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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{more footnotes needed|date=September 2021|blp=yes}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Narasimha Nayak (Raju Gowda)
| image = Raju gowda image.png
| office =
| term_start =
| term_end =
| constituency4 =
| predecessor4 = Raja Venkatappa Nayak
| term_start6 = 2008
| term_end6 = 2013
| constituency6 = [[Shorapur (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Shorapur]]
| predecessor6 = Narasimhanayak (Raju Gowda)
| term_start7 = 2004
| term_end7 = 2008
| constituency7 = [[Shorapur (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Shorapur]]
| predecessor7 = Raja Venkatappa Nayak
| office1 = [[Karnataka Urban Water Supply & Drainage Board President]]
| term_start1 = 2020
| term_end1 =
| office2 = Minister of Small scale Industries
| term_start2 = 2011
| term_end2 = 2013
| predecessor2 = [[Shivaraj Tangadagi]]
| successor2 = [[Ramesh Jarkiholi]]
| office3 = [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start3 = 2018
| term_end3 =
| constituency3 = [[Shorapur (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Shorapur]]
| predecessor3 =
| successor3 =
| birth_name = Narasimhanayaka Raju Gowda
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|12|27|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Kodekal]]
| residence = [[Shorapur]]
| parents = Shambangouda, Timmamma
| spouse = Maitra Nayak
| children = 1 (Manikantha Nayak)
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| website = {{URL|https://narasimhanayak.website/}}
| native_name = ನರಸಿಂಹ ನಾಯಕ್ (ರಾಜು ಗೌಡ)
| honorific_prefix = Member of [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
}}

'''Narasimhanayak''' (born 27 December 1978), fondly called as '''Raju Gowda''', is an [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka|Indian]] politician who is Currently Chairman Of ''Karnataka Urban Water Supply & Drainage Board''<ref name="auto">{{cite web |last1=Nayak |first1=Narasimha |title=President of Karntaka Urban Water Supply & Drainage |url=https://www.kuwsdb.org/ |website=Karntaka Urban water Supply & Drainage |publisher=kuwsdb.org |access-date=29 May 2020}}</ref> since 2020. He is 3rd time Current Member of [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] from [[Shorapur (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Shorapur Constituency]] since 2018.<ref>{{cite web|last1=|first1=|title=Karnataka Legislative Assembly|url=http://kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/member/members.htm|url-status=live|access-date=13 September 2021|website=Karnataka Legislative Assembly|publisher=kla.kar.nic.in|id=(Sl No. 46−Shorapur)}}</ref> He is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Rajugowda(BJP) |url=https://myneta.info/karnatka2008/candidate.php?candidate_id=531 |website=MyNeta |publisher=myneta.info |access-date=5 May 2018}}</ref> and a cabinet minister (''Karantaka State Small Industry Development'') of [[Government of Karnataka|Government Of Karnataka]] from 2011 to 2013. He was the state president of the ''BJP ST Morcha'' from 2016 to 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nayak |first1=Narasimha |title=No dissatisfaction among Ministers, MLA |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/no-dissatisfaction-among-ministers-mlas/article35971837.ece |website=The Hindu |date=18 August 2021 |publisher=thehindu.com |access-date=18 August 2021}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Narasihmanayak was born and brought up in [[Kodekal]] in [[Shorapur]] Taluk. His father, a retired Dy. Superintendent of Excise, served in the Excise Department of Karnataka.

== Political career ==

Narasihmanayak (Rajugowda) entered politics very early. His political Career started when he was elected member of Zilla Panchayat from Kodekal constituency at the age of 21. Soon he gained popularity in the Taluk quickly enough to become Member of Legislative Assembly from [[Shorapur (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Shorapur Constituency]] at the age of 25 in 2004.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nayak |first1=Narasimha |title=Karnataka Assembly Election Results in 2004 |url=https://www.elections.in/karnataka/assembly-constituencies/2004-election-results.html |website=Election.in |publisher=Election.in |access-date=20 September 2021}}</ref> He was youngest MLA at that time. He contested on a [[Kannada Nadu Party]] ticket and was lone contestant to get elected from Kannada Nadu Party.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nayak |first1=Narasimha |title=Performance of Kannada Nadu Party (KNDP) in KARNATAKA |url=http://affidavitarchive.nic.in/Affidavit/archive/March2004/pollupd/ac/candlwc/s10/s10kndpalw.htm |website=Election Commission of India |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=20 September 2021}}</ref>
He was made a cabinet minister and was given Small Scale Industries ministry when he was elected for 2nd time from [[Shorapur (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Shorapur Constituency]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nayak |first1=Narasimha |title=Karantaka MLA Results 2008 |url=https://myneta.info/karnatka2008/index.php?action=show_candidates&constituency_id=129 |website=National Election Watch |publisher=National Election Watch |access-date=20 September 2021}}</ref> on a BJP Ticket.
He lost to Raja Venkatappa Nayak in 2013 elections. In MLA elections held in 2018, Rajugowda won against Raja Venkatappa Nayak for the 3rd time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shorapur Assembly Election Result 2018|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/karnataka-election-2018/constituency/shorapur-result|access-date=7 June 2018|website=India Today|publisher=indiatoday.in}}</ref> He is currently the Chairman of Karnataka Urban water supply and drainage board.<ref name="auto"/>

== References ==

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== External links ==
*[https://narasimhanayak.website/ Website]
{{People from Yadgir district|state=Karnataka}}{{15th Karnataka Legislative Assembly}}{{Bharatiya Janata Party|state=Karnataka}}

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[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2018–2023]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Karnataka]]
[[Category:1978 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]

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