K. Gopinath (born 19 November 1962) is an Indian politician and was elected in 2011 as a member of the

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from Hosur constituency. As a candidate of

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, he was previously elected to the Assembly from the Hosur constituency in the

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and

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elections. He lost the Hosur seat to P. Balakrishna Reddy of the

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in the 2016 elections.

Childhood

Gopinath was born in Hosur,

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, on 19 November 1962. He is married.

References

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