Quick Info
| Profession | Politician |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Date of Birth | 17/12/1955 |
| Age | 70 years |
| Birthplace | Kerur, Bagalkot, Karnataka |
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Bio/Wiki
| Full name | Jagadish Shivappa Shettar |
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Physical Stats & More
| Height | 5' 6" (167 cm) |
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| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Salt and Pepper |
Personal Life
| Religion | Hinduism (Lingayatism) |
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| Caste | Balija |
| Hobbies | Reading |
Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Married |
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Family
| Wife | Shilpa Jagadish Shettar | ||||
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Career
| Political Party | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) (1986-2023, 2024-present) | Indian National Congress (INC) (2023-2024) |
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| Political Journey | 1990: President of Hubli Rural Unit of the BJP | 1994: BJP President of the Dharwad district | Elected as MLA from the Hubli Rural Constituency in 1994 (Vidhan Sabha) | 1996: Karnataka State BJP Secretary | 1999: Elected as MLA from the Hubli Rural Constituency | Served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 1999 | Elected as MLA from the Hubli Rural Constituency in 2004 | 2005: State President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (Karnataka) | Served as Karnataka Revenue Minister for a year between 18 February 2006 and 8 October 2007 during the tenure of Chief Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy | Elected as MLA from the Hubli-Dharwad Central Constituency in 2008 | 2008: Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | Served as the Minister of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (Karnataka) between 2009 and 2011 | 2012: Chief Minister of Karnataka (12 July 2012 - 13 May 2013) | Elected as MLA from the Hubli-Dharwad Central Constituency in 2013 | Served as the leader of Karnataka BJP's legislative party (2013-2023) | Served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly between 2013 and 2018 | 2018: Elected as MLA from the Hubli-Dharwad Central Constituency | Served as the Karnataka State Minister of Large & Medium Industries between 20 August 2019 and 28 July 2021 | Quit the BJP and tendered his resignation as MLA on 16 April 2023 | Joined Congress on 17 April 2023 | Contested the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election from Hubli-Dharwad Central but lost | Rejoined the BJP on 25 January 2024 | Won the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from the Belgaum seat | Currently serving as Member of Parliament from Belgaum constituency |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Jagadish Shettar was a member of ABVP from his college days and later joined the RSS. | |
| 2. In 1999, Shettar was appointed the Leader of the Opposition in Karnataka Legislative Assembly over B.B. Shivappa, causing friction within the BJP. | |
| 3. His uncle, Sadashiva Shettar, was a Jan Sangh leader in Karnataka in the 1960s. | |
| 4. Shettar served as the 18th Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly before becoming the Minister of Rural Development. | |
| 5. Shettar's father, Shivamurthappa Shettar, was a prominent Jan Sangh leader in Southern India. | |
| 6. Shettar became the 15th Chief Minister of Karnataka in 2012. | |
| 7. In his free time, Shettar enjoys reading. | |
| 8. Shettar was the BJP's Chief Minister candidate in the 2013 Karnataka election. | |
| 9. Shettar's son, Prashant, married the granddaughter of Congress leader Shamanur Shivashankarappa in 2014. | |
| 10. His brother, Pradeep Shettar, became a BJP member of the Karnataka Legislative Council in 2016. | |
| 11. Shettar's son, Sankalp, married the daughter of politician Suresh Angadi in 2017. | |
| 12. Shettar won all Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections from 1994 to 2018. | |
| 13. His mother passed away on 10 January 2020. | |
| 14. In 2020, Sankalp Shettar was accused of unauthorized distribution of aid. | |
| 15. Shettar organized the first Hubballi Ugadi Utsav on 19 March 2023. | |
| 16. Shettar left the BJP and joined the INC in April 2023. | |
| 17. He filed his nomination from the Hubli-Dharwad Central constituency for the 2023 Karnataka election on 19 April 2023. |