Karemma Nayak Explained

Karemma Nayak is an Indian politician from Karnataka. She is a first-time member^[1] of the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing Devadurga constituency in Raichur district.^{[2] [3]} She won on a Janata Dal (S) ticket. She defeated former minister K. Shivanagouda Nayak.

Background

Karemma hails from an agricultural family in Raichur district. She has been fighting in the Hyderabad-Karnataka region on issues like malnutrition and against land grabbers.^[4] She has been facing threats from land mafia and she was allegedly been implicated in many false cases. In 2005, she was the president of the Musthur Gram Panchayat.

In September 2023, she opposed JD(S) support to BJP.^[5] In June 2023, she was allegedly attacked by a mob at Bandegud tanda in the Raichur district.^[6]

Notes and References

1. News: Bureau . The Hindu . 2023-05-14 . Three first-time MLAs enter Assembly from Yadgir and Raichur districts . 2024-03-08 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
2. Web site: 2023-05-14 . Karnataka Assembly Election Results 2023: Full list of winners - India Today . 2024-03-08 . 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 . 14 May 2023 .
3. Web site: Live . A. B. P. . 2023-05-13 . Devadurga Election Result 2023 Live: Jd(s) Candidate Karemma Wins From Devadurga . 2024-03-08 . news.abplive.com . en.
4. News: 2023-05-17 . Karemma Gopalakrishna, a woman fighter from parched Devadurga in Karnataka . 2024-03-08 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
5. Web site: DHNS . Karnataka: Devadurga JD(S) MLA opposes party's alliance with BJP in 2024 LS polls . 2024-03-08 . Deccan Herald . en.
6. Web site: Goudar . Mahesh M. . 2023-06-06 . JD(S) ST woman MLA from Devadurga, Karemma Nayak, accuses BJP workers of assault; 1 arrested . 2024-03-08 . The South First . en.