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Arvind Chandrakant Bellad (born 3 August 1969) is an Indian politician, who is a Member of Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, representing Hubli-Dharwad West constituency since May 2013. Bellad is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2]
Key Information
Arvind Bellad was appointed as Deputy Leader of Opposition in the Assembly.[3]
Early life and education
[edit]Born on 3 August 1969, Bellad is the son of veteran RSS leader and former MLA Chandrakant Bellad and Leelavathi Bellad. He is the youngest among five children, he graduated from KE Boards High School and Karnataka Science College Dharwad completed his engineering degree from SDM College of Engineering, Dharwad. He pursued his PGDM in business management from INSEAD in France.
He married Smriti Bellad and has two children, Agastya and Pracchi.[4]
Political career
[edit]Arvind Bellad entered politics in 2013. He contested from Hubli-Dharwad West constituency of Karnataka State Legislative Assembly from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and won.[5] He represented BJP in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly twice from Dharwad district.
Some important activities of Bellad include:
- Started LKG and UKG in government schools.[6] He noticed the dip in school attendance of Government schools. After discussing with parents of the children, he started preschool as a pilot project in one school. This experiment was successful which led him to extend this idea to 62 government schools. There was a rise in the student intake due to this.[7]
- Campaigned for setting up of an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) at Dharwad.[8] Due to these efforts, an IIT has been set up at Dharwad.[9]
- Worked for developing and implementing clean energy in rural areas. He conducted the study, prepared a report and started implementing it.[10]
- Created a mobile phone app to listen to the grievances of the people of his constituency.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Arvind Bellad: Official website". Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Hubli Dharwad West Assembly Constituency". elections.in/. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "BJP appoints Srinivas Poojary as Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Council". India Today. 25 December 2023. Archived from the original on 25 April 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ "Arvind Bellad: Official website". Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "3 MLAs improve victory margin". The Times of India. 17 May 2018. Archived from the original on 23 April 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ^ "Meet Arvind Bellad, An Engineer Turned Politician". Metrosaga. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "HDK takes a leaf out of BJP MLA's pre-school concept". Times of India. Times of India. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Set up IIT in Dharwad, MLA urges government". The Hindu. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "IIT to be set up in Dharwad". News Karnataka. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Talking clean development". Climate Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "ಶಾಸಕರಿಂದ ಮೊಬೈಲ್ ಅಪ್ಲಿಕೇಷನ್ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ". One India Kannada. One India. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
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Family and upbringing
Arvind Bellad was born on 3 August 1969 in Bellad Bagewadi, Belagavi district, Karnataka, to Chandrakant Bellad, a veteran Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader and former Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), and Leelavathi Bellad.[1][5][3] He was the youngest of five sons born to the couple.[10] Bellad's early years were shaped by his family's deep ties to RSS activities, as his father held prominent roles within the organization and represented Hubli-Dharwad constituencies as an MLA multiple times. At the age of nine, he began participating in RSS shakhas, marking an early immersion in the group's ideological framework despite his father's initial reluctance toward his son's later political ambitions.[3] Bellad is married to Smriti Bellad, who engages in business involving sugar and company shares; the couple has one son and one daughter.[1]Education and professional beginnings
Arvind Bellad earned a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree in mechanical engineering from SDM College of Engineering and Technology in Dharwad, completing his undergraduate studies during the period 1991–1992.[3][11] He subsequently obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM), establishing himself as one of the more formally educated figures in Karnataka politics.[1][11] Before entering politics, Bellad pursued a career in engineering and business, initially leveraging his technical qualifications in professional roles.[12] His election affidavits declare his primary occupation as Managing Director of Bellad Company, a family-associated enterprise based in the Hubli-Dharwad region, reflecting a transition from engineering practice to entrepreneurial leadership in the local economy.[13] This pre-political phase involved managing business operations, which provided a foundation in practical governance and development issues that later informed his political engagements.[11]Political ascent
Entry into politics
Arvind Bellad entered electoral politics in 2013 as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for the Hubli-Dharwad West constituency in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections.[1][14] Prior to this, he had no recorded active political roles, having built a career as an entrepreneur in the sugar industry.[1] In the election held on May 5, 2013, Bellad secured victory with 96,462 votes, defeating his nearest rival by a margin of 11,182 votes (8.8% of valid votes polled).[15][16] This debut win established him as the MLA for the constituency, which had been a BJP stronghold influenced by his family's legacy; his father, Chandrakant Bellad, was a former MLA from Hubli and a veteran BJP leader with deep ties to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).[3] Bellad's early exposure to RSS activities, beginning at age nine through attendance at shakhas, provided an ideological foundation that aligned with BJP principles, though his formal transition to politics occurred directly via the 2013 candidacy rather than through organizational roles within the party or its affiliates.[3] The 2013 polls saw a total voter turnout of 57.6% in the constituency, with 126,910 votes cast amid a statewide contest where the Indian National Congress ultimately formed the government.[16]Electoral victories
Arvind Bellad secured his first electoral victory in the 2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections from the Hubli-Dharwad West constituency as a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate.[17] He defeated the Indian National Congress (INC) opponent, capitalizing on local support for BJP's development agenda in the urban constituency.[17] In the 2018 elections, Bellad was re-elected with 96,462 votes, achieving a 61.9% vote share and a substantial margin over the INC candidate Chandrashekhar Anemath.[18] This win reflected BJP's dominance in the constituency amid statewide coalition dynamics.[18] Bellad won a third consecutive term in the 2023 Karnataka Assembly elections, polling 101,410 votes and defeating INC's Deepak Chinchore by a margin of 38,693 votes.[19][20] The victory underscored sustained BJP loyalty in Hubli-Dharwad West despite a competitive INC campaign focused on anti-incumbency.[20]| Election Year | Votes Secured | Vote Share | Margin of Victory | Opponent (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Not specified in available data | Not specified | Not specified | INC candidate |
| 2018 | 96,462 | 61.9% | Substantial | Chandrashekhar Anemath (INC) |
| 2023 | 101,410 | ~61.8% | 38,693 | Deepak Chinchore (INC) |