Mahantesh Kavatagimath

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Mahantesh Kavatagimath

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| office = Member of Karnataka Legislative Council

| term_start = 6 January 2010

| term_end = 5 January 2022

| predecessor = Shashikanth Akkappa Naik

| successor = Lakhan Jarkiholi

| constituency = Belgaum Local Authorities

| birth_name = Mahantesh Kavatagimath

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|1|16|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Saundatti, Belgaum district, Karnataka

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party ..

| father = Mallikarjun Kavatagimath

| spouse = Rajeshwari

| nationality = Indian

| source = http://www.kla.kar.nic.in/council/lcpo/Mahanteshkavatagimath.htm

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Mahantesh Mallikarjun Kavatagimath is an Indian politician who served as the Chief whip of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka Legislative Council from 2 July 2018 up to 5 January 2022. He was elected from Belgaum Local Authorities in 2010 & 2016, twice in a row. He lost the election in 2022 after Lakhan Jarkiholi contested as an Independent and won.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/belagavi-mlc-election-result-is-a-matter-of-concern-yediyurappa/article37959254.ece|title = Belagavi MLC election result is a matter of concern: Yediyurappa|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 15 December 2021}}