Shivaraj Sharanappa Sajjanar is an Indian politician from the

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who was the member of

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representing Dharwad Local Authorities constituency.

Political Career

Shivaraj contested 2004 Karnataka election from Haveri and emerged victorious against Basavaraj Shivannanavar. However Haveri became a reserved seat after delimitation and hence he didn't contest 2008 Karnataka election. He was then elected to

from Dharwad Local Authorities after the seat fell vacant due to

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's election to Shiggaon (Assembly constituency). He quit the BJP and joined

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led

Karnataka Janata Paksha Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP) was an Indian political party based in Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the Sta ...

and contested from Byadgi seat in 2013 Karnataka election and lost to Basavaraj Shivannanavar of

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. He was named BJP candidate for the by-polls to the

Hangal (Vidhana Sabha constituency) Hangal Assembly seat is one of the seats in Karnataka Legislative Assembly in India. It is part of Haveri Lok Sabha seat. Members of Assembly * 1951: Siddappa Chanabasappa Sidhur (Cong) *1957: Basangouda Rudragouda Patil (Independent) *1962: ...

which were necessitated after the death of the sitting MLA C. M. Udasi. He was defeated by Srinivas Mane of Congress by a margin of 7373 votes.{{Cite web, date=2021-11-02, title=Karnataka bypolls: BJP loses CM Bommai's backyard Hangal to Congress, wins big in Sindgi, url=https://theprint.in/politics/karnataka-bypolls-bjp-loses-cm-bommais-backyard-hangal-to-congress-wins-big-in-sindgi/760633/, access-date=2021-12-22, website=ThePrint, language=en-US

References

Living people 1959 births