Uday Garudachar (born 7 May 1959) is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly since 2018.[1][2] He won the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election representing Bharatiya Janata Party from Chickpet Assembly constituency.[3][4]
Early life and education
Uday B Garudachar is the son of former IPS Officer, B. N. Garudachar and late Vatsala. His family hails from Bindiganavile Village, Nagamangala Taluk, Mandya district. His father served as the Director General of Police (DGP). He completed SSLC at St. Paul's High School, Belagavi, and Pre-university education at National PU College, Basavanagudi, Bangalore. He received a B.E. in Electronics from Bangalore University in 1987.[5] He is also the recipient of doctoral degrees. He married Medini Uday Garudachar, who is a social activist. He is the Director of Garuda Group of Companies. He is the owner of Garuda Mall.[6]
Political career
He is also a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He first contested the Bihar Rajya Sabha election in early 2008 but faced defeat.[6] In 2013, he again contested the Chickpet Assembly Constituency but lost by a small margin of votes.[7] Finally in 2018, he won from Chickpet Assembly constituency representing BJP and became an MLA for the first time winning the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election. He retained the seat winning the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election where he polled 57,299 votes and defeated his nearest rival, R.V. Devraj of Indian National Congress by a margin of 12,113 votes.[8]
Portfolios head
- BJP State Executive Member from 2016 to present.
- MLA - from 2018 to present ( Bharatiya Janata Party)
Awards
- Jnanasri Award 2013 - Akhila Karnataka Vipra Vanitha Pratishtana
- Chanakya National Award 2017 - Chaitanya International Arts Academy Trust
- Nadaprabhu Kempe Gowda's Daughter-In-Law Sadhvi Lakshmi Devi Award
- Excellent Entrepreneur Award - Times Group
- Honorary Doctorate for Implementing Affordable Housing for Economically deprived from Desh Bhagat University - Chandigarh, India.
- Parashuram Award - Akhila Karnataka Ramanuja Seva Samiti
References
- ^ "ತಮ್ಮ ತಂದೆ ಹಾಗೂ ನಿವೃತ್ತ ಡೈರೆಕ್ಟರ್ ಜನರಲ್ ಆಫ್ ಪೋಲೀಸ್ ಗರುಡಾಚಾರ್ ಅವರಿಗೆ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬರ್ತಡೇ ವಿಶ್ ಮಾಡಿದ ಚಿಕ್ಕಪೇಟೆ MLA ಉದಯ್ ಗರುಡಾಚಾರ್..!". Btv News Live. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ Desk, Poll (9 May 2018). "Info for voters of Chickpet constituency - MLA, Candidates, Voting and more". Citizen Matters. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Uday B Garudachar in Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023". News18. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Chickpet election results LIVE | BJP's Uday Garudachar defeats Congress's R V Devaraj - CNBC TV18". CNBCTV18. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Uday B. Garudachar(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- CHICKPET(B.B.M.P(CENTRAL)) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ a b Arun, DHNS, B. S. "Garuda Mall owner in Bihar RS poll fray". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Chickpet election: Old rivals wary of blindsiding by billionaire". The Times of India. 27 April 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ Live, A. B. P. (13 May 2023). "Chickpet Election Result 2023 Live: Bjp Candidate Uday B. Garudachar Wins From Chickpet". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 30 August 2024.