Koujalagi Mahantesh Shivanand — MLA, Bailhongal (Indian National Congress)
Koujalagi Mahantesh Shivanand
Koujalagi Mahantesh Shivanand is the MLA from the Bailhongal assembly constituency in Karnataka, representing the Indian National Congress in the 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly (elected 2023).
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Bailhongal constituency
Bailhongal is seat number 16 of the 224 in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and lies in Belagavi district. It is a general (unreserved) seat. The seat had about 195,828 registered electors at the last election.
At a general election Bailhongal votes as part of the Belgaum Lok Sabha constituency, whose sitting member is listed on this site.
Indian National Congress in the Karnataka assembly
Indian National Congress holds 135 of the 224 seats in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, against a majority mark of 113. Koujalagi Mahantesh Shivanand was returned from Bailhongal 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
- Balachandra Laxmanrao Jarkiholi — Arabhavi, 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
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 Bailhongal?
- Koujalagi Mahantesh Shivanand of the Indian National Congress is the sitting MLA for Bailhongal, elected in 2023.
- Which party does Koujalagi Mahantesh Shivanand belong to?
- Koujalagi Mahantesh Shivanand represents the Indian National Congress, which holds 135 of the 224 seats in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
- Which district is Bailhongal constituency in?
- Bailhongal is seat number 16 and lies in Belagavi district of Karnataka.
- Is Bailhongal a reserved constituency?
- Bailhongal is a general (unreserved) seat.
- Which Lok Sabha seat does Bailhongal fall under?
- Bailhongal is one of the assembly segments of the Belgaum Lok Sabha constituency.
- How many voters are there in Bailhongal?
- Bailhongal had about 195,828 registered electors at the last assembly election.
MPs and MLAs explained
हिंदी में जानकारी
Koujalagi Mahantesh Shivanand, Karnataka की Bailhongal विधानसभा सीट से विधायक हैं। पार्टी: Indian National Congress। निर्वाचन: 2023 के विधानसभा चुनाव।
Bailhongal सीट Belagavi ज़िले में है और इसमें लगभग 1,95,828 मतदाता हैं। सीट का पूरा विवरण Bailhongal 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।