Mankala Vaidya

Mankala Subba Vaidya
Cabinet Minister, Government of Karnataka
Incumbent
Assumed office
27 May 2023[1]
GovernorThawarchand Gehlot
CabinetSecond Siddaramaiah ministry
Chief MinisterSiddaramaiah
Ministry and Departments
  • Fisheries & Ports
  • Inland Transport
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
2023
Preceded bySunil Biliya Naik
ConstituencyBhatkal
In office
2013–2018
Preceded byJ. D. Naik
Succeeded bySunil Biliya Naik
ConstituencyBhatkal
Personal details
Political partyIndian National Congress

Mankal S. Vaidya is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is currently serving as Cabinet Minister in Government of Karnataka and as a member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing Bhatkal.

He contested the 2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections from Bhatkal–Honnavar assembly constituency as an Independent candidate and won polling 37,319 votes.[2] He later joined the Indian National Congress in 2014.[3]

On 25 February 2018, he survived an assassination attempt during a public function in Hosad village of Uttara Kannada district.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Mankal Vaidya sworn as Cabinet Minster in Government of Karnataka". 27 May 2023.
  2. ^ "CANDIDATE WISE VOTES DETAILS" (PDF). p. 79.
  3. ^ "Mankal Vaidya joins congress with..., SahilOnline News". Sahilonline.org. 21 June 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Bengaluru: Explosion at event attended by MLA Bhatkal M S Vaidya". Deccanchronicle.com. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Blast near venue triggers panic". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Crude bomb explosion at Honnavar, Bhatkal MLA unhurt". The Hindu. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2018.


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