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	~~{{Cleanup bare URLs\|date=May 2021}}~~		'''Belgaum''' Vidhana Sabha seat was part of the [[Karnataka]] state assembly in India, and part of [[Belgaum (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Belgaum]] Lok Sabha seat. The seat ceased to exist after the assembly seats' boundary was redrawn in 2008. Now the city's constituencies are [[Belgaum Dakshin (Vidhana Sabha constituency)\|Belgaum Dakshin]], [[Belgaum Uttar (Vidhana Sabha constituency)\|Belgaum Uttar]], and [[Belgaum Rural (Vidhana Sabha Constituency)\|Belgaum Rural]].
	'''[[Belgaum]]''' Vidhana Sabha seat was part of the [[Karnataka]] state assembly in India, and part of [[Belgaum (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Belgaum]] Lok Sabha seat. The seat ceased to exist after the assembly seats' boundary was redrawn in 2008. Now the city's constituencies are ~~called North~~ Belgaum, ~~South~~ Belgaum, and Belgaum Rural.

	When the states of Maharashtra and Karnataka were created in 1960 on linguistic lines, Belgaum district was included in Karnataka. This decision was opposed by Marathi speaking people in the district, who argued they were in majority. [[Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti]] was formed to fight for the cause, supported mostly by left-wing socialists in Maharashtra but not by right-wing Hindu organizations. This Samiti was very powerful in local politics for many decades. Its leading members like Balkrishna Sunthankar and Bhimrao Sayanak represented Belgaum seat for many years. But after the first batch of veterans got old, the Samiti lost its steam.<ref>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/marathi-belt-divided-maharashtra-ekikaran-samiti-could-help-bjp-and-congress/articleshow/63993774.cms</ref>		When the states of Maharashtra and Karnataka were created in 1960 on linguistic lines, Belgaum district was included in Karnataka. This decision was opposed by Marathi speaking people in the district, who argued they were in majority. [[Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti]] was formed to fight for the cause, supported mostly by left-wing socialists in Maharashtra but not by right-wing Hindu organizations. This Samiti was very powerful in local politics for many decades. Its leading members like Balkrishna Sunthankar and Bhimrao Sayanak represented Belgaum seat for many years. But after the first batch of veterans got old, the Samiti lost its steam.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/marathi-belt-divided-maharashtra-ekikaran-samiti-could-help-bjp-and-congress/articleshow/63993774.cms \|title=maharashtra ekikaran samiti: Marathi belt: Divided Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti could help BJP and Congress \|newspaper=The Economic Times \|date=2 May 2018 \|author=Naveen Menezes \|access-date= 24 August 2021}}</ref>

	== Members of Assembly ==		== Members of Assembly ==

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'''[[Belgaum]]''' Vidhana Sabha seat was part of the [[Karnataka]] state assembly in India, and part of [[Belgaum (Lok Sabha constituency)|Belgaum]] Lok Sabha seat. The seat ceased to exist after the assembly seats' boundary was redrawn in 2008. Now the city's constituencies are called North Belgaum, South Belgaum, and Belgaum Rural.

When the states of Maharashtra and Karnataka were created in 1960 on linguistic lines, Belgaum district was included in Karnataka. This decision was opposed by Marathi speaking people in the district, who argued they were in majority. [[Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti]] was formed to fight for the cause, supported mostly by left-wing socialists in Maharashtra but not by right-wing Hindu organizations. This Samiti was very powerful in local politics for many decades. Its leading members like Balkrishna Sunthankar and Bhimrao Sayanak represented Belgaum seat for many years. But after the first batch of veterans got old, the Samiti lost its steam.<ref>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/marathi-belt-divided-maharashtra-ekikaran-samiti-could-help-bjp-and-congress/articleshow/63993774.cms</ref>

== Members of Assembly ==
* 1962: Three candidates were elected from Belgaum, all of them from [[Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti|MES]]. <br /> 1) Balkrishna Sunthankar, 2) Vitthal Patil, and 3) Nagendra Samaji.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/karnataka/assembly-constituencies/1962-election-results.html|title=Karnataka Election Results 1962, Karnataka Assembly Elections Results 1962|website=www.elections.in}}</ref>
* 1967: Balwant Bhimarao Sayanak (Independent / Activist of [[Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti]]) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/karnataka/assembly-constituencies/1967-election-results.html|title=Karnataka Assembly Election Results in 1967|website=www.elections.in}}</ref>
* 1972: Sw. B. Annappa (IND)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/karnataka/assembly-constituencies/1972-election-results.html|title=Karnataka Assembly Election Results in 1972|website=www.elections.in}}</ref>
* 1978: Sayanak, Balwant Bhimrao (Independent / [[Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti|MES]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/karnataka/assembly-constituencies/1978-election-results.html|title=Karnataka Assembly Election Results in 1978|website=www.elections.in}}</ref>
* 1983: Rajabhau Mane (Ind / [[Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti|MES]])
* 1985: Rajabhau Mane (Ind / [[Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti|MES]])
* 1989: Bapusaheb Raosaheb Mahagaonkar (IND / MES)
* 1994: [[Narayan Rao Tarale|Narayan Tarale]] (Ind / MES) defeated Anil Potdar (Ind)
* 2004: Ramesh Kudachi (Congress)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/karnataka/assembly-constituencies/2004-election-results.html|title=Karnataka Assembly Election Results in 2004|website=www.elections.in}}</ref>
* 2009 onwards : Seat does not exist.

== Election results ==

=== 1962 Election ===
* Three candidates were elected from Belgaum.
* Balkrishna Rangarao Sunthankar (MES) 27,643 defeated Sidaram Basappa Kanabargi (INC) 13,614 votes
* Vithal Seetaram Patil (MES) 17,778 defeated Vithal Kallojirao Patil (INC) 13,312 votes
* Nagendra Omanna Samaji (MES) 18,505 defeated Chandrappa Lingapa Pattanshetti (Indian National Congress) 17,592 votes

=== 1967 Election ===
* S. B. Bhimarao (IND) 27,818 votes
* P. B. Bharmagauda (INC) 24,224 votes

=== 1972 Election ===
* Sw. B. Annappa (IND) 24,814 votes
* P. R. Bhimarao (NCO) 13,783 votes

=== 1978 Election ===
* Sayanak Balwant Bhimrao (IND / MES) 39,736 votes
* Naghnoor M. N. (IND) 27,720 votes

=== 1989 Election ===
* Bapusaheb Raosaheb Mahagaonkar (IND / MES) : 35,196 votes
* Potdar Anil Mohan (JNP(JP)) : 29,809 votes

=== 2004 Election ===
* Kudachi Ramesh Laxman (INC) 32,198 votes
* Vilas Ramachandra Pawar (BJP) 31,181 votes

== See also ==
* [[Belagavi District]]
* [[List of constituencies of Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Karnataka}}

[[Category:Defunct Assembly constituencies of Karnataka]]

Belgaum (Vidhana Sabha constituency) - Revision history

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