| Mankala Subba Vaidya | |
| Office: | Cabinet Minister, Government of Karnataka |
| Governor: | Thawarchand Gehlot |
| 1Blankname: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata: | Siddaramaiah |
| Subterm: | Cabinet |
| Suboffice: | Second Siddaramaiah ministry |
| 2Blankname: | Ministry and Departments |
| 2Namedata: |
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| Term Start: | 27 May 2023[1] |
| Office1: | Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start1: | 2023 |
| Predecessor1: | Sunil Biliya Naik |
| Constituency1: | Bhatkal |
| Term Start2: | 2013 |
| Term End2: | 2018 |
| Predecessor2: | J. D. Naik |
| Successor2: | Sunil Biliya Naik |
| Constituency2: | Bhatkal |
| Party: | Indian National Congress |
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]