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'''Sharada Puryanaik''' (born 22 November 1971){{Citation needed|date=May 2025}} is an Indian politician from [[Karnataka]]. She is a member of [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] representing [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] from Shimoga Rural. She was elected in the [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-13 |title=Shimoga Rural Election Result 2023 Live: Jd(s) Candidate Sharada Puryanaik Wins From Shimoga Rural |url=https://news.abplive.com/elections/bhadravati-election-result-2023-live-updates-constituency-vote-counting-result-winner-loser-name-bjp-congress-jds-karnataka-assembly-election-result-1601830 |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sharada Puryanaik in Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2023/karnataka/sharada-puryanaik-shimoga-rural-candidate-s10a111c001/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and career ==<br />
Puryanaik is from Shikaripura, [[Shimoga district|Shivamogga district]], Karnataka. She is the wife of late Poorya Naik. She passed Class10 examinations and then did her first year pre university course at DVS Senior College, Shivamogga during 1987-88. Later, she discontinued her studies. She runs her own business, a petrol bunk.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Sharada Puryanaik (JD(S)): Constituency - Shimoga Rural (SC) (Shimoga) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/Karnataka2023/candidate.php?candidate_id=7706 |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Puryanaik was first elected as an MLA winning the [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] from [[Shimoga Rural Assembly constituency]] representing the Janata Dal (Secular). She polled 48,639 votes and defeated her nearest rival, G. Basavannappa of the [[Karnataka Janata Paksha]], by a margin of 10,109 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC: Shimoga District 2013 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/district/ac/229/242 |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref> She lost the next election in the [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] to K. B. Ashok Naik of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] by a margin of 3,777 votes. However, she defeated Ashok Naik in the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election and regained the seat for the Janata Dal (S).<ref>{{Cite web |title=List of Winners:Karnataka 2013 Election |url=https://www.myneta.info/karnataka2013/index.php?action=show_winners&sort=default |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref> She polled 86,340 votes and defeated Naik by 15,142 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Karnataka shimoga rural sc Election Result 2023 Live, Karnataka Assembly Election Vote Counting, Karnataka shimoga rural sc Winner |url=https://news.abplive.com/elections/karnataka-assembly-elections/karnataka-shimoga-rural--sc-constituency-111.html |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-05-13 |title=PM's two visits this year did not help BJP retain its seats in Shivamogga |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/pms-two-visits-this-year-did-not-help-bjp-retain-its-seats-in-shivamogga/article66846922.ece |access-date=2024-03-08 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-13 |title=Shimoga Rural Election Result 2023 LIVE Updates and Highlights: Sharada Puryanaik Of JDS Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/shimoga-rural-election-result-2023-live-updates-and-highlights-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-7796335.html |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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In July 2023, she was elected as the deputy legislature party leader of Janata Dal (S) in the house with [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]] being the Legislature party leader. This is the first time JD(S) party elected a woman to this post.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Belur, DHNS |first=Rashmi |title=Karnataka: Sharada Puryanaik named JD(S) deputy leader |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/karnataka-sharada-puryanaik-named-jds-deputy-leader-1233437.html |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref><br />
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