Karnataka elections: Udupi Assembly constituency
Odipu, Udipi or Udupi, call it, however, but this coastal town continues to have major Brahminical influence.Udupi is notable for the Krishna Temple. Udupi was created out of the Dakshina Kannada district in the year August 1997. Temples of Udupi district are popular for the festivals and rituals.
It also lends its name to the Udupi cuisine which is famous across the world.A king from the region is said to have refused to take sides during the Mahabharata and chose to serve food to those in the battle field.
Bhuta
Kola,
Aati
kalenja,
Karangolu
and
Nagaradhane
are
some
cultural
traditions
of
Udupi.
Folk
arts
like
Yakshagana
are
also
popular.
The
famous
Manipal
University
is
in
Udupi
apart
from
the
Nitte
university.
Udupi is the place where Sri Madhwacharya, one of the greatest proponents of the Vaishnava faith began his philosophical journey.
Pramod Madwaraj from Congress is the current MLA who won against B Sudhakar Shetty from BJP.
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