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'''Sharada Mohan Shetty''' (born 1962) is an Indian politician from [[Karnataka]]. She was elected as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly]] in 2013 from [[Kumta Assembly constituency]] in [[Uttara Kannada district]], representing the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Kumta Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/kumta-karnataka-assembly-constituency |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref>

Sharada is from [[Sirsi, Karnataka|Sirsi]], Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka. She did her schooling at Sirsi and passed Class 12. She married Mohan Shetty.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sharada Mohan Shetty(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- KUMTA(UTTARA KANNADA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://myneta.info/karnataka2013/candidate.php?candidate_id=147 |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=myneta.info}}</ref>

== Career ==
Sharada became an MLA for the first time winning the [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] from Kumta Assembly constituency representing the Indian National Congress. She polled 36,756 votes and defeated her nearest rival, [[Dinakar Keshav Shetty]] of the [[Janata Dal (Secular)]], by a margin of 420 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC Summary: Kumta 2013 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/ac/summary/www.indiavotes.com/ac/summary/33911 |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Inc Sharda Mohan Shetty Candidate Kumta Karnataka Vidhan Sabha Election Result 2013 |url=https://www.amarujala.com/election/vidhan-sabha-elections/karnataka/candidates/sharda-mohan-shetty-inc-2013-kumta-78 |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref> She polled 26,642 but lost the next election from the same constituency as Keshav Shetty won on BJP ticket and defeated Sharada Shetty, the Congress candidate, by a margin of 32,750 votes.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kumta Election and Results 2023, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs |url=https://www.elections.in/karnataka/assembly-constituencies/kumta.html |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Elections in India}}</ref> In 2018, she was denied a ticket by the Congress and she joined the BJP.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-04-20 |title=Two former Congress MLAs in coastal Karnataka turn rebels; one files nomination as Independent candidate and another contests from JD(S) |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/karnataka-assembly/two-former-congress-mlas-in-coastal-karnataka-turn-rebels-one-files-nomination-as-independent-candidate-and-another-contests-from-jds/article66759958.ece |access-date=2026-05-03 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> In 2023, she filed nomination as an independent candidate but later withdrew in favour of the Congress candidate.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-04-20 |title=Two former Congress MLAs in coastal Karnataka turn rebels; one files nomination as Independent candidate and another contests from JD(S) |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/karnataka-assembly/two-former-congress-mlas-in-coastal-karnataka-turn-rebels-one-files-nomination-as-independent-candidate-and-another-contests-from-jds/article66759958.ece |access-date=2026-05-03 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Bellie |date=2023-04-25 |title=Ground Report: Kumta residents predict a neck-and-neck fight between BJP, JD(S) in 10 May polls |url=https://thesouthfirst.com/karnataka/ground-report-kumtas-residents-predict-a-neck-and-neck-fight-between-bjp-jds-in-10-may-polls/ |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=The South First {{!}} News, Politics, Sports, Entertainment & Live Updates |language=en-IN}}</ref> She rejoined Congress in April 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2024-04-19 |title=Former BJP MLAs Malikayya Guttedar, Sharada Shetty join Congress |url=https://theprint.in/india/former-bjp-mlas-malikayya-guttedar-sharada-shetty-join-congress/2047820/ |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-19 |title=Former BJP MLAs Malikayya Guttedar, Sharada Shetty join Congress |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/karnataka/former-bjp-mlas-malikayya-guttedar-sharada-shetty-join-congress/articleshow/109431939.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2026-05-03 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Former Kumta MLA Sharada Shetty rejoins Congress ahead of Lok Sabha polls |url=https://sahilonline.org/former-kumta-mla-sharada-shetty-rejoins-congress-ahead-of-lok-sabha-polls |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=SahilOnline {{!}} Reflection of the Truth |language=en}}</ref>

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[[Category:1962 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Women members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women politicians]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian women politicians]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2013–2018]]
[[Category:People from Uttara Kannada]]

Sharada Mohan Shetty - Revision history

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