Harish Poonja is an Indian politician and member of the legislative assembly from Bharatiya Janata Party representing Belthangady constituency in Dakshina Kannada.[1][2] Poonja is the part of 15th Karnataka Assembly. Poonja defeated K Vasanth Bangera, a five-time MLA, with a margin of 22,974 votes in 2018.[3]
Ex MLA Vasanth Bangera and congress party workers organized a protest outside his office demanding to reveal the accounts for a flood relief fund setup under Harish Poonja's leadership.[4]
A team of local villagers from Darmasthala, met with Poonja requesting to not issue any permissions for construction of hotels and guest houses in the temple town since it will lead to desacration of the place.[5]
References
- ↑ Elected Representatives | District Dakshina Kannada, Government of Karnataka | India. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ↑ Belthangady Assembly Election Result 2018: Belthangady Candidates Lists, Winners and Votes. www.indiatoday.in. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ↑ Poonja beats Vasantha Bangera. The Hindu(2018-05-16). Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ↑ Beltangady: Congress gherao office of MLA Harish Poonja, demand accounts of flood compensation. www.daijiworld.com. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ↑ Don't allow construction of new hotels in Dharmastala: Villagers | Mangaluru News - Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-08-10.