| Gururaj Gantihole | |
| Office: | Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. |
| Term Start: | 13 May 2023 |
| Constituency: | Byndoor |
| Predecessor: | B. M. Sukumar Shetty |
| Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Birth Name: | Gururaj Shetty Gantihole |
| Birth Place: | Gantihole, Byndoor, Karnataka |
| Spouse: | Anuradha Shetty |
| Residence: | Byndoor, Karnataka |
| Alma Mater: | University of Mysore |
Gururaj Shetty Gantihole is an Indian politician as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party[1] [2] from Byndoor Assembly Constituency since May 2023 after he defeated Indian National Congress's candidate K Gopala Poojary by 16,153 votes contesting the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election on a Bharatiya Janata Party ticket.[3] [4]
Gururaj Gantihole was born to Mahabala Shetty and Prema Shetty in Gantihole Bijoor, Karnataka. In 2008, he completed his master's degree in Mass Communication Journalism at Mysore Open University.[5] [6]
He has worked for Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh for almost 10 years,[7] During the years 2013 to 2015 he worked as vice president for Bharatiya Janata Party,[8] Udupi. BJP[9] has given the ticket to Gururaj Gantihole from the Byndoor constituency.[10] [11] He won the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election and currently serving as a Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly of Byndoor Region.