Vidyadhar Guruji Sayanna Explained

Office:	Member of Mysore Legislative Assembly
Termstart:	1962
Termend:	1967
Constituency:	Gurmitkal
Party:	Janata Party
Otherparty:	Swatantra party
Predecessor:	Seat established
Successor:	N. Yenkappa
Death Date:	29 July 2017
Death Place:	Kalaburagi Government hospital, Kalaburagi, Karnataka
Spouse:	Savitadevi
Children:	3 Sons and 1 Daughter
Parents:	Sayanna (Father)
Office1:	Chairman, Hindi Prachar Sabha

Vidyadhar Guruji Sayanna was an Indian politician, freedom fighter and Gandhian.^[1] He was a Member of Mysore Legislative Assembly (currently Karnataka Legislative Assembly) from Gurmitkal constituency.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Personal life

Vidyadhar Guruji Sayanna was married to Savitadevi and the couple had four children which includes three sons, and one daughter.

Positions held

• Member of Mysore Legislative Assembly (Third Assembly 1962–1967).^[5]
• Chairman of Hindi Prachar Sabha (for a period)

Election results

1962

Mysore Legislative Assembly election, Gurmitkal Constituency^[6] !Year!Constituency!Candidate!Party!Votes!Result

1962	Shahapur (Vidhana Sabha constituency)A.C.No 15	Vidyadhar Guruji Sayanna	Swatantra Party	19,378
		Malappa Lingappa Kollur	Indian National Congress	9,469
MARGIN : 9909 (34.35% of Total Valid Votes)

1984

Polling Date: 24-12-1984

Polling Station: Number: 1,127

Average Electors per Polling Station: 681

8th Lok Sabha General Election - 1984, Gulbarga Constituency^{[7] [8]} !Year!Constituency!Candidate!Party!Votes!Result

1984	Gulbarga (Lok Sabha constituency)	Veerendra Patil	Indian National Congress	235,751
		Vidyadhar Guruji Sayanna		140,261
MARGIN : 95,490 (23.80% of Total Valid Votes)

Notes and References

1. News: Para. Praveen. 2017-07-30. Freedom fighter Vidyadhar Guruji dies aged 105. en-IN. The Hindu. 2021-06-20. 0971-751X.
2. Web site: Karnataka Election Results 1962, Karnataka Assembly Elections Results 1962. 2021-06-20. www.elections.in.
3. Web site: Karnataka 1962. 2021-06-20. Election Commission of India. en-IN.
4. Web site: 1962 Assembly election results for Karnataka. 2021-06-20. elections.traceall.in.
5. Book: Assembly, Mysore (India : State) Legislature Legislative. Debates; Official Report. 1966. kn.
6. Web site: 2019-02-14. Gurmitkal 1962 Assembly MLA Election Karnataka ENTRANCEINDIA. 2021-06-20. en-US.
7. Web site: 2019-03-08. Gulbarga 1984 Loksabha MP Election Karnataka ENTRANCEINDIA. 2021-06-20. en-US.
8. Web site: 1984 India General (8th Lok Sabha) Elections Results. 2021-06-20. www.elections.in.