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'''Jagadish Shivayya Gudagunti''' (born 1955) is an Indian politician from [[Karnataka]]. He is a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from [[Jamkhandi Assembly constituency]] in [[Bagalkot district]]. He won the [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] representing the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jagadeesh Shivayya Gudagunti in Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2023/karnataka/jagadeesh-shivayya-gudagunti-jamkhandi-candidate-s10a021c007/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-13 |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 |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Gudagunti is from [[Jamakhandi|Jamkhandi]], Bagalkot district, Karnataka. His father is Shivayya Gudagunti. He completed his Diploma in Mechanical Engineering in 1972 at [[Basaveshvara Engineering College|Basaveshwar Engineering College]], [[Bagalkote]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jagadish Gudagunti(Independent(IND)):Constituency- JAMKHANDI(BAGALKOT) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=http://www.myneta.info/karnataka2013/candidate.php?candidate_id=1415 |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref>

== Career ==
Gudagunti was elected as an MLA for the first time from Jamkhandi Assembly constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election. He polled 81,937 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Anand Siddu Nyamagouda of the [[Indian National Congress]], by a margin of 4,716 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-13 |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 |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> In [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]], he contested as an independent candidate and polled 27,993 votes but lost to Nyamagouda of the Congress by a margin of 21,152 votes.<ref name="Karnataka Election Results 2023 winners: Full list of winning candidates">{{cite news|last1=India Today|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><ref name="Karnataka Election Result 2023 Winners: Full list of victorious candidates">{{cite news |date=13 May 2023 |title=Karnataka Election Result 2023 Winners: Full list of victorious candidates |url=https://www.livemint.com/elections/karnataka-assembly-election-2023-result-bjp-congress-jds-candidates-winners-list-live-news-updates-11683786118237.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250404112205/https://www.livemint.com/elections/karnataka-assembly-election-2023-result-bjp-congress-jds-candidates-winners-list-live-news-updates-11683786118237.html |archivedate=4 April 2025 |accessdate=4 April 2025 |work= |publisher=mint |language=en}}</ref> Nyamagouda got 49,145 votes.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-05-13 |title=Jamkhandi Constituency Election Results: Assembly seat details, MLAs, candidates & more |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/karnataka/constituency/jamkhandi-assembly-constituency-election-results-assembly-seat-details-mlas-candidates/articleshow/99690970.cms |access-date=2024-08-25 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

In October 2023, members of Dalit Sangharsh Samiti staged a protest in Jamkhandi condemning the statement of Gudagunti, who allegedly gave a call to the backward communities to shun reservations. They demanded an apology from the local MLA.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-10-25 |title=DSS stages protest against BJP MLA for saying reservation should be done away with |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/dss-stages-protest-against-bjp-mla-for-saying-reservation-should-be-done-away-with/article67457813.ece |access-date=2025-05-16 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1955 births]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2023–2028]]
[[Category:People from Bagalkot district]]

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