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{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1983)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Krishna Nayaka
| image =
| caption = Official portrait
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1983}}
| birth_place = Koilaragatti Thanda, [[Hoovina Hadagali]] taluk, Vijayanagara district, Karnataka, India
| occupation = Politician
| children =
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| education = [[Visvesvaraya Technological University]]
| profession =
| sibling =
| website =
| signature = Krishna Nayaka Signature.svg
| office = [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency = [[Hadagali Assembly constituency|Hadagali]]
| term_start = 2023
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[P. T. Parameshwar Naik]]
| successor =
}}
'''Krishna Nayaka''' or '''Krishna Naik''' (born 1983) is an Indian politician from [[Karnataka]]. He is an MLA from Hoovina [[Hadagali Assembly constituency]] in [[Vijayanagara district|Vijayanagar district]]. He won the [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] representing [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Krishna Nayaka in Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2023/karnataka/krishna-nayaka-hadagali-candidate-s10a088c006/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-13 |title=Hadagalli Election Result 2023 Live: Bjp Candidate Krishna Nayaka Wins From Hadagalli |url=https://news.abplive.com/elections/hadagalli-election-result-2023-live-updates-constituency-vote-counting-result-winner-loser-name-bjp-congress-jds-karnataka-assembly-election-result-1601807 |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Nayaka is from [[Hoovina Hadagali]], Vijayanagar district. His father Umla Nayak is a farmer. He completed his graduation degree in engineering at [[Visvesvaraya Technological University|Vishveshvaraya Technological University]], [[Belgaum|Belagavi]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Krishna Nayaka(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- HADAGALI (SC)(VIJAYANAGAR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://www.myneta.info/Karnataka2023/candidate.php?candidate_id=7974 |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref>

== Career ==
Nayaka won the Hoovina Hadagali Assembly constituency representing [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election. He polled 73,200 votes and defeated his nearest rival, [[P. T. Parameshwar Naik]] of [[Indian National Congress]], by a narrow margin of 1,444 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-13 |title=Hadagalli, Hagaribommanahalli, Kudligi, Vijayanagara Election Result 2023: HR Gaviyappa, Dr Srinivas NT Hand Congress Handsome Victories |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/live-hadagalli-hagaribommanahalli-kudligi-vijayanagara-karnataka-election-result-2023-roundwise-vote-counting-winners-list-article-100180355 |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=Times Now |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: List of winners with a margin of fewer than 2,000 votes |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/karnataka/karnataka-assembly-elections-2023-list-of-winners-with-a-margin-of-fewer-than-2000-votes-1218469.html|access-date=2024-08-25|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Hadagali">{{cite news |date=13 May 2023 |title=Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Hadagali |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2023/ConstituencywiseS1088.htm?ac=88 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250429180411/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2023/ConstituencywiseS1088.htm?ac=88 |archive-date=29 April 2025 |access-date=29 April 2025 |publisher=Election Commission of India}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:1983 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2023–2028]]
[[Category:People from Ballari district]]

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