C. N. Balakrishna Explained

Cholenahalli Nanjappa Balakrishna (born 7 April 1969) is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He won the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election on Janata Dal (S) ticket from Shravanabelagola constituency in Hassan district.^[1] He defeated M.A. Gopalaswamy of the Congress party by a margin of 6,645 votes. He won the Shravanabelagola seat for the third time.^{[2] [3]}

Early life and education

His late father, Nanjappa, was a farmer. He is a graduate.^[4]

Career

Balakrishna first became an MLA from Shravanabelagola in 2013 on JD(S) ticket defeating C. S. Putte Gowda by 24,142 votes.^[5] He won again in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election defeating the same opponent by 53,012 votes.^[6] He won for the third time in 2023 elections defeating M. A. Gopalaswamy of Congress by 6,645 votes.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: C N Balakrishna in Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 . 2024-03-27 . News18 . en.
2. News: Bureau . The Hindu . 2023-05-13 . Karnataka election results 2023 In Hassan, JD(S) loses two seats, while BJP, Cong improve their strength . 2024-03-27 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
3. Web site: 2023-05-13 . Shravanabelagola election result live: JD(S) MLA CN Balakrishna, eyeing a third term, leads Congress' MA Gopalaswamy by 5,510 votes . 2024-03-27 . CNBCTV18 . en.
4. Web site: States . 2024-03-27 . PRS Legislative Research . en-US.
5. News: 2013-05-08 . C N Balakrishna tastes victory the very first time he contested against two-time MLA C S Puttegowda at Shravanabelagola. He won by 24,142 votes. . 2024-03-27 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
6. Web site: 2023-05-06 . Shravanabelagola: JDS's CN Balakrishna Eyeing Another Victory Against Congress's Gopalaswamy Constituency Watch . 2024-03-27 . TimesNow . en.
7. Web site: english . Karnataka shravanabelagola Election Result 2023 Live, Karnataka Assembly Election Vote Counting, Karnataka shravanabelagola Winner . 2024-03-27 . news.abplive.com . en.