| 1. Chaitra Kundapura is a former Indian news anchor who worked for Kannada television news channels. She is a prominent Hindutva activist in Udupi district, Karnataka. In September 2023, she made headlines in the BJP Ticket Fraud Case. |
| 2. In 2014, she won the Traditional Queen contest. |
| 3. After her education, Kundapura started working at Samaya News 24X7, a Kannada television news channel. |
| 4. In 2016, she became a news anchor at Spandana TV. |
| 5. Later, she moved to Kundapura town in Udupi district, Karnataka, continuing her journalism work. |
| 6. In 2015, she started as a sub-editor at the Kannada daily newspaper Udayavani in Manipal, Karnataka. |
| 7. In 2013, she was appointed as a National Executive Committee Member of Akhil Bharathiya Vidhyarthi Parishath (ABVP). By 2015, she became a member of its Central Working Committee. |
| 8. In 2018, Chaitra received recognition from BJP leaders for her stance against the September 9 Bharat bandh. |
| 9. In 2020, she became the SEO Marketing Manager at KLH Infotech Limited. |
| 10. She also worked at the UBMC School in Kundapur, Karnataka. |
| 11. Chaitra's social media profiles show images from rallies, engagement activities, and campaigns. Some have an anti-Muslim sentiment. |
| 12. She frequently speaks at events organized by groups like Ramakshatriya Seva Sangha (Puttur) and Bajrang Dal. |
| 13. In a controversial speech in 2021, she mentioned the topic of 'Love Jihad.' |
| 14. Chaitra wrote a book called “Prema Pasha” on Love Jihad. |
| 15. She campaigned for the BJP in Uttar Kannada during elections. |
| 16. In February 2022, a District Collector banned Chaitra from entering Aland taluk in Kalaburagi to maintain peace. |
| 17. Chaitra Kundapura's Cash-for-MLA Ticket Scam came to light in July 2023. |
| 18. In 2018, she was arrested for assaulting Guruprasad Panja, the Sullia taluk secretary of the Hindu Jagarana Vedike, during a heated verbal altercation over conducting a ritual of sarpa samskara. |
| 19. She participated as a contestant in Bigg Boss Kannada Season 11. |
| 20. She actively led protests as an ABVP member following the deaths of students Rathna Kothari in 2014 and Akshatha Devadiga in 2015. |
