| Birth date | 23 June 1960 (age 66) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Bengaluru |
| Office | Minister of Excise department Government of Karnataka |
| Term start | 21 January 2021 |
| Term end | 13 May 2023 |
| 1blankname | Chief Minister |
| 1namedata | B. S. Yediyurappa |
| Predecessor | M. T. B. Nagaraj |
| Office 2 | Minister of Food, Civil supplies and Consumer affairs Government of Karnataka |
| Term start 2 | 06 February 2020 |
| Term end 2 | 21 January 2021 |
| 1blankname 2 | Chief Minister |
| 1namedata 2 | B. S. Yediyurappa |
| Predecessor 2 | Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle |
| Successor 2 | Umesh Katti |
| Office 3 | Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly |
| Term start 3 | 13 May 2013 |
| Constituency 3 | Mahalakshmi Layout |
| Predecessor 3 | N. L. Narendra Babu |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata party (2019–present) |
| Other party | Janata Dal (Secular) (till 2019) |
Kamakshipalya Gopalaiah is an Indian politician who was serving as the Minister of Excise of Karnataka from 21 January 2021 till May 2023. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Mahalakshmi Layout in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of Janata Dal (Secular).[1][2][3][4] Later, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2019 and won the by-elections the same year.[5] He is now a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, having won from Mahalakshmi Layout in Bangalore.[6] His party, the Bharatiya Janata Party lost the election to the Indian National Congress.[7][8][9]
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