Belagavi district,formerly also known as Belgaum district,is a district in the state of Karnataka,India. The district is known as the sugar bowl of Karnataka with 150,000 hectares being used for commercial production. It has overtaken Mandya district in sugarcane production over the last decade. The city of Belgaum (Belagavi) is the district headquarters in Belagavi district. It houses the Second legislative building,where the Karnataka Legislature holds session once a year. The district is famous for its native sweet,Kunda. According to the 2011 Census of India,it has a population of 4,779,661,of which 24.03% live in urban areas,making it the second most populous district in Karnataka,after Bangalore Urban. The district has an area of 13,415 km2 (5,180 sq mi),making it the largest district in terms of size in Karnataka It is bounded by Kolhapur District and Sangli district of Maharashtra state on the west and north,on the northeast by Bijapur district,on the east by Bagalkot district,on the southeast by Gadag district,on the south by Dharwad and Uttara Kannada districts,and on the southwest by the state of Goa.
Suresh Channabasappa Angadi was an Indian politician who served as the Union Minister of State for Railways of India from 30 May 2019 to 23 September 2020. He was Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha from 2004 to September 2020. He was a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party from Karnataka.
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.
Laxman Sangappa Savadi is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is currently serving as a Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly from 12 May 2023. He served as the 8th Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka from 20 August 2019 to 28 July 2021 in the Fourth B. S. Yediyurappa ministry.
Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle,is an Indian social worker and politician. She served as a minister in the BJP government led by B.S. Yediyurappa. She is a three time Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Nippani Assembly constituency representing Bharatiya Janata Party.
Lakshmi Ravindra Hebbalkar is an Indian politician from Karnataka. She is currently serving as the Minister of Women and Child Development,and Disabled and Senior Citizens Empowerment in the Government of Karnataka. As a member of the Indian National Congress,she is an elected member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Belagavi Rural.
Vasudev Sunil Kumar is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is the member of the legislative assembly from Bharatiya Janata Party representing Karkala Assembly constituency. He served as Chief Whip of BJP Government in Karnataka Legislative Assembly. In November 2020,he was appointed the co-incharge of BJP in Kerala.
Ganesh Hukkeri is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is a three-time member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He won the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election representing Indian National Congress from Chikkodi-Sadalga Assembly Constituency.
Audimulapu Suresh is a former Indian civil servant turned politician,and a member of fourteenth Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He represented Yerragondapalem Constituency in Andhra Pradesh and is a member of YSR Congress Party.
Balachandra Laxmanrao Jarkiholi is an Indian politician who is the current MLA from Arabhavi,Belagavi district and chairman of Karnataka Milk Federation. He and his 4 brothers are all very active in local politics.
Rahim Khan is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is a three-time MLA and he served as a Cabinet Minister in the Government of Karnataka and as a Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing Bidar.
Ramesh Jarkiholi an Indian politician,former minister of Water Resources in the Government of Karnataka,between 2020 and 2021. As member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),he represents Gokak in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He previously served as the Minister for Municipal Administration.
Abhay Kumar Patil also popularly known as Abhay Patil is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is the Member of Legislative Assembly representing Bharatiya Janata Party Belgaum Dakshin and was also the Member of Legislative Assembly of Bharatiya Janata Party from 2004 to 2008 where he represented Hire Bagewadi constituency and from 2009 to 2013 he represented Belagavi Dakshin.
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.
Mangala Suresh Angadi is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament from Belagavi parliamentary constituency of Karnataka state. She is the first Woman Member of Parliament from Belagavi.
Shashikant Akkappa Naik is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party,Karnataka who served as the Minister of Horticulture from 21 June 2006 to 8 October 2007 under H. D. Kumaraswamy.
Anjali Nimbalkar is an Indian physician and politician. She is a senior leader and spokesperson of the Indian National Congress (INC). She represented Khanapur of Belgaum district at the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from 2018 to 2023. She has been announced as the INC candidate for the Uttara Kannada Lok Sabha constituency in the 2024 Indian general election.
Vishwas Vasant Vaidya is an Indian politician and member of the Indian National Congress as a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing the Saundatti Yellamma in Belgaum district.
Ashok Mahadevappa Pattan is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is a member of the Indian National Congress. He is currently serving as member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from the Ramdurg Assembly constituency in Belgaum district.
Priyanka Satish Jarkiholi is an Indian politician from Karnataka. She is a first-time MP from Chikkodi Lok Sabha Constituency of Belgavi District. She represents Indian National Congress. She won the 2024 Indian general election in Karnataka. She is the youngest woman MP in India in 2024.
