Mankala Vaidya

Mankal S. Vaidya is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is currently serving as Cabinet Minister in Government of Karnataka and as a member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing Bhatkal.

Mankala Subba Vaidya
Cabinet Minister, Government of Karnataka
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 May 2023[1]
Governor	Thawarchand Gehlot
Cabinet	Second Siddaramaiah ministry
Chief Minister	Siddaramaiah
Ministry and Departments	Fisheries & Ports Inland Transport
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2023
Preceded by	Sunil Biliya Naik
Constituency	Bhatkal
In office 2013–2018
Preceded by	J. D. Naik
Succeeded by	Sunil Biliya Naik
Constituency	Bhatkal
Personal details
Political party	Indian National Congress

He contested the 2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections from Bhatkal–Honnavar assembly constituency as an Independent candidate and won polling 37,319 votes.^[2] He later joined the Indian National Congress in 2014.^[3]

On 25 February 2018, he survived an assassination attempt during a public function in Hosad village of Uttara Kannada district.^[4][5][6]