C. N. Balakrishna

Cholenahalli Nanjappa Balakrishna (born 7 April 1969) is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He won the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election on Janata Dal (S) ticket from Shravanabelagola constituency in Hassan district.^[1] He defeated M.A. Gopalaswamy of the Congress party by a margin of 6,645 votes. He won the Shravanabelagola seat for the third time.^[2][3]

C. N. Balakrishna
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 May 2013
Preceded by	C. S. Putte Gowda
Constituency	Shravanabelagola
Personal details
Born	Cholenahalli Nanjappa Balakrishna (1969-04-07) 7 April 1969 (age 56) Cholenahalli, Channarayapatna Taluk, Hassan district, Karnataka, India
Political party	Janata Dal (Secular)
Parent(s)	Nanjappa Gowda and Shambhamma
Relatives	C. N. Manjunath (Brother)
Occupation	Politician

Early life and education

His late father, Nanjappa, was a farmer. He is a graduate.^[4]

Career

Balakrishna first became an MLA from Shravanabelagola in 2013 on JD(S) ticket defeating C. S. Putte Gowda by 24,142 votes.^[5] He won again in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election defeating the same opponent by 53,012 votes.^[6] He won for the third time in 2023 elections^[4] defeating M. A. Gopalaswamy of Congress by 6,645 votes.^[7]