Karemma Nayak
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] She won on an Janata Dal (S) ticket. She defeated former minister Shivanagouda.
Background
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.[3] 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.[4]
References
- ^ 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.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Karnataka Assembly Election Results 2023: Full list of winners - India Today". web.archive.org. 2023-05-14. 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.