Preetham J. Gowda
Preetham J. Gowda (born 1982) is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He was elected as the Member of Legislative Assembly from Hassan Assembly constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2018.
Gowda is from Hassan. He is the son of Javaregowda. He completed his Bachelor of Engineering in computer science in 2003 at Malnad College of Engineering which is affiliated with the Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi.[1]
He first became an MLA winning the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election from Hassan Assembly constituency in Hassan district representing the Bharatiya Janata Party. He polled 63,348 votes and defeated his nearest rival, H. S. Prakash of the Janata Dal (S), by a margin of 13,006 votes.[2][3] He lost the Hassan seat in the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election.[4][5] He polled 77,322 votes and lost to Swaroop Prakash of the JDS by a margin of 7,854 votes.[6][7]
References
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- ↑ "Battle for the states - Preetham J Gowda - BJP | Hassan| Karnataka". News 18. 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ↑ "IndiaVotes AC: Karnataka 2018". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ↑ "Won't send my kids to school: BJP MLA | Mysuru News - Times of India". The Times of India. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ↑ Dwarakanath, Nagarjun (10 August 2021). "Was legislator before he was born, says Karnataka minister; BJP MLA responds with 'bonded labourers' remark". India Today. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ↑ "Karnataka Election Results 2023 | JD(S) candidate Swaroop Prakash wins Hassan seat, defeating BJP MLA Preetham Gowda". The Hindu. 13 May 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ↑ "Hassan Election Results: Assembly seat details, MLAs, candidates & more". The Times of India. 4 May 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 May 2026.