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'''Karemma Nayak''' is an Indian politician from [[Karnataka]], India. She is a first-time member<ref name="Three first-time MLAs enter Assembly from Yadgir and Raichur districts">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |date=14 May 2023 |title=Three first-time MLAs enter Assembly from Yadgir and Raichur districts |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/karnataka-assembly/three-first-time-mlas-enter-assembly-from-yadgir-and-raichur-districts/article66850376.ece |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524210701/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/karnataka-assembly/three-first-time-mlas-enter-assembly-from-yadgir-and-raichur-districts/article66850376.ece |archivedate=24 May 2023 |accessdate=20 January 2025 |publisher=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref> of the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] representing [[Devadurga Assembly constituency]] in Raichur district.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-14 |title=Karnataka Assembly Election Results 2023: Full list of winners - India Today |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=2024-03-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514043110/https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/karnataka-assembly-polls-2023/story/karnataka-assembly-election-results-2023-full-list-of-winners-2378524-2023-05-13 |archive-date=14 May 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-13 |title=Devadurga Election Result 2023 Live: Jd(s) Candidate Karemma Wins From Devadurga |url=https://news.abplive.com/elections/devadurga-election-result-2023-live-updates-constituency-vote-counting-result-winner-loser-name-bjp-congress-jds-karnataka-assembly-election-result-1601775 |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref> She won the 2023 Karnataka Legislative assembly election representing the [[Janata Dal (S)]].

== Background ==
Karemma is from an agricultural family in [[Raichur district]]. She has been fighting in the [[Kalyana-Karnataka|Hyderabad-Karnataka]] region on issues like malnutrition and against [[Land grabbing|land grabbers]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=2023-05-17 |title=Karemma Gopalakrishna, a woman fighter from parched Devadurga in Karnataka |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/karnataka/news/karemma-gopalakrishna-a-woman-fighter-from-parched-devadurga-in-karnataka/articleshow/100290075.cms |access-date=2024-03-08 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> She has been facing threats from [[Mafia Raj|land mafia]] and she was allegedly been implicated in many false cases.

In September 2023, she opposed JD(S) support to [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 September 2023 |title=Karnataka: Devadurga JD(S) MLA opposes party's alliance with BJP in 2024 LS polls |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/karnataka-devadurga-jds-mla-opposes-partys-alliance-with-bjp-in-2024-ls-polls-2700301 |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref> In June 2023, she was allegedly attacked by a mob at Bandegud tanda in the Raichur district.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goudar |first=Mahesh M. |date=2023-06-06 |title=JD(S) ST woman MLA from Devadurga, Karemma Nayak, accuses BJP workers of assault; 1 arrested |url=https://thesouthfirst.com/karnataka/jds-st-woman-mla-from-devadurga-karemma-nayak-accuses-bjp-workers-of-assault-1-arrested/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=The South First |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
She began her political life in 2005, when she was the president of the [[Mustur]] [[Gram panchayat|Gram Panchayat]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2023-05-14 |title=Three first-time MLAs enter Assembly from Yadgir and Raichur districts |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/karnataka-assembly/three-first-time-mlas-enter-assembly-from-yadgir-and-raichur-districts/article66850376.ece |access-date=2024-03-08 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> She won from [[Devadurga Assembly constituency]] representing Janata Dal (S) in the [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]]. She polled 99,544 votes and defeated her nearest rival and former minister [[K. Shivanagouda Naik|K. Shivanagouda Nayak]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], by a margin of 34,256 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Karemma in Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2023/karnataka/karemma-devadurga-candidate-s10a056c004/ |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-13 |title=Devadurga Election Result 2023 Live: Jd(s) Candidate Karemma Wins From Devadurga |url=https://news.abplive.com/elections/devadurga-election-result-2023-live-updates-constituency-vote-counting-result-winner-loser-name-bjp-congress-jds-karnataka-assembly-election-result-1601775 |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref> Earlier in the 2020 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, she contested as an independent candidate, polling over 25,000 votes and finishing third.<ref name=":1" />

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[[Category:21st-century Indian women politicians]]
[[Category:Women members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2023–2028]]
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[[Category:Janata Dal (Secular) politicians]]

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