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.
S. Ashwath Narayan Rao Ramadas is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is a fourt time Member of the Legislative Assembly (India) from Krishnaraja Assembly constituency in Mysore representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Khanapur Vidhan Sabha seat is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. It is a segment of Sangli Lok Sabha constituency. This seat was named 'Khanapur' until 1972. Then its name,and area under it,changed to 'Khanapur Atpadi',from 1978 to 2004. From 2008 onwards it was back to 'Khanapur' only,after the boundaries of constituencies were redrawn again.
Santosh S. Lad is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is currently serving as Cabinet Minister in Government of Karnataka &member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing Kalghatgi constituency in the Dharwad district of Karnataka state.
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.
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.
Satish Jarkiholi is an Indian politician from Indian National Congress from Belgaum,Karnataka. He is currently serving as the Minister of Public Works Department in Government of Karnataka and is also a Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing Yemakanmardi constituency since 2008.
Veeranna Somanna is an Indian politician currently serving as Union Minister of State (MoS) in Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Jal Shakti,Government of India. He was the minister of housing and Infrastructure Development department of Karnataka from 4 August 2021 to 13 May 2023. He was Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Govindraj Nagara constituency from May 2018 to 13 May 2023.
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.
Bailhongal Assembly constituency is one of the 225 constituencies in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly of Karnataka,a southern state of India. Bailhongal is also part of Belagavi Lok Sabha constituency.
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.
Hukkeri is one of the 224 constituencies in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly of Karnataka,a southern state of India. Hukkeri is also part of Chikkodi Lok Sabha constituency.
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.
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.
B. Suresh Gowda is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He won the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election and became a Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Tumkur Rural Assembly constituency for the third time representing Bharatiya Janata Party.
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.
Mahendra Kallappa Tammannavar is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is a Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from the Kudachi Assembly constituency which is reserved for SC community in Belgaum. He represents Indian National Congress.
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.
Kashappanavar Vijayanand Shivashankarappa is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from the Hungund in Bagalkot district,representing Indian National Congress. He won the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election.
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