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 A Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected to sit in a legislative assembly. The term most commonly refers to members of the legislature of a federated state or an autonomous region, but is also used for several nation ...

for the

Nippani Assembly constituency Nippani is one of the 224 constituencies in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, a southern state of India. It is a segment of Chikkodi Lok Sabha constituency. Members of Vidhan Sabha Election results 2023 201 ...

representing

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Career

Shashikala was elected to 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 2013 election from Nippani constituency with 81,860 votes. She was re-elected from Nippani in the

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election The 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election was held on 12 May 2018 in 222 constituencies to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. The election was postponed in Jayanagar, Bangalore, Jayanagar and Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Bangalore, Rajarajeshwa ...

s polling 87,006 votes. On 20 August 2019 she was inducted as the Cabinet Minister in the BJP Government led by B.S. Yediyurappa. 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. However,

Annasaheb Jolle Annasaheb Shankar Jolle (born 1963) is an Indian politician who is the ex Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Chikkodi. Annasaheb Jolle and his wife Shashikala Jolle both contested on BJP tickets from Chikkodi-Sadalga and Nippani co ...

lost to

Ganesh Hukkeri Ganesh Hukkeri (born 24 July 1978) is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is a three-time member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He won the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election representing Indian National Congress from Chikk ...

for the second time whereas Shashikala Jolle emerged victoriously.

later won

Chikkodi Chikkodi is a town, taluka and one of three Subdivisional headquarter, in the Belagavi district of Karnataka, India. Chikodi, Athani, Hukkeri, Raybag, Nipani and Kagwad are the taluks that come under Chikodi Subdivision. It is 75 kilometers ...

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seat in

2019 Indian general election General elections were held in India in seven phases from 11 April to 19 May 2019 to elect the members of the 17th Lok Sabha. Votes were counted and the result was declared on 23 May. Around 912 million people were eligible to vote, and vote ...

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