{{short description|Indian politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = | predecessor3 = S. R. Morey | spouse = Leelavathi Bellad | father = Gurappa Bellad | education = SSLC | party = Bharatiya Janata Party | birth_place = Bellad Bagewadi, Belagavi district, Karnataka | successor3 = S. R. Morey | term_end3 = 2004 | successor4 = S. R. Morey | predecessor4 = S. R. Morey | term_end4 = 1989 | term_start4 = 1985 | office4 = | constituency3 = Dharwad | birth_date = 1938/39<ref name=myneta/> | constituency4 = Dharwad | term_end2 = 2013 | term_start2 = 2008 | caption = | office1 = President of Border Area Development Authority<br />Government of Karnataka | term1 = 2008–2013 | 1blankname1 = Chief Minister | 1namedata1 = B. S. Yediyurappa<br />Sadananda Gowda<br />Jagadish Shettar | office2 = Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly | term_start3 = 1994 | image = | 1blankname2 = | 1namedata2 = | predecessor2 = ''Seat established'' | successor2 = Aravind Bellad | constituency2 = Hubli-Dharwad West | office3 = | children = 4 daughters and 1 son (Aravind Bellad) | website = }}
'''Chandrakant Bellad''' is the former member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly and an Indian Politician.<ref name="Chandrakant Bellad hailed">{{cite news |title=Chandrakant Bellad hailed |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubballi/chandrakant-bellad-felicitated-in-dharwad-by-lingayat-mutts-and-political-leaders/articleshow/106073911.cms |access-date=23 April 2025 |publisher=The Times of India |date=18 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250423151403/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubballi/chandrakant-bellad-felicitated-in-dharwad-by-lingayat-mutts-and-political-leaders/articleshow/106073911.cms |archive-date=23 April 2025}}</ref> He first contested 1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections as a Janata Party candidate from Dharwad Assembly constituency and lost by a wafer thin margin of 132 votes against S. R. Morey of Indian National Congress.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Dharwad Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency|url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/dharwad-karnataka-assembly-constituency|access-date=2022-01-16|website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref> Later he defeated the same candidate and emerged victorious in 1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections.<ref name=":0"/> He unsuccessfully contested against then 3-time Indian National Congress MP D. K. Naikar from Dharwad North Lok Sabha constituency during 1991 Indian general elections.<ref>{{Cite web|title=IndiaVotes PC: Dharwad North 1991|url=https://www.indiavotes.com/pc/www.indiavotes.com/pc/detailsearch?eid=10&pcname=Dharwad+North&submit=|access-date=2022-01-16|website=IndiaVotes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=ಅವರ ಸರಳತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಸಮರ್ಪಣ ಭಾವ ನನ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಪೂರ್ತಿ ತಂದಿತ್ತು: ಚಂದ್ರಕಾಂತ್ ಬೆಲ್ಲದ್|url=https://www.kannadaprabha.com/karnataka/2018/aug/17/his-simplicity-dedication-was-inspiring-bellad-321404.html|access-date=2022-01-16|website=Kannadaprabha|language=kn}}</ref> Despite not having any BJP MLA from then Dharwad district (comprising Dharwad, Haveri and Gadag districts in present day), Chandrakant Bellad gave a close fight by getting 29% votes which was just 22,209 less than D. K. Naikar.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dharwad North Lok Sabha Election Result - Parliamentary Constituency|url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/dharwad-north-lok-sabha|access-date=2022-01-16|website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref> He was elected to Karnataka Legislative Assembly (from Dharwad Assembly constituency) in 1994 and 1999. He also represented Hubli-Dharwad West from 2008 to 2013.<ref name="Congress choses new faces, gives ticket to 3 youngsters">{{cite news |title=Congress choses new faces, gives ticket to 3 youngsters |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubballi/congress-choses-new-faces-gives-ticket-to-3-youngsters/articleshow/63775674.cms |access-date=23 April 2025 |publisher=The Times of India |date=15 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250423151515/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubballi/congress-choses-new-faces-gives-ticket-to-3-youngsters/articleshow/63775674.cms |archive-date=23 April 2025}}</ref><ref name=":0"/> He was the President of Border Area Development Authority from 2008 to 2013. He announced retirement from active politics before 2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ರಾಜಕೀಯ ನಿವೃತ್ತಿ ಘೋಷಿಸಿದ ಬೆಲ್ಲದ್|url=https://www.kannadaprabha.com/top-news/2013/mar/28/ರಾಜಕೀಯ-ನವೃತತ-ಘೋಷಸದ-ಬಲಲದ-30011.html|access-date=2022-01-16|website=Kannadaprabha|language=kn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gururaj|date=2013-03-27|title=ರಾಜಕೀಯ ನಿವೃತ್ತಿ ಘೋಷಿಸಿದ ಚಂದ್ರಕಾಂತ ಬೆಲ್ಲದ್|url=https://kannada.oneindia.com/news/2013/03/27/chandrakant-bellad-announce-political-retirement-072613.html|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-16|website=kannada.oneindia.com|language=kn|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118182406/https://kannada.oneindia.com/news/2013/03/27/chandrakant-bellad-announce-political-retirement-072613.html |archive-date=18 January 2022 }}</ref>
== Awards == He was awarded Kannada Chalavali Veerasenani M. Ramamurthy award by Kannada Sahitya Parishat in February 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-17|title=ರಾಜಕೀಯ ನಿವೃತ್ತಿ ಘೋಷಿಸಿದ ಚಂದ್ರಕಾಂತ ಬೆಲ್ಲದ್|url=https://suddisante.com/kannada-veerasenani-prize/|access-date=2022-01-16|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-17|title=ರಾಜಕೀಯ ನಿವೃತ್ತಿ ಘೋಷಿಸಿದ ಚಂದ್ರಕಾಂತ ಬೆಲ್ಲದ್|url=https://www.prajavani.net/karnataka-news/kannada-sahitya-parishat-awards-806035.html|access-date=2022-01-16|website=Prajavani|language=en}}</ref>
== Personal life == He was born to Gurappa Bellad in Bellad Bagewadi, Belagavi district of Karnataka.<ref name="myneta" /> He married Leelavathi Bellad and the couple have 5 sons.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Homepage|url=http://arvindbellad.com/zh/|access-date=2022-01-16|website=Arvind Bellad|language=zh-CN}}</ref> His youngest son Aravind Bellad is representing Hubli-Dharwad West after his political retirement i.e., since 2013. The family runs business. He completed SSLC from RLS High School, Dharwad in 1965.<ref name="myneta">{{Cite web|title=BELLAD CHANDRAKANT GURAPPA(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- Hubli-Dharwad-West(DHARWAD) - Affidavit Information of Candidate|url=https://myneta.info/karnatka2008/candidate.php?candidate_id=848|access-date=2022-01-16|website=myneta.info}}</ref>
== Controversies == He accused former Chief Minister of Karnataka B. S. Yediyurappa of betraying him by denying Cabinet berth and went on to claim that he made B. S. Yediyurappa the Chief Minister of Karnataka.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ಶಾಸಕ ಚಂದ್ರಕಾಂತ ಬೆಲ್ಲದ ಫಟಾಫಟ್ ಸಂದರ್ಶನ|url=https://vijaykarnataka.com/news/dharawada/-/articleshow/19247490.cms|access-date=2022-01-16|website=Vijaya Karnataka|language=kn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gururaj|date=2013-03-27|title=ರಾಜಕೀಯ ನಿವೃತ್ತಿ ಘೋಷಿಸಿದ ಚಂದ್ರಕಾಂತ ಬೆಲ್ಲದ್|url=https://kannada.oneindia.com/news/2013/03/27/chandrakant-bellad-announce-political-retirement-072613.html|access-date=2022-01-31|website=kannada.oneindia.com|language=kn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-16|title=ಬಿ.ಎಸ್.ವೈ ನ ಸಿಎಂ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದೇ ನಾನು, ಮಾಜಿ ಶಾಸಕ ಚಂದ್ರಕಾಂತ ಬೆಲ್ಲದ.|url=https://newstimekarnataka.com/chandrakanantbellad-bsy/|access-date=2022-01-16|website=NEWS TIME KARNATAKA|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-17|title=ಯಡಿಯೂರಪ್ಪನವರಿಗೆ ಆತ್ಮವಂಚನೆಯಾಗಿದೆ: ಮಾಜಿ ಶಾಸಕ ಚಂದ್ರಕಾಂತ್ ಬೆಲ್ಲದ್|url=https://publictv.in/%e0%b2%af%e0%b2%a1%e0%b2%bf%e0%b2%af%e0%b3%82%e0%b2%b0%e0%b2%aa%e0%b3%8d%e0%b2%aa%e0%b2%a8%e0%b2%b5%e0%b2%b0%e0%b2%bf%e0%b2%97%e0%b3%86-%e0%b2%86%e0%b2%a4%e0%b3%8d%e0%b2%ae%e0%b2%b5%e0%b2%82%e0%b2%9a/|access-date=2022-01-16|website=Public TV|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=ಯಡಿಯೂರಪ್ಪ ಅವರನ್ನ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದು ನಾನೇ:ಚಂದ್ರಕಾಂತ ಬೆಲ್ಲದ|url=https://www.vijayavani.net/a-chief-minister-bsy-chandrakanta-bellada/|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-16|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617072504/https://www.vijayavani.net/a-chief-minister-bsy-chandrakanta-bellada/ |archive-date=17 June 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-16|title=ಯಡಿಯೂರಪ್ಪನ ಬೆಳೆಸಿ, ಸಿಎಂ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದೆ ನಾನು ಎಂದ ಮಾಜಿ ಶಾಸಕ ಚಂದ್ರಕಾಂತ ಬೆಲ್ಲದ...!|url=https://prajakiran.com/ex-mla-chandrakant-bellad/|access-date=2022-01-16|website=Praja Kiran|language=en-US}}</ref> His son Aravind Bellad accused that his phone was tapped and complained to Police and then Home minister Basavaraj Bommai. However Chandrakant Bellad suggested B. S. Yediyurappa resign if BJP High-command instructs him.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-06-17|title=My phone is being tapped: Arvind Bellad|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/my-phone-is-being-tapped-arvind-bellad/article34842030.ece|access-date=2022-01-16|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
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