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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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| image = Ramesh jarkiholli, The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi during his departure from KSRPTC Helipad, in Belagavi, Karnataka (cropped).jpg
| office4 = [[Fourth B. S. Yeddyurappa ministry|Minister of Major and Medium Irrigation from Water resources department]] of Karnataka
| term_start4 = 7 February 2020
| term_end4 = 3 March 2021
| predecessor4 = [[D. K. Shivakumar]]
| successor4 =
| 1blankname4 = [[Chief Minister of Karnataka|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata4 = [[B. S. Yediyurappa]]
| office2 = [[Second H. D. Kumaraswamy ministry|Minister of Municipal Administration]]<br />[[Government of Karnataka]]
| term_start2 = June 2018
| term_end2 = December 2018
| predecessor2 =
| successor2 =
| 1blankname2 = [[Chief Minister of Karnataka|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata2 = [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]]
| office3 = [[Second H. D. Kumaraswamy ministry|Minister of Small Scale Industries]]<br />[[Government of Karnataka]]
| term_start3 = June 2016
| term_end3 = May 2018
| predecessor3 =
| successor3 =
| 1blankname3 = [[Chief Minister of Karnataka|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata3 = [[Siddaramaiah]]
| office1 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start1 = December 1999
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 =
| successor1 =
| constituency1 = [[Gokak (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Gokak]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|5|1|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Belgaum]], India
| occupation = Politician
| children =
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata party]] <br />{{small|(2019–present)}}
| otherparty = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />{{small|(Until 2019)}}
| education = [[Bachelor of Arts]]
| nationality = [[India]]n
| relatives = [[Satish Jarkiholi]] (brother)
| website =
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'''Ramesh Jarkiholi''' (born 1960) is an Indian politician and 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 (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Gokak]] in the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]. He previously served as the Minister for Municipal Administration.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ramesh Jarkiholi sworn in as minister |url=https://allaboutbelgaum.com/news/ramesh-jarkiholi-sworn-in-as-minister/ |accessdate=1 December 2018 |website=All About Belgaum |date=6 June 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201145608/https://allaboutbelgaum.com/news/ramesh-jarkiholi-sworn-in-as-minister/ |archivedate=1 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Nobody can sideline me in Congress: Ramesh Jarkiholi |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/011218/nobody-can-sideline-me-in-congress-ramesh-jarkiholi.html |accessdate=1 December 2018 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=1 December 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

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 (India)|anti-defection law]] in 2019, but was re-elected to the assembly on a BJP ticket in December 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/ramesh-jarkiholi-replaces-brother/article8750433.ece |title=Ramesh Jarkiholi replaces brother |publisher=thehindu.com|newspaper=The Hindu |date=20 June 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/my-agenda-is-to-demolish-bjps-fortress-ramesh-jarkiholi/article8760464.ece |title=My agenda is to demolish BJP's fortress says Ramesh Jarkiholi |publisher=thehindu.com|newspaper=The Hindu |date=22 June 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Congress-tries-to-woo-Jarkiholi/articleshow/30871391.cms |title=Congress tries to woo Jarkiholi |publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com/}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Jarkiholi was born in [[Belgaum]] in 1960 to a prominent sugarcane growing family and Businessman Laxmanrao Jarkiholi. He is from Valmiki [[Boya (caste)|Nayaka]] community designated as a Scheduled Tribe in India's reservation system. His 4 siblings are all also in Politics, 3 with Congress and 2 with BJP.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/who-are-jarkiholi-brothers-693238.html|title=Who are the Jarkiholi brothers?|date=2018-09-18|website=Deccan Herald|language=en|access-date=2019-11-15}}</ref>

==Political career==
Jarkiholi defected to the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and represented Gokak Assembly Constituency of [[Belgaum]], Karnataka.The constituency has been ruled by the Jarkiholi family for over 15 years. He was previously associated with [[Indian National Congress]]. Three members of the Jarkiholi family, Ramesh Jarkiholi, Balachandra Jarkoholi and Satish Jarkiholi contest from Gokak, Arabhavi and Yamakanamaradi Assembly constituencies respectively from different Political parties. Ramesh Jarkiholi's brother Satish Jarkiholi is a current member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Council]] representing the Yemkanamardi constituency in [[Belgaum District]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/brothers-cross-swords-in-belgaum/story-aADASI9Ts7zG0yU1mzti5M.html |title=Brothers cross swords in Belgaum |publisher=Hindustan Times|date=14 May 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130529/news-politics/article/jarkiholi-take-kattis-belgaum |title=Jarkiholi to take on Kattis in Belgaum |publisher=deccanchronicle.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Jarkiholi-brothers-rule-the-roost-in-Belagavi/articleshow/46036048.cms |title=Jarkiholi brothers rule the roost in Belagavi |publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref> Ramesh Jarkiholi was first elected to the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] in 1999 by beating Naik Chandrashekhar Sadashiva of the [[Janata Dal (United)]] by over 55,000 votes. In the 2004 elections he won the seat against Muttennavar Mallappa Laxman of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] by over 15,000 votes. In the 2008 [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] elections he beat the [[Janata Dal (Secular)|Janata Dal]] candidate Ashok Ningayya Pujari by over 7,000 votes. Jarkiholi was a sitting member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] as he retained his Gokak Assembly by beating Ashok Ningayya Pujari of the [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] by over 28,000 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.elections.in/karnataka/assembly-constituencies/gokak.html |title=Sitting and previous MLAs from Gokak Assembly Constituency |publisher=elections.in}}</ref>

==Ministry==
Besides holding the Small Scale Industries Ministry portfolio Jarkiholi was also the [[Belgaum District]] Guardian Minister in-charge of the District. As the Guardian Minister in-charge of the District Jarkiholi took up causes of poor patients and instructed health department officials to initiate action against private hospitals who fail to display their charges as per the Karnataka Private Medical Establishments Act for their hospital services.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubballi/Act-against-hospitals-not-displaying-rate-Jarkiholi/articleshow/53749499.cms |title=Act against hospitals not displaying rate: Jarkiholi |publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref>

==Controversies==
===Operation Kamala===
In October 2018, Jarkiholi convinced other MLAs from Belagavi to rebel against Congress. He was angry at being dropped from Ministry and having Troubleshooter DK Shivakumar influencing Belagavi Politics, because DKS got Jarkiholi's rival [[Lakshmi Hebbalkar]] elected as MLA from Belagavi(Rural) and made her President of KPCC Women's Wing. He organized 14 other Congress MLAs to resign their Posts.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=After denying BJP role in their defection, all Karnataka rebel MLAs to join ruling party|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/after-denying-bjp-role-their-defection-all-karnataka-rebel-mlas-join-ruling-party-112240|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-11-15|website=www.thenewsminute.com}}</ref>

He was one of the 15 MLAs from Congress and 2 from JD(S) who resigned in July 2019, bringing down the HDK Congress-JD(S) coalition and allowing BSY to return to Power.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/galleries/nation/2019/jul/24/the-15-mlas-who-brought-down-kumaraswamy-government-102416.html|title=The 15 MLAs who brought down Kumaraswamy government|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|accessdate=28 July 2019}}</ref> After Supreme Court ruling held up their disqualification but allowed them to run, Jarkiholi joined BJP along with all other rebels inducted by Sri B.S. Yeddyurappa and other important persons. He was given BJP ticket for By Poll for his Gokak seat.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/13-rebel-karnataka-mlas-are-now-bjp-candidates-in-bypolls/story-XYLf5csyeKs8PlZpPHmW8N.html|title=13 rebel Karnataka MLAs are now BJP candidates in bypolls|date=2019-11-14|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2019-11-15}}</ref> He then handily defeated his challengers in bypolls in December, beating his nearest rival, his brother Lakhan contesting as a Congress candidate, by almost 30,000 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-09|title=Ramesh Jarkiholi, the man who started the rebellion in Congress, wins in Gokak|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/ramesh-jarkiholi-man-who-started-rebellion-congress-wins-gokak-113733|access-date=2021-01-29|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref>

==Sex scandal ==
On 2 March 2021, charges were filed against Jarkiholi for sexually harassing a woman on the pretext of getting her a government job. Video clips emerged purporting to show Jarkiholi getting intimate with the victim.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-02|title=Karnataka Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi courts controversy after sexual harassment charge|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/karnataka-minister-ramesh-jarkiholi-courts-controversy-after-sexual-harassment-charge-957334.html|access-date=2021-03-03|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref> Although he denied the charges, Jarkiholi resigned just before the budget session.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Karnataka Minister Quits On "Moral Grounds" Amid Row Over Alleged Sex Tape|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/karnataka-minister-ramesh-jarkiholi-resigns-on-moral-grounds-amid-controversy-over-alleged-sex-tape-2382669|access-date=2021-03-03|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the sensational sex scandal allegedly involving Ramesh Jarkiholi.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-10|title=Karnataka Home Minister announces SIT probe in Ramesh Jarkiholi sex scandal|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/karnataka-home-minister-announces-sit-probe-in-ramesh-jarkiholi-sex-scandal-960455.html|access-date=2021-04-16|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/member/members.htm Karnataka Legislative Assembly]
* [http://www.kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/ministry.htm List of Ministers in the Government of Karnataka]

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