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He won the seat in the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election with 80,559 votes. Check his verified record below and rate his performance on NetaSampark.\n\n## Who is Gurme Suresh Shetty?\n\nGurme Suresh Shetty represents the Kapu Assembly constituency in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was elected in the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election (results declared 2023-05-13).\n\n## Rate Gurme Suresh Shetty: Neta Trust Score\n\n Gurme Suresh Shetty has not been rated yet. Be the first citizen to rate this MLA.\n\nThe Neta Trust Score is a score out of 100 built from citizen ratings on NetaSampark across 10 factors: leadership, transparency, accessibility, communication, responsiveness, development work, integrity & ethics, public engagement, citizen confidence and problem resolution. It reflects the opinions of NetaSampark users and is not an official government rating.\n\n## Kapu election result (2023)\n\n- Winner: Gurme Suresh Shetty (BJP) – 80,559 votes (53.51% of valid votes)\n- Runner-up: Vinay Kumar Sorake (INC) – 67,555 votes\n- Margin: 13,004 votes\n- Total electors: 1,89,007\n- Source: Election Commission of India, General Election to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly 2023 – Detailed Results.\n\n## Political career\n\n- 2023: Elected MLA from Kapu, Karnataka Legislative Assembly general election – BJP, 80,559 votes (53.51%), margin 13,004 over Vinay Kumar Sorake (INC) [ECI]\n- Note: career events beyond official records (ECI results, official ministers list) are not included.\n- This section uses official records only (ECI results, official council of ministers lists); other career events are not included.\n\n## Gurme Suresh Shetty's education and profession\n\nEducation: Graduate (Bachelor of Commerce from Veerashaiva College, Bellary, Gulbargha University in 1994), as declared in his 2023 election affidavit.\nProfession: Business (self-declared in affidavit).\n\n## Gurme Suresh Shetty's assets and affidavit\n\nAs declared in his 2023 election affidavit (compiled by ADR\u002FMyNeta):\n\n- Total assets: Rs 33,29,58,223 (about Rs 33.3 crore)\n- Total liabilities: Rs 3,85,35,063 (about Rs 3.9 crore)\n- Criminal cases declared: 3\n\nThese figures are self-declared and reflect the position at the time of filing.\n\n## Neta Updates from Gurme Suresh Shetty\n\nGurme Suresh Shetty has not yet started posting updates on NetaSampark. When his office joins NetaSampark Leader, citizens following this profile will see his announcements, work and event updates here.\n\n · Are you Gurme Suresh Shetty or his office?\n\n## Sources\n\nElection Commission of India statistical reports (2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election), official Legislative Assembly member list, ADR\u002FMyNeta affidavit data (2023). 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