Who is Who in Dharwad
Dharwad district in North Karnataka region is administered by Dharwad-Hubli Municipal Corporation which manages the civic administration of the twin cities, Hubli and Dharwad. Moreover, Dharwad is also part of the 11th constituent unit of Lok Sabha since 2008 fragmented into 8 individual Legislative Assembly units. Dharwad’s North and South Lok Sabha constituent units became dysfunctional from 2008 and hence replaced by the 8 Legislative Assembly units among which Dharwad-Hubli East constituent unit is earmarked for Scheduled Caste representatives.
Given Dharwad’s Lok Sabha representation, there are Members of Parliament (MPs) and Member of Legislative Assembly or Council (MLAs or MLCs) in Dharwad, the list of which is provided below:
Member of Parliament (MP) from Dharwad- Mr. Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi
Party Affiliation: Bharatiya Janata Party
Member of Hubli -Dharwad Constituent Assembly East - Mr. Prasad Abbayya
Member of Hubli -Dharwad Constituent Assembly Central –Mr. Jagadish Shettar
Member of Hubli -Dharwad Constituent Assembly West- Mr. Aravind Bellad
Member of Legislative Council from Dharwad- Mr. Basavaraj Horatti
Member of Legislative Council from Dharwad- Mr. Nagaraj Chabbi
Given Dharwad’s Lok Sabha representation, there are Members of Parliament (MPs) and Member of Legislative Assembly or Council (MLAs or MLCs) in Dharwad, the list of which is provided below:
MPs from Dharwad
BJP is the ruling party in Dharwad ever since the Lok Sabha constituency was created in Dharwad from 2008 and recently AAP or Aam Aadmi Party is also contesting from this seat for the 16th Lok Sabha Elections due in April-May 2014.Member of Parliament (MP) from Dharwad- Mr. Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi
Party Affiliation: Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA s from Dharwad
Member of Legislative Assembly from Dharwad – Mr. Vinay KulkarniMember of Hubli -Dharwad Constituent Assembly East - Mr. Prasad Abbayya
Member of Hubli -Dharwad Constituent Assembly Central –Mr. Jagadish Shettar
Member of Hubli -Dharwad Constituent Assembly West- Mr. Aravind Bellad
MLCs from Dharwad
Member of Legislative Council from Dharwad -Mr. Veeranna MattikattiMember of Legislative Council from Dharwad- Mr. Basavaraj Horatti
Member of Legislative Council from Dharwad- Mr. Nagaraj Chabbi