Malnad (mǝ-le-nah-doo; Malēnādu) is a region in the state of Karnataka in India. Malenadu covers the western and eastern slopes of the Western Ghats or Sahyadri mountain range, and is roughly 100 kilometers in width. These districts comprises 65 Assembly constituencies and 61 taluks. The area of operation of the Board notified by the Karnataka Govt.is as follows: 1.Belgaum Bailahongal,Belgaum,Hukkeri,Khanapur,Saudatti 2.Chamaraj nagar Chamarajnagar,Gundlupete,Kollegala, Hanuru 3.Chikkamagalur Kadur,Koppa,Chikkamagalur,Mudigere, Narasimharajapur,Shringeri,Tarikere, Ajjampura