Lalaji Mendon is a member of legislative assembly (M.L.A.) of

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

state. He was elected from Kaup assembly constituency, which is a part of

Udupi Udupi (alternate spelling Udipi; also known as Odipu) is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. Udupi is situated about north of the educational, commercial and industrial hub of Mangalore and about west of state capital Bangalore by road. ...

parliamentary constituency. He had won the elections held in 2004 and was re-elected in 2008. He belongs to the

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...

. In the 2013 election, he lost to Congress leader Vinaya Kumar Sorake. However, in the 2018 election, he defeated Congress leader

Vinaya Kumar Sorake Vinay Kumar Sorake is an Indian politician of Indian National Congress. He represented the Udupi (Lok Sabha constituency) in Thirteenth Lok Sabha He is also the secretary of All India Congress Committee The All India Congress Committee (A ...

and was re-elected.

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