Pralhad Joshi campaigns for S.V. Sankanur at Gadag lawyers meet

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi met lawyers at the Gadag District Lawyers Association hall on October 16, 2026, and campaigned for BJP candidate S.V. Sankanur in the Karnataka West Graduates Constituency MLC election. He asked graduate voters to back Sankanur again.

Sankanur has served as a Member of the Legislative Council for 12 years. Joshi’s post said the sitting MLC has responded to graduates’ problems, worked for education sector development, and protected the interests of degree holders. The post urged voters to support him once more because of his experience and service.

Former Chief Minister and MP Basavaraj Bommai, MLA C.C. Patil, Gadag BJP district president Totappa (Raju) Kurudagi, Gadag District Lawyers Association president R.G. Kallur, and vice-president M.A. Sanganala attended the meeting along with other leaders and lawyers. The event was reported in Joshi’s X post.

ಇಂದು ಗದಗದ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ವಕೀಲರ ಸಂಘದ ಸಭಾಂಗಣದಲ್ಲಿ ವಕೀಲರನ್ನು ಭೇಟಿ ಮಾಡಿ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ಪದವೀಧರರ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಅಭ್ಯರ್ಥಿಯಾದ ಶ್ರೀ ಎಸ್ ವಿ ಸಂಕನೂರ @svsankanur ಅವರ ಪರವಾಗಿ ಚುನಾವಣಾ ಪ್ರಚಾರ ನಡೆಸಿ ಮತಯಾಚಿಸಲಾಯಿತು.

ಕಳೆದ 12 ವರ್ಷಗಳಿಂದ ವಿಧಾನ ಪರಿಷತ್ ಸದಸ್ಯರಾಗಿ ಪದವೀಧರರ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಸ್ಪಂದಿಸುತ್ತಾ, ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಪದವೀಧರರ ಹಿತಾಸಕ್ತಿಗಳ ರಕ್ಷಣೆಗೆ ನಿರಂತರವಾಗಿ ಶ್ರಮಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಅವರ ಅನುಭವ, ಸೇವೆ ಪದವೀಧರರ ಆಶೋತ್ತರಗಳಿಗೆ ಸ್ಪಂದಿಸುವ ಹಾಗೂ ಅವರ ಹಿತಾಸಕ್ತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಪರಿಣಾಮಕಾರಿಯಾಗಿ ಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿಸುವ ನಿಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಮತ್ತೊಮ್ಮೆ ಶ್ರೀ ಎಸ್.ವಿ. ಸಂಕನೂರ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಬೆಂಬಲ ನೀಡುವಂತೆ ಮತದಾರರಲ್ಲಿ ಮನವಿ ಮಾಡಲಾಯಿತು.

ಈ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾಜಿ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳು ಹಾಗೂ ಸಂಸದರಾದ ಶ್ರೀ ಬಸವರಾಜ ಬೊಮ್ಮಾಯಿ @BSBommai, ಶಾಸಕರಾದ ಶ್ರೀ ಸಿ.ಸಿ. ಪಾಟೀಲ @CCPatilBJP , ಗದಗ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರಾದ ಶ್ರೀ ತೋಟಪ್ಪ (ರಾಜು) ಕುರುಡಗಿ, ಗದಗ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ವಕೀಲ ಸಂಘದ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರಾದ ಶ್ರೀ ಆರ್ ಜಿ ಕಲ್ಲೂರ, ಉಪಾಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರಾದ ಶ್ರೀ ಎಂ ಎ ಸಂಗನಾಳ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ಗಣ್ಯರು ಹಾಗೂ ವಕೀಲರು ಉಪಸ್ಥಿತರಿದ್ದರು.

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#MLCElection

— Pralhad Joshi (@JoshiPralhad) October 16, 2026

Karnataka West Graduates Constituency election

The Karnataka West Graduates Constituency covers Dharwad, Gadag, Haveri and Uttara Kannada districts. Polling is scheduled for October 23, 2026, and counting for October 27. Sankanur is the BJP’s sitting candidate seeking re-election.

Congress has fielded former MLC Mohan Limbikai. Election officials say the constituency has roughly 88,000 to 97,000 registered graduate voters.

BJP leaders have held several campaign meetings in the region in recent weeks. An earlier campaign event in Hubballi was covered by PanAsiaBiz.

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