Jagadish Shivappa Shettar is an Indian politician, who served as the 15th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 2012 to 2013. 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 Indian National Congress. Earlier he was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, which he quit on being denied the MLA ticket in 2023. He represented Hubli-Dharwad Central Vidhan Sabha seat, which he resigned in 2023 before the elections.
Dharwad North Lok Sabha constituency was a Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituency in Karnataka state in southern India. With the implementation of the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in 2008, it ceased to exist.
Arvind Bellad is an Indian politician, who is a Member of Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, representing Hubli-Dharwad West constituency since May 2013. Bellad is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Athani (Vidhana Sabha constituency) is one of the 224 constituencies in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly of Karnataka a south state of India. Athani is one of the 8 Vidhan Sabha seats under Chikkodi Lok Sabha constituency. It is in Belgaum district.
Nargund is one of the 224 constituencies in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly of Karnataka a south state of India. It is also part of Dharwad North Lok Sabha constituency.
Navalgund Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka state in India.
Dharwad Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka state in India.
Hubli-Dharwad Central Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka state in India.
Hubli-Dharwad West Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka state in India.
Shiggaon Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka state in India.
Davanagere North Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka state in India.
Channagiri Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka state in India.
Bhadravati Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka state in India.
Tirthahalli Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka state in India.
Mudigere Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka state in India.
Tarikere Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka state in India.
Sakleshpur Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka state in India.
Moodabidri Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka state in India.
Shankar Patil Munenakoppa is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the Minister of Textiles & Sugarcane in Karnataka since 4 August 2021. He is a two time member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Navalgund constituency in Dharwad district. He had lost 2013 elections by a margin of 2669 votes against N. H. Konaraddi of JDS. He also served as the political secretary to Jagadish Shettar during latter's tenure as the Chief Minister.
Chandrakant Bellad is the former member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly and an Indian Politician. He first contested 1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections as a Janata Party candidate from Dharwad Assembly constituency and lost by a wafer thin margin of 132 votes against S. R. Morey of Indian National Congress. Later he defeated the same candidate and emerged victorious in 1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections. He unsuccessfully contested against then 3-time Indian National Congress MP D. K. Naikar from Dharwad North Lok Sabha constituency during 1991 Indian general elections. Despite not having any BJP MLA from then Dharwad district, Chandrakant Bellad gave a close fight by getting 29% votes which was just 22,209 less than D. K. Naikar. He was elected to Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 1994 and 1999. He also represented Hubli-Dharwad West from 2008 to 2013. He was the President of Border Area Development Authority from 2008 to 2013. He announced retirement from active politics before 2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections.
