| Mahantesh Kavatagimath | |
| Office: | Member of Karnataka Legislative Council |
| Term Start: | 6 January 2010 |
| Term End: | 5 January 2022 |
| Predecessor: | Shashikanth Akkappa Naik |
| Successor: | Lakhan Jarkiholi |
| Constituency: | Belgaum Local Authorities |
| Birth Name: | Mahantesh Kavatagimath |
| Birth Date: | 16 January 1966 |
| Birth Place: | Saundatti, Belgaum district, Karnataka |
| Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party .. |
| Father: | Mallikarjun Kavatagimath |
| Spouse: | Rajeshwari |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Source: | http://www.kla.kar.nic.in/council/lcpo/Mahanteshkavatagimath.htm |
Mahantesh Mallikarjun Kavatagimath is an Indian politician who served as the Chief whip of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka Legislative Council from 2 July 2018 up to 5 January 2022. He was elected from Belgaum Local Authorities in 2010 & 2016, twice in a row. He lost the election in 2022 after Lakhan Jarkiholi contested as an Independent and won.[1]