Mahesh Tenginakai
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Mahesh Tenginakai (born 1 January 1971) is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Hubli-Dharwad Central Assembly Constituency in Dharwad District. He won the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election representing Bharatiya Janata Party and defeated former chief minister Jagadish Shettar, who quit BJP after he was denied a ticket.{{Cite news |date=2023-05-13 |title=Congress wins over Kittur Karnataka, retains its hold over Kalyan Karnataka region |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/assembly-elections/karnataka/congress-wins-over-kittur-karnataka-retains-its-hold-over-kalyan-karnataka-region/articleshow/100213971.cms |access-date=2024-05-15 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}{{Cite web |date=2023-05-14 |title='Money power played key role,' says Jagadish Shettar after losing Hubli-Dharwad seat to BJP's Mahesh Tenginakai |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/politics/story/money-power-played-key-role-says-jagadish-shettar-after-losing-hubli-dharwad-seat-to-bjps-mahesh-tenginakai-381223-2023-05-14 |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=Business Today |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Livemint |date=2023-05-13 |title=Hubballi-Dharwad-Central Polls LIVE: BJP's Mahesh Tenginakai wins by huge margin |url=https://www.livemint.com/elections/assembly-elections/hubballidharwadcentral-karnataka-assembly-election-2023-result-jagadish-shettar-congress-bjp-live-new-11683932949453.html |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=mint |language=en}}
Early life and education
Tenginakai hails from the Lingayat community in Hubli.{{Cite web |last=Bhavsar |first=Karishma Pranav |date=2023-05-13 |title=Hubballi-Dharwad Central: BJP's Mahesh Tenginakai wins by a huge margin |url=https://www.livemint.com/elections/assembly-elections/hubballidharwadcentral-karnataka-assembly-election-2023-result-jagadish-shettar-congress-bjp-11683946052548.html |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=mint |language=en}} He completed his intermediate, the pre-university course. He is a businessman.{{Cite web |title=Mahesh Tenginakai |url=https://prsindia.org/mlatrack/mahesh-tenginakai |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=PRS Legislative Research |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Mahesh Tenginakai |url=https://www.indialeader.com/ViewLeader/46850/Mahesh-_-Tenginakai |website=www.indialeader.com}}
Career
Tenginakai was associated with the BJP for over two decades but made his debut in electoral politics only in 2023. He was elected as an MLA from Hubli-Dharwad Central Assembly Constituency winning the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election by a huge margin. He defeated former chief minister Jagadish Shettar, who contested on Indian National Congress Party ticket by a margin of 34,289 votes.{{Cite web |title=Congress's Jagadish Shettar Loses To BJP's Mahesh Tenginakai By 34,289 Votes |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/congresss-jagadish-shettar-loses-to-bjps-mahesh-tenginakai-by-34-289-votes-4031930 |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=NDTV.com}}{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2023-05-13 |title=Cong candidate Jagadish Shettar loses to BJP's Mahesh Tenginakai by 34,289 votes |url=https://theprint.in/india/cong-candidate-jagadish-shettar-loses-to-bjps-mahesh-tenginakai-by-34289-votes/1572682/ |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}} Shettar, a six-time MLA, was denied a ticket by BJP and he shifted to Congress but lost the seat.{{Cite web |last=Athrady, DHNS |first=Ajith |title=Karnataka polls: BJP fields Mahesh Tenginakai from Hubballi-Dharwad Central |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/karnataka/karnataka-polls-bjp-fields-mahesh-tenginakai-from-hubballi-dharwad-central-1210618.html |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}
In February 2025, he criticised the allotment of land in Hubli-Dharwad for the construction of a district Congress party office at a concessional rate and questioned the financial priorities of the Congress government. The Karnataka cabinet approved the land, belonging to the Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation, worth Rs.5.6 crore for Rs.28 lakhs.{{Cite web |date=2025-02-21 |title=BJP slams Karnataka’s Rs 5.67 crore land grant to Congress office for Rs 28 lakh |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/karnataka/story/karnataka-cabinet-allots-land-to-congress-to-build-office-at-a-low-price-bjp-slams-deal-2683311-2025-02-21 |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=India Today |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [http://kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/member/members.htm Karnataka Legislative Assembly]
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Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Karnataka