Mantar Gowda
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Mantar Gowda (born 1985) is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Madikeri Assembly constituency in Kodagu district. He represents Indian National Congress Party and won the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-12 |title=Madikeri Election Results LIVE {{!}} Mantar Gowda of Congress defeats BJP's Appachu Ranjan - CNBC TV18 |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/politics/madikeri-election-results-live-bjp-congress-16615521.htm |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=CNBCTV18 |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2023-05-13 |title=Madikeri, Virajpet Election Result 2023: Congress' Mantar Gowda, AS Ponnanna Defeat Rival BJP |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/live-madikeri-virajpet-election-result-2023-karnataka-kodagu-roundwise-vote-counting-winners-list-article-article-100195938 |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=Times Now |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=2023-05-13 |title=Mysore Assembly Constituency Result 2023 Highlights: Congress wins in Madikeri, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Chamaraja and Narsimharaja; JD(S) gets Husur, Chamundeshwari |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysuru/mysore-assembly-constituency-result-2023-highlights-l-nagendra-s-satheesh-tanveer-sait-bjp-jds-inc-mla-candidates-leading-vote-majority-winners/articleshow/100197920.cms |access-date=2024-07-25 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}
Early life and education
Gowda is from Arakalgud, Hassan district. He is the son of A. Manju, the JD (S) candidate who won from Arkalgud Assembly seat in Hassan.{{cite news |title=Fathers, sons make history, to enter Karnataka assembly |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysuru/fathers-sons-make-history-to-enter-state-assembly/articleshow/100238205.cms |access-date=29 March 2025 |publisher=The Times of India |date=15 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250329054014/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysuru/fathers-sons-make-history-to-enter-state-assembly/articleshow/100238205.cms |archive-date=29 March 2025}}{{Cite news |date=2023-04-06 |title=Son gets ticket from Congress, while his father is a JD(S) candidate |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/son-gets-ticket-from-congress-while-his-father-is-a-jds-candidate/article66706601.ece |access-date=2024-07-25 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}} He is the grandson of Sakamma, a philanthropist from Somwarpet. He resides in his ancestral home in Somwarpet. He married Divya, daughter of Narain, alias Madeyanda Narendra and Yashoda Bopanna, who served as Director of Karnataka SSLC Board. He completed his M.D. in radiology.{{Cite web |title=Dr. Mantar Gowda(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- MADIKERI(KODAGU) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://www.myneta.info/Karnataka2023/candidate.php?candidate_id=7523 |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=www.myneta.info}}{{Cite web |date=2023-04-14 |title=Congress candidate Dr Mantar Gowda Is ‘Son-in-law' of Kodagu |url=https://www.coorgnews.in/general-news/congress-candidate-dr-mantar-gowda-is-son-in-law-of-kodagu/ |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=Coorg News |language=en-US}}
Career
Gowda won the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election from Madikeri Assembly constituency representing Indian National Congress. He polled 84,879 votes and defeated his nearest rival and five time MLA, Appachu Ranjan of Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 4,413 votes.{{Cite web |title=Dr Mantar Gowda in Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2023/karnataka/dr-mantar-gowda-madikeri-candidate-s10a208c011/ |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=News18 |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2023-05-13 |title=Madikeri Election Result 2023 Live: Inc Candidate Dr. Mantar Gowda Wins From Madikeri |url=https://news.abplive.com/elections/madikeri-election-result-2023-live-updates-constituency-vote-counting-result-winner-loser-name-bjp-congress-jds-karnataka-assembly-election-result-1601926 |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}} He lost the election for legislative council from local bodies in 2021 on Congress ticket.{{Cite news |date=2023-04-06 |title=Son gets ticket from Congress, while his father is a JD(S) candidate |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/son-gets-ticket-from-congress-while-his-father-is-a-jds-candidate/article66706601.ece |access-date=2024-07-25 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Karnataka council election results: BJP inching closer to a majority while Congress fights to retain its seats |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2021/Dec/14/karnataka-council-election-results-bjp-inching-closer-to-a-majority-whilecongress-fightsto-retain-its-seats-2395446.html |access-date=29 March 2025 |publisher=The New Indian Express |date=14 December 2021 |language=en}}
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