Satish Jarkiholi

Satish Laxmanrao Jarkiholi (born 1 June 1962) is an Indian politician & mass leader of Belgavi from Indian National Congress.

He is currently serving as the Minister of Public Works Department in Government of Karnataka & as a Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing the Yemakanmardi constituency since 2008.

He was the forest and environment minister in the H. D. Kumarswamy cabinet from 22 December 2018 to 23 July 2019.

He is a former minister of Small scale Industries and also was a Minister of Excise in the Siddaramaiah cabinet.

Satish Jarkiholi was born in a prominent sugarcane-growing family in Belagavi district.

His brothers Ramesh Jarkiholi and Balachandra Jarkiholi are both politicians and represent Gokak and Arabhavi legislative constituencies respectively.

He unsuccessfully contested the 2021 by poll from Belagavi Lok sabha seat, vacated after the demise of incumbent MP Suresh Angadi, former Minister of State for Railways.

He was defeated by Mangala Suresh Angadi (wife of Suresh Angadi) with a margin of 5,240 votes.

Mangala Suresh Angadi was the first politician to defeat Satish Jarkiholi, in his political life spanning about 30 years.