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	'''Shantheyanda Veena Achaiah''' (born 6 October 1961) is an Indian politician and member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Council]] from the [[Indian National Congress]]. She was a former president of the Kodagu District Congress Committee, while also having served as the president of the Kodagu Zilla Panchayat.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Kodagu Mahila Congress defends Veena Achaiah \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/Kodagu-Mahila-Congress-defends-Veena-Achaiah/article15366677.ece \|accessdate=20 June 2018 \|work=The Hindu \|date=24 December 2008 \|language=en-IN}}</ref>		'''Shantheyanda Veena Achaiah''' (born 6 October 1961) is an Indian politician and member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Council]] from the [[Indian National Congress]]. She was a former president of the Kodagu District Congress Committee, while also having served as the president of the Kodagu Zilla Panchayat.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Kodagu Mahila Congress defends Veena Achaiah \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/Kodagu-Mahila-Congress-defends-Veena-Achaiah/article15366677.ece \|accessdate=20 June 2018 \|work=The Hindu \|date=24 December 2008 \|language=en-IN}}</ref>

	== Political ~~Career~~ ==		== Political career ==
	In June 2016, Achaiah was elected to the [[Karnataka Legislative Council]], securing 31 votes of Indian National Congress members of the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly\|legislative assembly]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=398830 \|title=Karnataka MLC poll results: Congress-4, BJP-2 and JD (S) 1 \|date=10 June 2016 \|work=[[Daijiworld Media\|www.daijiworld.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/congress-bags-four-seats-bjp-two-jd-s-one-in-council-polls-116061001178_1.html \|title=Congress bags four seats, BJP two, JD-S one in Council polls \|date=10 June 2016 \|work=[[Business Standard]]}}</ref>		In June 2016, Achaiah was elected to the [[Karnataka Legislative Council]], securing 31 votes of Indian National Congress members of the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly\|legislative assembly]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=398830 \|title=Karnataka MLC poll results: Congress-4, BJP-2 and JD (S) 1 \|date=10 June 2016 \|work=[[Daijiworld Media\|www.daijiworld.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/congress-bags-four-seats-bjp-two-jd-s-one-in-council-polls-116061001178_1.html \|title=Congress bags four seats, BJP two, JD-S one in Council polls \|date=10 June 2016 \|work=[[Business Standard]]}}</ref>

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Veena Achaiah S.
| image =
| office = Member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Council]]
| term_start = 14 June 2016
| term_end =
| predecessor = Narayana Bhandage
| successor =
| constituency =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|10|6|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Profile of MLC candidates |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/Profile-of-MLC-candidates/article14377494.ece |website=The Hindu |accessdate=20 June 2018 |language=en-IN |date=1 June 2016}}</ref>
| birth_place =[[Kodagu]]
| occupation = Politician
| children =
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| nationality = Indian
}}

'''Shantheyanda Veena Achaiah''' (born 6 October 1961) is an Indian politician and member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Council]] from the [[Indian National Congress]]. She was a former president of the Kodagu District Congress Committee, while also having served as the president of the Kodagu Zilla Panchayat.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kodagu Mahila Congress defends Veena Achaiah |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/Kodagu-Mahila-Congress-defends-Veena-Achaiah/article15366677.ece |accessdate=20 June 2018 |work=The Hindu |date=24 December 2008 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

== Political Career ==
In June 2016, Achaiah was elected to the [[Karnataka Legislative Council]], securing 31 votes of Indian National Congress members of the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|legislative assembly]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=398830 |title=Karnataka MLC poll results: Congress-4, BJP-2 and JD (S) 1 |date=10 June 2016 |work=[[Daijiworld Media|www.daijiworld.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/congress-bags-four-seats-bjp-two-jd-s-one-in-council-polls-116061001178_1.html |title=Congress bags four seats, BJP two, JD-S one in Council polls |date=10 June 2016 |work=[[Business Standard]]}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:1961 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Members of the Karnataka Legislative Council]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka]]

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Veena Achaiah - Revision history

->Chris the speller: /* Political career */replaced: Career → career

>Red Director: Adding short description: "Indian politician" (Shortdesc helper)