| Uday Garudachar | |
| Office: | Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly |
| Predecessor: | R. V. Devraj |
| Constituency: | Chickpet |
| Term Start: | 2018 |
| Nationality: | India |
| Party: | Bhartiya Janta Party (since 2008) |
| Spouse: | Medini Uday Garudachar |
| Children: | 2 |
| Parents: | B. N. Garudachar (Father) Vatsala (Mother) |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Birth Date: | 7 May 1959 |
| Birth Place: | Tumakuru |
Uday Garudachar (born 7 May 1959) is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly since 2018.[1] [2] He won the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election representing Bharatiya Janata Party from Chickpet Assembly constituency.[3] [4]
Uday B Garudachar is the son of former IPS Officer, B. N. Garudachar and late Vatsala. His family hails from Bindiganavile Village, Nagamangala Taluk, Mandya district. His father served as the Director General of Police (DGP). He completed SSLC at St. Paul's High School, Belagavi, and Pre-university education at National PU College, Basavanagudi, Bangalore. He received a B.E. in Electronics from Bangalore University in 1987.[5] He is also the recipient of doctoral degrees. He married Medini Uday Garudachar, who is a social activist. He is the Director of Garuda Group of Companies. He is the owner of Garuda Mall.[6]
He is also a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He first contested the Bihar Rajya Sabha election in early 2008 but faced defeat. In 2013, he again contested the Chickpet Assembly Constituency but lost by a small margin of votes.[7] Finally in 2018, he won from Chickpet Assembly constituency representing BJP and became an MLA for the first time winning the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election. He retained the seat winning the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election where he polled 57,299 votes and defeated his nearest rival, R.V. Devraj of Indian National Congress by a margin of 12,113 votes.[8]