K. Gopalaiah

Kamakshipalya Gopalaiah is an Indian politician serving as the Minister of Excise of Karnataka from 21 January 2021. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Mahalakshmi Layout in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of Janata Dal (Secular).[1][2][3][4] Later, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2019 and won the by-elections same year.[5]

K. Gopalaiah
Minister of Excise department
Government of Karnataka
In office
21 January 2021 – 13 May 2023
Chief MinisterB. S. Yediyurappa
Preceded byM. T. B. Nagaraj
Minister of Food, Civil supplies and Consumer affairs
Government of Karnataka
In office
06 February 2020 – 21 January 2021
Chief MinisterB. S. Yediyurappa
Preceded byShashikala Annasaheb Jolle
Succeeded byUmesh Katti
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
13 May 2013
Preceded byN. L. Narendra Babu
ConstituencyMahalakshmi Layout
Personal details
Born (1960-06-23) 23 June 1960
Bengaluru
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata party
(2019–present)
Other political
affiliations		Janata Dal (Secular)
(till 2019)

References
    1. "K. Gopalaiah(JD(S)):Constituency- MAHALAKSHMI LAYOUT(B.B.M.P(NORTH)) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
    2. Madhuri (15 May 2018). "Karnataka MLA's List 2018: Full List of Winners From BJP, Congress, JDS and More". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
    3. "Disqualified Karnataka MLAs, barring Roshan Baig, join BJP". The Economic Times. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
    4. "Rebel Karnataka MLAs barring Roshan Baig to join BJP after SC allows them to contest bypolls". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
    5. "The 15 MLAs who brought down Kumaraswamy government". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 July 2019.


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