H. Gopal Bhandary
{{Short description|Indian politician (1952–2019)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{more citations needed|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| caption = H. Gopal Bhandary
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1952|7|7|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|7|4|1952|7|7|df=y}}
| death_place = Bejai Mangaluru, India
| office1 = Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
| term_start1 = 1999
| term_end1 = 2004
| constituency1 = Karkala
| predecessor1 = K P Shenoy
| successor1 = V. Sunil Kumar
| office2 = Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
| term_start2 = 2008
| term_end2 = 2013
| predecessor2 = V. Sunil Kumar
| successor2 = V. Sunil Kumar
| party = 25pxIndian National Congress
}}
Hutturke Gopal Bhandary (7 July 1952 – 4 July 2019) was an Indian politician from the State of Karnataka and a member of Legislative Assembly of Karnataka. He was elected as MLA from Karkala constituency and served in 1999-2004 and 2008–2013.
Political career
H. Gopal Bhandary won the Karkala assembly seat by 1537 votes when the elections for Karnataka state assembly were last held in 2008. He was defeated by V. Sunil Kumar of BJP in 2013 by a margin of 4254 votes.{{cite web|url=http://www.mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=79023 |publisher=mangalorean.com |date= | title= Congress and BJP shares DK - In Udupi it is BJP which gained |accessdate=2013-04-20}} H. Gopal Bhandary first became the Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly (MLA) in 1999. He defeated K P Shenoy of BJP. Gopal Bhandary polled 49591 votes, 62.68% of the total votes polled. He contested 2004 elections but lost to V.Sunil Kumar of BJP. However H. Gopal Bhandary emerged victorious again in 2008.{{Cite news |date=2018-04-11 |title=A straight fight between Congress and BJP in Karkala constituency |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/a-straight-fight-between-congress-and-bjp-in-karkala-constituency/article23499313.ece |access-date=2023-07-29 |issn=0971-751X}}
Death
H. Gopal Bhandary died due to heart attack on 4 July 2019{{Cite web |title=Mangaluru: Former MLA Gopal Bhandary dies in bus due to heart attack |url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=602634 |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=www.daijiworld.com |language=en}} while he was travelling from Bengaluru to Mangaluru on a Volvo Bus.{{cite news |title=Former MLA dies on bus|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/former-mla-dies-on-bus/article28288239.ece |accessdate=5 July 2019}} His cremation took place at Hutturke, Hebri, in Udupi district.{{Cite news |date=2019-07-05 |title=Gopal Bhandary cremated |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/gopal-bhandary-cremated/article28300128.ece |access-date=2023-07-29 |issn=0971-751X}}
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Category:Karnataka MLAs 2008–2013
Category:People from Udupi district
Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka
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