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Lad","santosh-s-lad-mla-kalghatagi","MLA","INC",null,"https:\u002F\u002Fnetasampark-api-storage.s3.ap-south-2.amazonaws.com\u002Fpublic\u002Frepresentatives\u002Fsuggestions\u002Fxz0GYArmuzWTjkNLxuBu7JmcXYOReeuATKg2UGAB.jpg","# Santosh S. Lad, MLA for Kalghatagi (Karnataka): Profile, Contact & Citizen Rating\n\nSantosh S. Lad is the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kalghatagi in Karnataka, from the Indian National Congress (INC). He won the seat in the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election with 85,761 votes. He currently serves as a minister holding Labour and Employment in the Karnataka government. Check his verified record below and rate his performance on NetaSampark.\n\n## Who is Santosh S. Lad?\n\nSantosh S. Lad represents the Kalghatagi Assembly constituency in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly as a member of the Indian National Congress (INC). He was elected in the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election (results declared 2023-05-13).\n\n## Ministerial role\n\nSantosh S. Lad is currently Minister – Labour and Employment in the Government of Karnataka, according to the official council of ministers list (Council of Ministers, Government of Karnataka (Karnataka Legislative Council website; official list in Kannada, names transliterated and portfolios translated)). Portfolios can change; the official list is the authoritative source.\n\n## Rate Santosh S. Lad: Neta Trust Score\n\n Santosh S. Lad has not been rated yet. Be the first citizen to rate this MLA.\n\nThe Neta Trust Score is a score out of 100 built from citizen ratings on NetaSampark across 10 factors: leadership, transparency, accessibility, communication, responsiveness, development work, integrity & ethics, public engagement, citizen confidence and problem resolution. It reflects the opinions of NetaSampark users and is not an official government rating.\n\n## Kalghatagi election result (2023)\n\n- Winner: Santosh S. Lad (INC) – 85,761 votes (53.23% of valid votes)\n- Runner-up: Chabbi Nagaraj (BJP) – 71,404 votes\n- Margin: 14,357 votes\n- Total electors: 1,94,742\n- Source: Election Commission of India, General Election to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly 2023 – Detailed Results.\n\n## Political career\n\n- 2023: Elected MLA from Kalghatagi, Karnataka Legislative Assembly general election – INC, 85,761 votes (53.23%), margin 14,357 over Chabbi Nagaraj (BJP) [ECI]\n- Current (as of Oct 2026): Minister – Labour and Employment\n- Note: career events beyond official records (ECI results, official ministers list) are not included.\n- This section uses official records only (ECI results, official council of ministers lists); other career events are not included.\n\n## Santosh S. Lad's education and profession\n\nEducation: Graduate.\nProfession: Business\u002FEntrepreneur.\n\n## Santosh S. Lad's assets and affidavit\n\nAffidavit details for Santosh S. Lad have not yet been verified by NetaSampark.\n\n## Neta Updates from Santosh S. Lad\n\nSantosh S. Lad has not yet started posting updates on NetaSampark. When his office joins NetaSampark Leader, citizens following this profile will see his announcements, work and event updates here.\n\n · Are you Santosh S. Lad or his office?\n\n## Sources\n\nElection Commission of India statistical reports (2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election), official council of ministers list, official Legislative Assembly member list. 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