Former civic worker elected Mayor of Belagavi

Savita Kamble, who had worked as a pourakarmika (civic worker), was elected to the city corporation from ward number 17, reserved for a Scheduled Caste (woman), on a BJP ticket

Savita Kamble was elected Mayor and Anand Chauhan Deputy Mayor of Belagavi in the elections on February 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: P.K. Badiger

Savita Kamble was elected the Belagavi Mayor in the elections held here on February 15.

Ms. Kamble had worked as a pourakarmika in the city a few years ago. She also used to work in a factory before being elected as a member of the urban local body.

Anand Chauhan, BJP member, was elected Deputy Mayor.

BJP has a majority with 35 members in the 58-member body. The remaining members include 10 of the Congress.

Ms. Kamble hails from Shirgur village. She has studied up to SSLC. Some domestic issues forced her to shift to Belagavi where she worked as a domestic help for a few years and later as a pourakarmika for some time. Later, she worked in an agarbatti unit and then a helmet factory as an unskilled labourer.

She was elected to the city corporation from ward number 17, reserved for a Scheduled Caste (woman), on a BJP ticket.

Her nomination for the mayoral poll was announced in the morning during a BJP election committee meeting on February 15.

Regional Commissioner and returning officer S.B. Shettannanavar declared the winners, and congratulated them after the elections.

Belagavi city corporation Commissioner Rajashree Jainapur was among those present during the election process.