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{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1971)}}
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'''Mahesh Tenginakai''' (born 2 January 1971) is an Indian politician from [[Karnataka]]. He is a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from [[Hubli-Dharwad Central Assembly constituency|Hubli-Dharwad Central Assembly Constituency]] in [[Dharwad district|Dharwad District]]. He won the [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] representing [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] defeated former chief minister [[Jagadish Shettar]], who quit BJP after he was denied a ticket.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-05-13 |title=Congress wins over Kittur Karnataka, retains its hold over Kalyan Karnataka region |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/assembly-elections/karnataka/congress-wins-over-kittur-karnataka-retains-its-hold-over-kalyan-karnataka-region/articleshow/100213971.cms |access-date=2024-05-15 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref name="businesstoday.in">{{Cite web |date=2023-05-14 |title='Money power played key role,' says Jagadish Shettar after losing Hubli-Dharwad seat to BJP's Mahesh Tenginakai |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/politics/story/money-power-played-key-role-says-jagadish-shettar-after-losing-hubli-dharwad-seat-to-bjps-mahesh-tenginakai-381223-2023-05-14 |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=Business Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-13 |title=Hubballi-Dharwad-Central Polls LIVE: BJP's Mahesh Tenginakai wins by huge margin |url=https://www.livemint.com/elections/assembly-elections/hubballidharwadcentral-karnataka-assembly-election-2023-result-jagadish-shettar-congress-bjp-live-new-11683932949453.html |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Tenginakai hails from the Lingayat community in [[Hubli]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Bhavsar |first=Karishma Pranav |date=2023-05-13 |title=Hubballi-Dharwad Central: BJP's Mahesh Tenginakai wins by a huge margin |url=https://www.livemint.com/elections/assembly-elections/hubballidharwadcentral-karnataka-assembly-election-2023-result-jagadish-shettar-congress-bjp-11683946052548.html |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref> He completed his intermediate, the pre-university course. He is a businessman.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mahesh Tenginakai |url=https://prsindia.org/mlatrack/mahesh-tenginakai |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=PRS Legislative Research |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mahesh Tenginakai |url=https://www.indialeader.com/ViewLeader/46850/Mahesh-_-Tenginakai |website=www.indialeader.com}}</ref>

== Career ==
Tenginakai was associated with the BJP for over two decades but made his debut in electoral politics only in 2023.<ref name=":1" /> He was elected as an MLA from [[Hubli-Dharwad Central Assembly constituency|Hubli-Dharwad Central Assembly Constituency]] winning the [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election]] by a huge margin. He defeated former chief minister [[Jagadish Shettar]], who contested on [[Indian National Congress Party]] ticket by a margin of 34,289 votes.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Congress's Jagadish Shettar Loses To BJP's Mahesh Tenginakai By 34,289 Votes |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/congresss-jagadish-shettar-loses-to-bjps-mahesh-tenginakai-by-34-289-votes-4031930 |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-13 |title=Cong candidate Jagadish Shettar loses to BJP's Mahesh Tenginakai by 34,289 votes |url=https://theprint.in/india/cong-candidate-jagadish-shettar-loses-to-bjps-mahesh-tenginakai-by-34289-votes/1572682/ |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref> Shettar, a six-time MLA, was denied a ticket by BJP and he shifted to Congress but lost the seat.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Athrady, DHNS |first=Ajith |title=Karnataka polls: BJP fields Mahesh Tenginakai from Hubballi-Dharwad Central |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/karnataka/karnataka-polls-bjp-fields-mahesh-tenginakai-from-hubballi-dharwad-central-1210618.html |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref name="businesstoday.in"/>

In February 2025, he criticised the allotment of land in Hubli-Dharwad for the construction of a district Congress party office at a concessional rate and questioned the financial priorities of the Congress government. The Karnataka cabinet approved the land, belonging to the Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation, worth Rs.5.6 crore for Rs.28 lakhs.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-21 |title=BJP slams Karnataka’s Rs 5.67 crore land grant to Congress office for Rs 28 lakh |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/karnataka/story/karnataka-cabinet-allots-land-to-congress-to-build-office-at-a-low-price-bjp-slams-deal-2683311-2025-02-21 |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=India Today |language=en}}</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:1971 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2023–2028]]
[[Category:People from Hubli-Dharwad]]

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Khorang at 14:15, 25 April 2026