[4][5] Sudhakar's primary education took place at Kishore Vidhya Bhavan, Chintamani.

Sudhakar started his dental career at Mathrusri Ramabai Ambedkar Dental College and Hospital,[6] Bangalore, as a Senior Lecturer while also maintaining a private practice at Cunningham Road.

After his father Chowdareddy’s retirement from active politics in 2004,[9] Sudhakar contested the assembly elections for the first time under Indian National Congress and won.

Dr. MC Sudhakar had election setbacks in 2013[10] and 2018[11] as an independent candidate with margins of 1,696 and 5,240 votes respectively.

In 2023 Assembly elections Dr. MC Sudhakar won by a margin of 29,052 votes as congress candidate and he was appointed Cabinet Minister for Higher education, Government of Karnataka.