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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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'''Ratnamala Dhareshwar Savanur''' (her surname is sometimes spelled '''Savanoor''') (born 1950) is an Indian politician formerly affiliated to the [[Janata Dal]] and now [[Janata Dal (Secular)]]. She was a member of the [[11th Lok Sabha]] and served as the Minister of State for Planning and Implementation in [[Gujral ministry]].

==Early life==
Ratnamala was born on 3 December 1950 in [[Belgaum district]] of Karnataka, daughter to Shri Gopalrao Masaji Pol She holds a [[Bachelor of Law]] degree from a law college in [[Kolhapur]].<ref name="LS">{{cite web|title=Biographical Sketch of Member of XI Lok Sabha: Savanoor, Smt. Ratnamala|url=http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/3781.htm|publisher=[[Lok Sabha]]|accessdate=27 November 2017}}</ref>

==Career==
Savanur was formerly a member of the [[Janata Dal]]. During the [[1996 Indian general election]], she contest against [[B. Shankaranand]] of the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) from [[Chikkodi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chikkodi seat]] reserved for [[scheduled castes]] and defeated him by a margin of 1,12,759 votes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Statistical Report on General Elections, 1996 to the Eleventh Lok Sabha|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1996/Vol_II_LS96.pdf|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|accessdate=27 November 2017|page=194}}</ref> Shankaranand had previously won the constituency nine consecutive times.<ref name="Rediff">{{cite web|last=Prabhudesai|first=Sandesh|title=Shankaranand may still pull off a surprise|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/1998/feb/16chik.htm|publisher=[[Rediff.com]]|accessdate=27 November 2017|date=16 February 1998}}</ref> Savanur was appointed a [[Minister of State]] for Planning and Implementation in [[Prime Minister of India|prime minister]] [[I.K. Gujral]]'s council of ministers.<ref name="LS" /><ref>{{cite news|title=Demand for Congress ticket|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/mar192004/s6.asp|work=[[Deccan Herald]]|accessdate=27 November 2017|date=19 March 2004}}</ref> However, Janata Dal fielded another candidate from Chikkodi during the [[1998 Indian general election|1998 general election]].<ref name="Rediff" />

Savanur was for a brief period member of the INC, before joining [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] in March 2004.<ref>{{cite news|title=Huge demand for Janata Dal (S) ticket|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2004/03/19/stories/2004031904500400.htm|accessdate=27 November 2017|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=19 March 2004}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Ahead of the [[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]], she joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Cong, JDS leaders join BJP|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/cong-jds-leaders-join-bjp/560083|accessdate=27 November 2017|work=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]|date=5 April 2008}}</ref>

==Personal life==
She married Dhareshwar Savanoor on 12 May 1974 and has two daughters from him.<ref name="LS" />

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