Balachandra Laxmanrao Jarkiholi (b 1966) is an Indian politician who is the current MLA from Arabhavi, Belgaum district and chairman of

Karnataka Milk Federation The Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) is a dairy cooperative from Karnataka, India, which sells products such as milk, curds, ghee, butter, ice cream, cholocates, and Sweets from the Indian subcontinent, sweets under the brand name Nandini. It is ...

. He and his 4 brothers are all very active in local politics.

Political career

He was elected to the

Karnataka Legislative Assembly The Karnataka Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Karnataka. Karnataka is one of the six states in India where the state legislature is bicameral, comprising two houses. The two houses ar ...

from

Arabhavi Arabhavi is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.Village code= 32900 It is located in the Mudalagi taluk of Belagavi district. It is the location of a college of horticulture that is attached to University of Horticulture ...

constituency in

Belgaum Belgaum (ISO 15919, ISO: ''Bēḷagāma''; also Belgaon and officially known as Belagavi) is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka located in its northern part along the Western Ghats. It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous ...

district in 2004 and 2008 on a

Janata Dal (Secular) The Janata Dal (Secular) is an Indian political party led by former prime minister of India, H. D. Deve Gowda. The party is recognized as a State Party in the states of Karnataka, Kerala and Arunachal Pradesh. It was formed in July 1999 by the ...

ticket. In 2013 and 2018 he fought the election on a

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...

ticket and won again from Arabhavi.

Ministry

He was a Minister in the

H.D. Kumaraswamy Haradanahalli Deve Gowda Kumaraswamy, (born 16 December 1959) known among followers as Kumaranna (''Kumar, the elder brother''), is an Indian politician and businessman who served as the 18th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 23 May 2018 to 23 J ...

led 2004 and 2008 Government.

References

External links

Karnataka Legislative Assembly
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jarkiholi, Balachandra Laxmanrao Living people Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Karnataka Karnataka MLAs 2004–2007 Karnataka MLAs 2008–2013 Karnataka MLAs 2013–2018 Karnataka MLAs 2018–2023 1966 births Janata Dal (Secular) politicians