Mankal S. Vaidya is an Indian politician from Karnataka.

He is currently serving as Cabinet Minister in Government of Karnataka and as a member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing Bhatkal.

He contested the 2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections from Bhatkal–Honnavar assembly constituency as an Independent candidate and won polling 37,319 votes.

[3] On 25 February 2018, he survived an assassination attempt during a public function in Hosad village of Uttara Kannada district.

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