Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle

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]

Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle
Minister of Muzrai Government of Karnataka
In office 4 August 2021 – 13 May 2023
Chief Minister	Basavaraj Bommai
Preceded by	Kota Srinivas Poojary
Minister of Haj & Wakf Government of Karnataka
In office 4 August 2021 – 13 May 2023
Chief Minister	Basavaraj Bommai
Preceded by	Anand Singh
Minister of Food & Civil Supplies Government of Karnataka
In office 27 September 2019 – 10 February 2020
Chief Minister	B. S. Yediyurappa
Preceded by	B. Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan
Succeeded by	K. Gopalaiah
Minister of Women & Child Development Government of Karnataka
In office 20 August 2019 – 28 July 2021
Chief Minister	B. S. Yediyurappa
Preceded by	Jayamala
Succeeded by	Halappa Achar
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2013
Preceded by	Kakasaheb Pandurang Patil
Constituency	Nippani
Personal details
Born	(1969-11-20) 20 November 1969 (age 55) Bhivashi
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Annasaheb Jolle
Children	2
Residence	Examba
Education	Pre University Course
Occupation	Social Worker

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

1. "Election 2013 : Smt. Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle". Archived from the original on 28 May 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. "Assembly Elections May 2013 Results : Constituency wise Result Status". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
3. 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.
4. "NewsReporter.in Domain Is Purchasable At DaaZ - Domain Auction". daaz.com.
5. "Nippani Election Results 2018 Live Updates (Nipani): BJP's Jolle Shashikala Annasaheb Wins". News 18. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
6. "Karnataka: Couple to contest from neighbouring constituencies with BJP ticket". The New Indian Express.