| Office | Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly |
|---|---|
| Term start | 13 May 2023 |
| Term end | 26 October 2024[1][dead link] |
| Predecessor | Roopali Naik |
| Term start 2 | 17 May 2013 |
| Term end 2 | 15 May 2018 |
| Predecessor 2 | Anand Asnotikar |
| Successor 2 | Roopali Naik |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Relations | Sadhvi Sail (Daughter) |
Satish Krishna Sail (born 1966) is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is a Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Karwar Assembly constituency in Uttara Kannada district. He won the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election representing Indian National Congress.[2][3]
He is the father of Sadhvi Sail, an Indian beauty pageant titleholder.[4]
Satish Sail was convicted in illegal export of seized iron ore from Belekeri port in 2024.[5][6][7] In September 2025, he was arrested by the ED in the Belekeri iron ore case.[8][9]
He was appointed chairman for Karnataka Marketing Consultant and Agencies Corporation on 26 January 2024.[10]
Early life and education
Sail is from Karwar, Uttara Kannada district. His father's name is Krishna Shambha Sail. He completed his B.Sc. in 1992 at Government Arts and Science College, Karwar.[11]
Career
Sail won from Karwar Assembly constituency representing Indian National Congress in the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election. He polled 77,445 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Roopali Naik of Bharatiya Janata Party, by a narrow margin of 2,138 votes.[12][13] He lost the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election finishing third behind winner Roopali Naik of BJP and Anand Vasant Asnotikar of JD (S). He became an MLA for the first time winning the 2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as an independent candidate.[14][15]
References
- ^ "special court of peoples representatives sentenced MLA Satish Sail to 7 years in illegal ore smuggling case"
- ^ "Satish Krishna Sail in Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023". News18. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ^ "Karwar Election Result 2023 Live: Inc Candidate Satish Krishna Sail Wins From Karwar". news.abplive.com. 2023-05-13. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ^ "Sadhvi Sail, daughter of Karwar Congress MLA wins, crowned Femina Miss India 2026". Nakshab Khan. News9Live. 20 April 2026. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ^ "Special court convicts seven, including MLA Satish Sail, in illegal export of seized iron ore from Belekeri port" (in en-IN). The Hindu. 24 October 2024. Archived 25 April 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ "Satish Sail moves Karnataka High Court challenging his conviction in illegal export of seized iron ore from Belekeri port" (in en-IN). The Hindu. 7 November 2024. Archived 25 April 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ "Karnataka High Court suspends conviction of Satish Sail, Karwar MLA, in illegal export of iron ore case" (in en-IN). The Hindu. 21 December 2024. Archived 25 April 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ "ED arrests Congress MLA Satish Krishna Sail in Belekeri iron ore case". The New Indian Express. 2025-09-10. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
- ^ "ED arrests Karnataka Congress MLA Satish Krishna Sail in money laundering case: All details here | Today News". mint. 2025-09-10. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
- ^ "Karnataka: 34 MLAs made chiefs of boards, Shanti Nagar MLA gets BDA". The New Indian Express. 27 January 2024. Archived 20 January 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ "Satish Krishna Sail(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- KARWAR(UTTARA KANNADA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ^ "Karnataka Election Results 2023 Constituency Wise Winning Candidates List". India Today. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ^ "Karnataka election results 2023: Full list of winners". The Indian Express. 2023-05-13. Archived 13 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ^ "Karwar: Satish Sail newly elected independent MLA from Karwar said that he was still in Congress party and he had not received any expulsion order from the party high command.". The Times of India. 2013-05-10. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ^ "Now, fresh mine trouble' for Karwar Congress netas | Now, fresh mine trouble' for Karwar Congress netas". Deccan Chronicle. 16 April 2018. Archived 25 April 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 April 2025.