Karemma Nayak is an Indian politician from Karnataka. She is a first-time member[1] of the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing Devadurga constituency in Raichur district.[2][3] She won on a Janata Dal (S) ticket. She defeated former minister K. Shivanagouda Nayak.
Background edit
Karemma hails from an agricultural family in Raichur district. She has been fighting in the Hyderabad-Karnataka region on issues like malnutrition and against land grabbers.[4] She has been facing threats from land mafia and she was allegedly been implicated in many false cases. In 2005, she was the president of the Musthur Gram Panchayat.[1]
In September 2023, she opposed JD(S) support to BJP.[5] In June 2023, she was allegedly attacked by a mob at Bandegud tanda in the Raichur district.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b Bureau, The Hindu (2023-05-14). "Three first-time MLAs enter Assembly from Yadgir and Raichur districts". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- ^ "Karnataka Assembly Election Results 2023: Full list of winners - India Today". web.archive.org. 2023-05-14. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- ^ Live, A. B. P. (2023-05-13). "Devadurga Election Result 2023 Live: Jd(s) Candidate Karemma Wins From Devadurga". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- ^ "Karemma Gopalakrishna, a woman fighter from parched Devadurga in Karnataka". The Times of India. 2023-05-17. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- ^ DHNS. "Karnataka: Devadurga JD(S) MLA opposes party's alliance with BJP in 2024 LS polls". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- ^ Goudar, Mahesh M. (2023-06-06). "JD(S) ST woman MLA from Devadurga, Karemma Nayak, accuses BJP workers of assault; 1 arrested". The South First. Retrieved 2024-03-08.