Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle (born 20 November 1969, nee Shashikala Haradare), is an Indian social worker and politician. She served as a minister in the BJP government led by B.S. Yediyurappa. She is a three time Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Nippani Assembly constituency representing Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2][3]
Career
Shashikala was elected to 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 2013 election from Nippani constituency with 81,860 votes.[2][4]
She was re-elected from Nippani in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections polling 87,006 votes. On 20 August 2019 she was inducted as the Cabinet Minister in the BJP Government led by B.S. Yediyurappa.[5] Shashikala defeated Kaka Sao Patil of Congress Party and Ishwar Kamath of BSP.
Shashikala Jolle and her husband Annasaheb Jolle, both contested on BJP tickets from Nippani and Chikkodi-Sadalga constituencies respectively.[6] However, Annasaheb Jolle lost to Ganesh Hukkeri for the second time whereas Shashikala Jolle emerged victoriously. Annasaheb Jolle later won Chikkodi Lok Sabha seat in 2019 Indian general elections.
References
- ^ "Election 2013 : Smt. Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle". Archived from the original on 28 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Assembly Elections May 2013 Results : Constituency wise Result Status". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ^ The Hindu (13 May 2023). "Karnataka elections: Congress wins majority of seats in Belagavi district". Archived from the original on 24 May 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
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- ^ "Nippani Election Results 2018 Live Updates (Nipani): BJP's Jolle Shashikala Annasaheb Wins". News 18. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Karnataka: Couple to contest from neighbouring constituencies with BJP ticket". The New Indian Express.
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