H. D. Thammaiah (born 1968) is an Indian politician fromKarnataka. He is an MLA fromChikmagalur Assembly constituency inChikmagalur district representingIndian National Congress. He won the2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election.[1][2]
Thammaiah is fromChikmagalur, Karnataka. He is the son of Degundappa. He did his pre university course at Government Primary College, Chikkamagaluru passing out in 1986.[3] He belongs to Lingayat community.[4]
Thammaiah won fromChikmagalur Assembly constituency representingIndian National Congress in the2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election. He polled 85,054 votes and defeated his nearest rival,C. T. Ravi ofBharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 5,926 votes.[5][6][7] He joined the Congress party just a few days before the election but managed to garner the support of the Congress cadre.[4]