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{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Arvind Bellad 01.jpg
| office = Member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = 8 May 2013
| constituency = [[Hubli-Dharwad West (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Hubli-Dharwad West]]
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Chandrakant Bellad]]
| successor =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age text|3 August 1969}}
| birth_place = [[Bellad Bagewadi]], [[Mysore State]] (present-day [[Karnataka]]), India
| occupation = [[Politician]], [[Entrepreneur]]
| children = Agastya (son)<br />Pracchi (daughter)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.arvindbellad.com/ | title=Arvind Bellad: Official website | website= | accessdate=27 August 2017 | archive-date=28 August 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828020856/http://arvindbellad.com/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| education = [[B.E]], [[PGDM]]
| alma_mater = * [[INSEAD]]
* [[SDM College of Engineering]]
| profession =
| spouse = Smriti Bellad
| father = [[Chandrakant Bellad]]
| mother = Leelavathi Bellad
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| website = http://arvindbellad.com/
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'''Arvind Chandrakant Bellad''' (born 3 August 1969) is an Indian politician, who is a [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]] of [[Karnataka]], representing [[Hubli-Dharwad West (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Hubli-Dharwad West constituency]] since May 2013. Bellad is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.elections.in/karnataka/assembly-constituencies/hubli-dharwad-west.html | title=Sitting and previous MLAs from Hubli Dharwad West Assembly Constituency | website=elections.in/ | accessdate=30 May 2016}}</ref>

Arvind Bellad was appointed as Deputy Leader of Opposition in the Assembly.<ref name="BJP appoints Srinivas Poojary as Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Council">{{cite news|title=BJP appoints Srinivas Poojary as Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Council|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/karnataka/story/bjp-kota-srinivas-poojary-leader-of-opposition-lop-karnataka-legislative-council-2480317-2023-12-25|accessdate=25 April 2025|publisher=India Today|date=25 December 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250425065325/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/karnataka/story/bjp-kota-srinivas-poojary-leader-of-opposition-lop-karnataka-legislative-council-2480317-2023-12-25|archivedate=25 April 2025|language=en}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Born on 3 August 1969, Bellad is the son of veteran [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh|RSS]] leader and former MLA [[Chandrakant Bellad]] and Leelavathi Bellad. He is the youngest among five children, he graduated from KE Boards High School and [[Karnatak Science College|Karnataka Science College Dharwad]] completed his engineering degree from [[SDM College of Engineering]], Dharwad. He pursued his [[PGDM]] in business management from [[INSEAD]] in France.

He married Smriti Bellad and has two children, Agastya and Pracchi.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.arvindbellad.com/ | title=Arvind Bellad: Official website | website= | accessdate=27 August 2017 | archive-date=28 August 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828020856/http://arvindbellad.com/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Political career==
Arvind Bellad entered politics in 2013. He contested from [[Hubli-Dharwad West (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Hubli-Dharwad West constituency]] of Karnataka State Legislative Assembly from [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) and won.<ref name="3 MLAs improve victory margin">{{cite news |date=17 May 2018 |title=3 MLAs improve victory margin |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubballi/3-mlas-improve-victory-margin/articleshow/64196281.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250423180547/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubballi/3-mlas-improve-victory-margin/articleshow/64196281.cms |archive-date=23 April 2025 |access-date=23 April 2025 |publisher=The Times of India}}</ref> He represented BJP in the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] twice from Dharwad district.

Some important activities of Bellad include:
* Started LKG and UKG in government schools.<ref>{{cite web |title=Meet Arvind Bellad, An Engineer Turned Politician |url=https://metrosaga.com/meet-arvind-bellad-an-engineer-turned-politician-likely-to-replace-yediyurappa-as-cm-of-karnataka/ |website=Metrosaga |access-date=26 July 2021}}</ref> He noticed the dip in school attendance of Government schools. After discussing with parents of the children, he started preschool as a pilot project in one school. This experiment was successful which led him to extend this idea to 62 government schools. There was a rise in the student intake due to this.<ref>{{cite news |title=HDK takes a leaf out of BJP MLA's pre-school concept|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/hdk-takes-a-leaf-out-of-bjp-mlas-pre-school-concept/articleshow/64969754.cms |website=Times of India |date=13 July 2018 |publisher=Times of India |access-date=26 July 2021}}</ref>
* Campaigned for setting up of an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) at Dharwad.<ref>{{cite news |title=Set up IIT in Dharwad, MLA urges government |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/set-up-iit-in-dharwad-mla-urges-government/article6953648.ece |work=The Hindu |date=2 March 2015 |access-date=26 July 2021}}</ref> Due to these efforts, an IIT has been set up at Dharwad.<ref>{{cite web |title=IIT to be set up in Dharwad |url=https://www.newskarnataka.com/dharwad/karnataka-iit-to-be-set-up-in-dharwad |website=News Karnataka |access-date=26 July 2021}}</ref>
* Worked for developing and implementing clean energy in rural areas. He conducted the study, prepared a report and started implementing it.<ref>{{cite web |title=Talking clean development |url=https://www.climateparl.net/single-post/2016/03/29/talking-clean-development-an-interview-with-arvind-bellad-mla |website=Climate Parliament |access-date=26 July 2021 |archive-date=26 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726125049/https://www.climateparl.net/single-post/2016/03/29/talking-clean-development-an-interview-with-arvind-bellad-mla |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Created a mobile phone app to listen to the grievances of the people of his constituency.<ref>{{cite web |title=ಶಾಸಕರಿಂದ ಮೊಬೈಲ್ ಅಪ್ಲಿಕೇಷನ್ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ |url=https://kannada.oneindia.com/news/dharwad/bjp-mla-arvind-bellad-launches-app-to-stay-connected-095072.html |website=One India Kannada |publisher=One India |access-date=26 July 2021}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/member/members.htm Karnataka Legislative Assembly]

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[[Category:1969 births]]
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[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2013–2018]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2018–2023]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2023–2028]]
[[Category:INSEAD alumni]]

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