Jagadish Shivappa Shettar is an Indian politician, who served as the 15th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 2012 to 2013. He is currently serving as Member of Karnataka Legislative Council. He has subsequently served as Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He also served as the Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly during 2008–2009. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Earlier in 2023 he had joined the Indian National Congress, where he quit the BJP on being denied the MLA ticket in 2023. He represented Hubli-Dharwad Central Vidhan Sabha seat, which he resigned in 2023 before the elections. In March 2024, he was announced as the BJP candidate from the Belgaum Constituency for the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections.
Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti ( abbr.MES) is a linguistic socio-political committee based in Belgaum city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It acts as a party demanding the merger Belagavi district in Karnataka with the Maharashtra. The president of Maharashtra ekikaran samiti for 22 years was late shri Vasantrao Parashram Patil. He was elected twice from Khanapur, Karnataka Assembly constituency.He had stronghold leader from mes in belgaum.He had good relations with NCP chief Sharad Pawar. He was leader of the masses.Since early age he participated in this struggle.
Ujaneshwar B. Banakar is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is a three time member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing Hirekerur Assembly constituency in the Haveri district. He won the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election on Indian National Congress ticket.
Sanjay Balaso Patil is an Indian Politician from the state of Karnataka. He is a two term member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
Arabhavi Assembly constituency seat is one of the 224 constituencies in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, a southern state of India. It is a segment of Belagavi Lok Sabha constituency. It is in Belgaum district.
Athani Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 224 constituencies in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, a southern state of India. Athani is one of the 8 Vidhan Sabha seats under Chikkodi Lok Sabha constituency. It is in Belgaum district.
Aurad, is one of the 224 legislative constituencies of Karnataka Legislative Assembly in Bidar district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is part of Bidar Lok Sabha constituency. Since 2008, the seat has been reserved for Scheduled Castes candidates.
Nippani is one of the 224 constituencies in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, a southern state of India. It is a segment of Chikkodi Lok Sabha constituency.
Belgaum Uttar Assembly Seat is one of the seats in Karnataka Legislative Assembly in India. It is a segment of Belgaum Lok Sabha constituency. The seat came into existence when the assembly map was redrawn in 2008. Prior to that most of its area was under the now-defunct Uchagaon Assembly constituency.
Belgaum Dakshin Assembly seat is a seat in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly which came into existence in 2008 when the electoral map of India was redrawn. It is a part of Belgaum Lok Sabha constituency in the Indian state of Karnataka.
Padmanabhanagar Assembly seat is one of the seats in Karnataka Legislative Assembly in India. It is a segment of Bangalore South Lok Sabha constituency.
Gulbarga Vidhan Sabha seat was one of the seats in Karnataka state assembly in India until 2008 when it was made defunct. It was part of Gulbarga Lok Sabha constituency.
Uchagaon was one of the 224 vidhan sabha seats in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, in India. It was part of Belagavi Lok Sabha constituency, which is adjacent to Chikkodi Lok Sabha constituency.
Belgaum Vidhana Sabha seat was part of the Karnataka state assembly in India, and part of Belgaum Lok Sabha constituency. The seat ceased to exist after the assembly seats' boundary was redrawn in 2008. Now the city's constituencies are Belgaum Dakshin and Belgaum Uttar.
Khanapur Assembly seat is one of the 224 assembly constituencies in the state of Karnataka in India. It is one of the eight constituencies which make up Uttara Kannada Lok Sabha constituency. It has been a stronghold of Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (MES) whose candidates tend to contest as independents because it is not officially recognized as a party. In 1962, MES contested the election under its own official name.
Sindagi Vidhana Sabha seat is one of 224 assembly constituencies in Karnataka in India. It is part of Bijapur Lok Sabha constituency.
Babaleshwar is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka in India. It is in Bijapur district. As of 2023, its representative is M. B. Patil of the Indian National Congress party.
Gulbarga Uttar Assembly seat is one of 224 assembly constituencies in Karnataka in India. It is part of Gulbarga Lok Sabha constituency. The major communities residing in this constituency are Muslims, Lingayats and Dalits, with Muslims in 52% majority. The constituency is known for its historical and cultural significance, with several ancient temples and monuments located in the area.
Rajarajeshwari Nagar Assembly constituency, also known as RR Nagar, is one of the 224 constituencies in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly of the State of Karnataka, India. It is located within the Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha constituency.
Arvind Chandrakant Patil is an Indian politician who was a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Khanapur, Karnataka Assembly constituency from 2013 to 2018. He is also an Incumbent Director of The Belgaum District Central Co-Operative Bank.
