Dheeraj Muniraj

Dheeraj Muniraj (born 8 Jan 1992)^{[citation needed]} is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is an MLA from Doddaballapur Assembly constituency in Bangalore Rural district. He won the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election representing Bharatiya Janata Party.^[1][2][3]

Early life and education

Muniraj is from Doddaballapur, Bangalure Rural district. His father is P. Muniraj. He completed his Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communications in 2014 at R V College of Engineering, Bengaluru and his Master of Science in engineering in 2016 at Texas A&M University, College of Station, Texas, USA.^[4]

Career

Muniraj won from Doddaballpur Assembly constituency representing Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election.^[5] He polled 85,144 votes and defeated his nearest rival, T. Venkatesh of Indian National Congress by a margin of 31,753 votes.^[6][7][8][9]