AryaInIND: Stub

2025-12-04T10:13:21Z

Stub

New page

{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}

'''Bhagirathi Murulya''' is an Indian politician who was first elected to office in 2023<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Kamila |first=Raviprasad |date=13 May 2023 |title=Bhagirathi Murulya becomes first Dalit woman to enter Assembly from coastal Karnataka |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/karnataka-assembly/bhagirathi-murulya-becomes-first-dalit-woman-to-enter-assembly-from-coastal-karnataka/article66847361.ece/ |access-date= |website=THE HINDU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Bhagirathi Murulya candidate from Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/elections/karnataka-assembly-election-2023/dakshina-kannada/key-candidates-bhagirathi-murulya |work=[[India TV]] |pages=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Bhagirathi Murulya |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2023/karnataka/bhagirathi-murulya-sullia-candidate-s10a207c008/ |work=News 18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bhagirathi Murulya |url=https://prsindia.org/mlatrack/bhagirathi-murulya |website=PRS Legislature research}}</ref><ref name="Three returning MLAs improve victory margin while the BJP’s margin increases in three constituencies of the twin districts">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |date=14 May 2023 |title=Three returning MLAs improve victory margin while the BJP’s margin increases in three constituencies of the twin districts |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/karnataka-assembly/three-returning-mlas-improve-victory-margin-while-the-bjps-margin-increases-in-three-constituencies-of-the-twin-districts/article66849427.ece |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250409134301/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/karnataka-assembly/three-returning-mlas-improve-victory-margin-while-the-bjps-margin-increases-in-three-constituencies-of-the-twin-districts/article66849427.ece |archivedate=9 April 2025 |accessdate=9 April 2025 |publisher=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref> as a member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] representing the [[Sullia Assembly constituency|Sullia constituency]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 October 2023 |title=Sixteenth Karnataka Legislative Assembly (ಹದಿನಾರನೇ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ವಿಧಾನ ಸಭೆ) |url=https://kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/member/members.htm |access-date= |website=Karnataka Legislature}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Elected Representatives |url=https://dk.nic.in/en/elected-representatives/ |website=Dakshina Kannada district |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=12 May 2023 |title=Sullia Election Results {{!}} Bhagirathi Murulya of BJP wins |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/politics/sullia-election-results-2023-live-updates-bjp-angara-s-aims-for-seventh-consecutive-win-16611471.htm |website=[[CNBC TV18]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=12 August 2023 |title=ಮಹಿಳಾ ಮತ್ತು ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಕಲ್ಯಾಣ ಸಮಿತಿ ಸದಸ್ಯರನ್ನಾಗಿ ಶಾಸಕಿ ಭಾಗೀರಥಿ ಮುರುಳ್ಯ ನೇಮಕ |url=https://www.kannadaprabha.com/karnataka/2023/aug/12/sullia-mla-bhagirathi-murulya-appointed-member-of-women-and-children-welfare-committee-500188.html |website=[[Kannada Prabha]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=GENERAL ELECTION TO VIDHAN SABHA TRENDS & RESULT MAY-2023 |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2023/RoundwiseS10207.htm?ac=207 |website=Election Commission of India}}</ref> She is a member of the women's and children's welfare committee.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 August 2023 |title=Sullia MLA Bhagirathi Murulya appointed member of Women and Children Welfare Committee |url=https://www.udayavani.com/english-news/sullia-mla-bhagirathi-murulya-appointed-member-of-women-and-children-welfare-committee |website=Udayavani}}</ref> This seat had previously been held for six terms by [[Angara S.]], before Murulya was selected as a BJP candidate.<ref>{{Cite news |last=J A |first=Naina |date=12 April 2023 |title=In Dakshina Kannada, BJP fields 3 new faces, denies ticket to 6-time MLA for Karnataka polls |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/karnataka/in-dakshina-kannada-bjp-fields-3-new-faces-denies-ticket-to-6-time-mla-for-karnataka-polls-1208788.html |work=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=BJP's S Angara announces retirement from politics after being denied ticket |url=https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/bjp-s-s-angara-announces-retirement-from-politics-after-being-denied-ticket-123041200521_1.html |work=Business Standard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=J A |first=Naina |date=14 April 2023 |title=K'taka polls: Angara makes U-turn on retirement; to campaign for BJP |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/karnataka/ktaka-polls-angara-makes-u-turn-on-retirement-to-campaign-for-bjp-1209724.html |website=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=India |first=Press Trust of |date=14 April 2023 |title=Karnataka Minister Returns Day After Quitting Politics Over No Ticket |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/karnataka-assembly-elections-2023-karnataka-bjp-minister-returns-day-after-quitting-politics-over-denied-ticket-3948975 |website=NDTV}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=C S |first=Yamini |date=12 April 2023 |title=Karnataka BJP Min announces retirement from politics after being denied ticket |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/elections/karnataka-assembly-election/karnataka-bjp-min-announces-retirement-from-politics-after-being-denied-ticket-101681296043174.html |website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sullia (DV) |first=Daijiworld Media Network |date=14 April 2023 |title=Now, Angara makes U-turn on political 'sanyasa', to campaign for BJP candidate in Sullia |url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=1070330 |website=Daijiworld}}</ref> Murulya belongs to the [[Tulu language|Tulu]]-speaking [[Adi Dravida]] community,<ref>{{Cite news |last=ಪಲ್ಲಮಜಲು |first=ಅಕ್ಷಯ್ |date=13 May 2023 |title=Sullia Election 2023 Winner: ಸುಳ್ಳದಲ್ಲಿ ಭರ್ಜರಿ ಗೆಲುವು ಸಾಧಿಸಿದ ಭಾಗೀರಥಿ ಮುರುಳ್ಯ |url=https://tv9kannada.com/elections/karnataka-assembly-election/sullia-election-2023-winner-bhagirathi-murulya-won-a-landslide-victory-in-sullia-election-news-in-kannada-akp-577755.html |work=TV9 Kannada}}</ref> and she was the poorest candidate to win a seat in the assembly.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-15 |title=Karnataka election: Valued at Rs 28 lakh, BJP's Bhagirathi Murulya is the poorest candidate to win |url=https://www.news9live.com/elections/karnataka-assembly-election/karnataka-election-valued-at-rs-28-lakh-bjps-bhagirathi-murulya-is-the-poorest-candidate-to-win-2140695 |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=News9live |language=en-US}}</ref> Murulya had worked as a tailor and a teacher before becoming a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=govindaraj.s |title=ಟೈಲರ್‌ ವೃತ್ತಿ... ಹೈನುಗಾರಿಕೆ ಉಪವೃತ್ತಿ...ಈಗ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಅಭ್ಯರ್ಥಿ: ಸುಳ್ಯ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಿಂದ ಭಾಗೀರಥಿ ಮುರುಳ್ಯ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧೆ |url=https://kannada.asianetnews.com/politics/bjp-candidate-bhagirathi-murulya-contest-from-sullia-constituency-gvd-rte49z |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd |language=kn}}</ref> Murulya took the oath in the name of her family deity.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 May 2023 |title=Karnataka MLAs Take Oath In Name Of Family Deity, Political Masters |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/karnataka-mlas-take-oath-in-name-of-family-deity-political-masters/articleshow/100434751.cms |work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>

Murulya, the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] candidate<ref>{{Cite web |title=Live:भागीरथी मुरुल्या {{!}} सुलिया निर्वाचन क्षेत्र के परिणाम 2023 |url=https://ndtv.in/elections/karnataka/vidhan-sabha-election-candidates-list-2023/bhagirathi-murulya-10207-1 |website=NDTV}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=State Election Candidate |url=https://www.bjp.org/state-election/state-candidate/77231?combine=&page=14 |website=Bharatiya Janata Party}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Sullia (SC) Karnataka Election Live Vote Counting |url=https://marathi.abplive.com/elections/karnataka-assembly-elections/karnataka-sullia-constituency-207.html |work=APB live}}</ref> secured the seventh consecutive victory for her party in Sullia,<ref>{{Cite news |last=ಬಿರಾದಾರ್‌ |first=ಜಯಪ್ರಕಾಶ್‌ |date=27 April 2023 |title=Karnataka Elections 2023 : ಮಾಜಿ ಸಚಿವ ಅಂಗಾರ ಅವರ ಆದರ್ಶಗಳನ್ನು ಮೈಗೂಡುಸುಕೊಳ್ಳುವೆ - ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಅಭ್ಯರ್ಥಿ ಭಾಗೀರತಿ ಮುರುಳ್ಯ |url=https://vijaykarnataka.com/news/mangaluru/following-the-ideals-of-former-minister-angara-said-bjp-candidate-bhagirathi-murulya/articleshow/99822279.cms |work=Vijaya Karnataka}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-13 |title=Karnataka election results 2023: Full list of winners |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/karnataka-election-results-full-list-of-winners-8606612/ |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> and became the first [[Dalit]] woman from [[Tulu Nadu]] to enter the legislative assembly. Sullia, one of 19 assembly segments in coastal Karnataka, was the only reserved constituency for a [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|scheduled caste]] candidate in the election.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=4 April 2018 |title=Six decades on, Sullia remains a reserved constituency |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/six-decades-sullia-remains-reserved-1928801 |work=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref> She defeated her closest rival, Krishnappa from the [[Indian National Congress|Congress party]], by 30,864 votes, and took 57% of the vote share. Murulya had previously served as a member of the councils (panchayat) for [[Dakshina Kannada]] zilla and [[Sullia taluk]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=12 January 2024 |title=Elected Representatives |url=http://www.sulliatown.mrc.gov.in/en/elected-representatives |access-date=5 February 2024 |website=Sullia Town Panchayat, Government of Karnataka}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Murulya, Bhageerathi}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Tulu women politicians]]
[[Category:Tulu politicians]]
[[Category:Dalit politicians]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2023–2028]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

{{Karnataka-BJP-politician-stub}}

Bhageerathi Murulya - Revision history

AryaInIND: Stub