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'''Jyothi Reddy. N.''' (born 1953) is an Indian politician from [[Karnataka]]. She is a former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly]] from [[Gauribidanur Assembly constituency]] representing the [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] Party.<br />
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Reddy is from [[Gauribidanur]], [[Chikkaballapura district|Chikkaballapur district]], Karnataka. She married N. Rajagopal Reddy. She did her post graduation in Arts at [[Sri Venkateswara University]], [[Tirupati]], Andhra Pradesh.<ref>{{Cite web |title=JYOTHI REDDY N(JD(S)):Constituency- Gauribidanur(CHIKABALLAPUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://www.myneta.info/karnatka2008/candidate.php?candidate_id=1374 |access-date=2026-05-02 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref><br />
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Reddy became an MLA for the first time winning the [[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] from Gauribidanur Assembly constituency representing [[Janata Dal]]. She polled 42,159 votes and defeated her nearest rival, S. V. Ashwathanarayana Reddy, an independent candidate, by a margin of 7,885 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gowribidanur Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/gowribidanur-karnataka-assembly-constituency |access-date=2026-05-02 |website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref> In 1989 Assembly election from the same constituency, she lost to Ashwathanarayana Reddy, who then contested on an [[Indian National Congress]] ticket. Later, she lost the [[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1999]], [[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2004]] and [[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2008]] elections. In 2008 Assembly election, contesting on JDS ticket,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Assembly Results |url=https://chanakyya.com/Election-Results?electionType=Assembly |access-date=2026-05-02 |website=Chanakyya}}</ref> she polled 27,480 votes and finished third behind winner, [[Shivashankara Reddy N H]] of the Indian National Congress and Ravinarayana Reddy N M of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], who finished second.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC: Gauribidanur 2008 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha-details/2008/karnataka/gauribidanur/43/29767/www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha-details/2008/karnataka/gauribidanur/43/29767/200 |access-date=2026-05-02 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref> In November 2021, she joined the BJP.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-03-31 |title=Jyothi Reddy quits JD(S), joins BJP |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/jyothi-reddy-quits-jds-joins-bjp/article5852000.ece |access-date=2026-05-02 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-04-15 |title=It is unlikely to be a cakewalk for Moily |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/loksabha2014/it-is-unlikely-to-be-a-cakewalk-for-moily/article5912188.ece |access-date=2026-05-02 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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