[6] He was the forest and environment minister in the H. D. Kumarswamy cabinet from 22 December 2018 to 23 July 2019.

Satish Jarkiholi was born in a prominent sugarcane-growing family in Belagavi district.

His daughter Priyanka Jarkiholi is nominated by the Indian National Congress party to contest from the Chikkodi Parliamentary Constituency in 2024 Indian General Election in Karnataka.

[8] He unsuccessfully contested the 2021 by poll from Belgaum Lok sabha seat, vacated after the demise of incumbent MP Suresh Angadi, former Minister of State for Railways.

Mangala Suresh Angadi was the first politician to defeat Satish Jarkiholi, in his political life spanning about 30 years.