Balachandra Laxmanrao Jarkiholi — MLA, Arabhavi (Bharatiya Janata Party)
Balachandra Laxmanrao Jarkiholi
Balachandra Laxmanrao Jarkiholi is the MLA from the Arabhavi assembly constituency in Karnataka, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly (elected 2023).
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Arabhavi constituency
Arabhavi is seat number 8 of the 224 in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and lies in Belagavi district. It is a general (unreserved) seat. The seat had about 248,632 registered electors at the last election.
At a general election Arabhavi votes as part of the Belgaum Lok Sabha constituency, whose sitting member is listed on this site.
Bharatiya Janata Party in the Karnataka assembly
Bharatiya Janata Party holds 65 of the 224 seats in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, against a majority mark of 113. Balachandra Laxmanrao Jarkiholi was returned from Arabhavi in 2023.
Other MLAs in Belagavi district
Belagavi district returns 18 members to the Karnataka assembly. The others are:
- Jolle Shashikala Annasaheb — Nippani, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Ganesh Prakash Hukkeri — Chikkodi-Sadalga, Indian National Congress
- Laxman Sangappa Savadi — Athani, Indian National Congress
- Bharamgouda Alagouda Kage — Kagwad, Indian National Congress
- Mahendra Kallappa Tammannavar — Kudachi, Indian National Congress
- Aihole Duryodhan Mahalingappa — Raibag, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Katti Nikhil Umesh — Hukkeri, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Jarkiholi Ramesh Laxmanrao — Gokak, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Satish Laxmanarao Jarkiholi — Yemkanmardi, Indian National Congress
- Asif (Raju) Sait — Belgaum Uttar, Indian National Congress
- Abhay Patil — Belgaum Dakshin, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Laxmi R. Hebbalkar — Belgaum Rural, Indian National Congress
The Karnataka Legislative Assembly
The assembly has 224 seats and was last elected in 2023. The next election is expected in April–May 2028.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is the MLA of Arabhavi?
- Balachandra Laxmanrao Jarkiholi of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the sitting MLA for Arabhavi, elected in 2023.
- Which party does Balachandra Laxmanrao Jarkiholi belong to?
- Balachandra Laxmanrao Jarkiholi represents the Bharatiya Janata Party, which holds 65 of the 224 seats in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
- Which district is Arabhavi constituency in?
- Arabhavi is seat number 8 and lies in Belagavi district of Karnataka.
- Is Arabhavi a reserved constituency?
- Arabhavi is a general (unreserved) seat.
- Which Lok Sabha seat does Arabhavi fall under?
- Arabhavi is one of the assembly segments of the Belgaum Lok Sabha constituency.
- How many voters are there in Arabhavi?
- Arabhavi had about 248,632 registered electors at the last assembly election.
MPs and MLAs explained
हिंदी में जानकारी
Balachandra Laxmanrao Jarkiholi, Karnataka की Arabhavi विधानसभा सीट से विधायक हैं। पार्टी: Bharatiya Janata Party। निर्वाचन: 2023 के विधानसभा चुनाव।
Arabhavi सीट Belagavi ज़िले में है और इसमें लगभग 2,48,632 मतदाता हैं। सीट का पूरा विवरण Arabhavi विधानसभा क्षेत्र पर देखें।
मतदाता सूची में अपना नाम देखने, नया वोटर आईडी बनवाने या उसमें सुधार कराने के लिए मतदाता गाइड देखें। यदि आप चुनाव लड़ने की तैयारी कर रहे हैं तो चुनाव प्रचार सेवाएँ देखें।