C. M. Udasi

{{Short description|Indian politician (1937–2021)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Channabasappa Mahalingappa Udasi

| image = C. M. Udasi.jpg

| caption =

| office1 = Cabinet Minister
Government of Karnataka

| term_start1 = 30 May 2008

| term_end1 = 23 January 2013

| 1blankname1 = {{centre|Ministry}}

| 1namedata1 = {{centre|Term}}

| 2blankname1 = Minister of Public Works Department

| 2namedata1 = 30 May 2008 - 23 January 2013

| term_start2 = 18 February 2006

| term_end2 = 8 October 2007

| 1blankname2 = {{centre|Ministry}}

| 1namedata2 = {{centre|Term}}

| 2blankname2 = Minister of Rural Development & Panchayat Raj

| 2namedata2 = 18 February 2006 - 8 October 2007

| office3 = Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly

| term_start3 = 2018

| term_end3 = 2021

| constituency3 = Hangal

| predecessor3 = Manohar Tahasildar

| successor3 = Srinivas Mane

| term_start4 = 2004

| term_end4 = 2013

| constituency4 = Hangal

| predecessor4 = Manohar Tahasildar

| successor4 = Manohar Tahasildar

| term_start5 = 1994

| term_end5 = 1999

| constituency5 = Hangal

| predecessor5 = Manohar Tahasildar

| successor5 = Manohar Tahasildar

| term_start6 = 1983

| term_end6 = 1989

| constituency6 = Hangal

| predecessor6 = Manohar Tahasildar

| successor6 = Manohar Tahasildar

| birth_place = Hangal

| birth_date ={{birth date|1937|02|02|df=y}}

| death_place = Bengaluru

| death_date ={{death date and age|2021|06|08|1937|02|02|df=y}}

| spouse =

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

| otherparty = Janata Party
Janata Dal
Janata Dal (United)
Karnataka Janata Paksha

| residence = Hangal, Karnataka

| alma_mater =

| profession = Agriculturist

| education =

| website =

| footnotes =

}}

Channabasappa Mahalingappa Udasi (1937–2021) was an Indian politician from Karnataka, who was once with Janata Dal, and later with Bharatiya Janata Party at the time of his death. He joined BJP in 2004. Later he had left BJP briefly and joined Yediyurappa's Karnataka Janata Paksha in 2013.

Udasi contested every Karnataka Vidhan Sabha election from Hangal (constituency) from 1983 to 2018. He was elected in 1983, 1985, 1994, 2004, 2008 and 2018. He lost in 1989, 1999, 2013, each time to Manohar Tahasildar. Five of his six wins were gained by defeating Tahasildar.

Udasi was the minister of rural development and Panchayati raj, minister of minor irrigation, minister for handlooms and textiles, and public works department under three Chief Ministers J. H. Patel, Ramakrishna Hegde and B. S. Yediyurappa. Udasi died from age related factors aged 84. {{Cite web|title=C.M. Udasi laid to rest with full State honours|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/cm-udasi-laid-to-rest-with-full-state-honours/article34771489.ece|access-date=2021-06-11|website=The Hindu}}{{Cite web|title=Senior BJP MLA and Former Minister CM Udasi Passes Away at 85|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/senior-bjp-mla-and-former-minister-cm-udasi-passes-away-at-85-3824609.html|access-date=2021-06-11|website=News18}}{{Cite web|title=Former Karnataka minister C M Udasi passes away at 85 due to age-related illness|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/former-karnataka-minister-cm-udasi-passes-away-7349880/|access-date=2021-06-06|website=Indian Express}}{{cite news |date=16 April 2018 |title=Cong strategy in Karnataka: 12 MLAs dropped; party-hoppers, migrants, tainted turn lucky |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2018/04/16/cong-strategy-in-karnataka-12-mlas-dropped-party-hoppers-migrants-tainted-turn-lucky.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250510103308/https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2018/04/16/cong-strategy-in-karnataka-12-mlas-dropped-party-hoppers-migrants-tainted-turn-lucky.html |archivedate=10 May 2025 |accessdate=10 May 2025 |publisher=The Week |language=en}}