Hutturke Gopal Bhandary was an Indian politician from the State of Karnataka and a member of Legislative Assembly of Karnataka. He was elected as MLA from Karkala constituency and served in 1999-2004 and 2008–2013. Born: 7 July 1952 Died: 4 July 2019 Birth place: Hebri, India Death place: Bejai Mangaluru, India Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._Gopal_Bhandary Career: H. Gopal Bhandary won the Karkala assembly seat by 1537 votes when the elections for Karnataka state assembly were last held in 2008. He was defeated by V. Sunil Kumar of BJP in 2013 by a margin of 4254 votes. H. Gopal Bhandary first became the Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly (MLA) in 1999. He defeated K P Shenoy of BJP. Gopal Bhandary polled 49591 votes, 62.68% of the total votes polled. He contested 2004 elections but lost to V.Sunil Kumar of BJP. However H. Gopal Bhandary emerged victorious again in 2008. References: Category:1952 births Category:2019 deaths Category:Karnataka MLAs 2008–2013 Category:People from Udupi district Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka