Ramesh Jarkiholi | |
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Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office December 1999 | |
Constituency | Gokak |
Minister of Municipal Administration Government of Karnataka | |
In office June 2018 – December 2018 | |
Chief Minister | H. D. Kumaraswamy |
Minister of Small Scale Industries Government of Karnataka | |
In office June 2016 – May 2018 | |
Chief Minister | Siddaramaiah |
Minister of Major and Medium Irrigation from Water resources department of Karnataka | |
In office 7 February 2020 – 3 March 2021 | |
Chief Minister | B. S. Yediyurappa |
Preceded by | D. K. Shivakumar |
Personal details | |
Born | Belgaum, Mysore State, India | 1 May 1960
Political party | Bharatiya Janata party (2019–present) |
Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (Until 2019) |
Education | Bachelor of Arts |
Occupation | Politician |
Ramesh Jarkiholi (born 1 May 1960) an Indian politician, former minister of Water Resources in the Government of Karnataka, between 2020 and 2021. As member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), he represents Gokak in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He previously served as the Minister for Municipal Administration.[1][2]
Jarkiholi is a six-time member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. In June 2016, he was inducted into the Siddaramaiah-led government of Karnataka as a cabinet minister. He held the Small Scale Industries Ministry portfolio. He was disqualified from the assembly as per the anti-defection law in 2019, but was re-elected to the assembly on a BJP ticket in December 2019.[3][4][5][6]