Kothur G. Manjunath
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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| name = Kothur G. Manjunath
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| birth_place = Karnataka, India
| office = Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
| constituency = Kolar
| term_start = May 2023
| predecessor = K. Srinivasa Gowda
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| successor =
| term_start1 = 2013
| term_end1 = 2018
| predecessor1 = Amaresh
| successor1 = H. Nagesh
| constituency1 = Mulbagal
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| party = Indian National Congress
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Kothur G. Manjunath is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is currently serving as member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing Kolar.
Political career
He is former member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Mulbagal.{{cite news|last1=Kundapura|first1=Vishwa|title=Caste certificate: Mulbagal MLA accused of misuse of power|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/caste-certificate-mulbagal-mla-accused-of-misuse-of-power/article7172023.ece|accessdate=14 January 2018|work=The Hindu|date=5 May 2015|language=en-IN}} Manjunath entered the election as an independent candidate, having been denied the ticket by the Congress party, but has later joined the party.{{Cite news|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=175642 |title=Bangalore: Independent MLA comes into Congress fold |publisher=Daijiworld Media |date=4 June 2013 |accessdate=16 March 2015}} In 2015 Manjunath was involved in controversy regarding a caste certificate issued for him and he was denied to participate in the 2018 Karnataka assembly election due to court order for fake certificate.
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Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka
Category:Karnataka MLAs 2013–2018
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