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| Office | Cabinet Minister, Government of Karnataka |
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| Office | Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
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| Term start | 27 May 2023[1]
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| Predecessor | Sunil Biliya Naik
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| Constituency | Bhatkal
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| Political party | Indian National Congress
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Mankal S. Vaidya is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is currently serving as Cabinet Minister in Government of Karnataka and as a member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing Bhatkal.
He contested the 2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections from Bhatkal–Honnavar assembly constituency as an Independent candidate and won polling 37,319 votes.[2] He later joined the Indian National Congress in 2014.[3]
On 25 February 2018, he survived an assassination attempt during a public function in Hosad village of Uttara Kannada district.[4][5][6]
References
- ↑ Mankal Vaidya sworn as Cabinet Minster in Government of Karnataka(27 May 2023).
- ↑ CANDIDATE WISE VOTES DETAILS.
- ↑ Mankal Vaidya joins congress with..., SahilOnline News. Sahilonline.org(2014-06-21).
- ↑ Bengaluru: Explosion at event attended by MLA Bhatkal M S Vaidya. Deccanchronicle.com(2015-07-13).
- ↑ Blast near venue triggers panic. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
- ↑ Crude bomb explosion at Honnavar, Bhatkal MLA unhurt(2017-06-20).