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Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle

Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle

Indian politician (born 1969)

Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle (born 20 November 1969, nee Shashikala Haradare), is an Indian social worker and politician. On 20 August 2019 she was inducted as the Cabinet Minister in the BJP Government led by B.S. Yediyurappa. Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Nippani constituency, she is leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2]

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Career

Shashikala was elected to 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 2013 election from Nippani constituency with 81,860 votes.[2][3]

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.[4] 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.[5] 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

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    "Election 2013 : Smt. Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle". Archived from the original on 28 May 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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    "Assembly Elections May 2013 Results : Constituency wise Result Status". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
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    "NewsReporter.in Domain Is Purchasable At DaaZ - Domain Auction". daaz.com.
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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.
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    "Karnataka: Couple to contest from neighbouring constituencies with BJP ticket". The New Indian Express.


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