{{short description|Indian politician|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = Arvind Bellad 01.jpg | office = Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | term_start = 8 May 2013 | constituency = Hubli-Dharwad West | term_end = | predecessor = Chandrakant Bellad | successor = | office1 = | prime_minister1 = | term_start1 = | term_end1 = | predecessor1 = | successor1 = | office2 = | prime_minister2 = | term_start2 = | term_end2 = | predecessor2 = | successor2 = | 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 | sibling = | website = http://arvindbellad.com/ }}
'''Arvind Chandrakant Bellad''' (born 3 August 1969) is an Indian politician, who is a Member of Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, representing 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 from 2023.<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 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 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 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>
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== External links == * [http://kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/member/members.htm Karnataka Legislative Assembly]
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