Mangala Angadi
Mangala Angadi in 2021
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
2 May 2021
Preceded bySuresh Angadi
ConstituencyBelgaum
Personal details
Born (1963-10-26) 26 October 1963 (age 60)[1]
Belgaum, Karnataka
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
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(m. 1986; died 2020)​
Children2 daughters
ResidenceBelagavi
Alma materJ.S.S. College Gokak (B.Sc)

Mangala Suresh Angadi is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament from Belagavi parliamentary constituency of Karnataka state.[2][3] She is the first Woman Member of Parliament from Belagavi.

Personal life

She is the wife of Late Suresh Angadi, former Minister of State of Railways.[4] She has two daughters.

Political career

She successfully contested the 2021 by poll from Belagavi Lok sabha seat from the Bharatiya Janata Party, after the demise of Suresh Angadi.[5]

She won against the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee working president, Satish Jarkiholi by 5,240 votes. She is the first politician to defeat Satish Jarkiholi. He had never lost an election in his political life of about 30 years.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Members : Lok Sabha".
  2. ^ "Karnataka bypolls: BJP wins Belagavi, Basavakalyan; Congress takes Maski". The Indian Express. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  3. ^ "BJP's Mangala Suresh Angadi wins Belagavi Lok Sabha bypoll". Inshorts - Stay Informed. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Mangala Angadi recalls her husband's work". The Hindu. 31 March 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  5. ^ Urs, Anil. "Belagavi LS seat: BJP opts for Mangala Suresh Angadi". @businessline. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Mangala Angadi comes out on top in a close fight in Belagavi". The Hindu. 2 May 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
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