election-results-assembly-seat-details-mlas-candidates/articleshow/99728139.cms |access-date=2024-08-07 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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He is a renowned doctor and has performed free surgeries to a couple of poor patients in his constituency.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-08-02 |title=Doc-turned-MLA performs free surgeries on 2 constituents |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/doc-turned-mla-performs-free-surgeries-on-2-constituents/articleshow/102335573.cms |access-date=2024-08-07 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> <br />
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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2018–2023]]<br />
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[[Category:People from Tumakuru district]]<br />
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