J. Shantha

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J. Shantha
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
15th Lok Sabha.[1]
Preceded byGali Karunakara Reddy
Succeeded byB. Sriramulu
ConstituencyBellary, Karnataka[1]
Personal details
Born (1973-06-01) 1 June 1973 (age 51).[1]
Bellary, (Karnataka).
CitizenshipIndia
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party.[1]
Children1 daughter.
Parent(s)Mr. B. Thimmappa (Father),
Mrs. B. Honnuramma (Mother)
ResidenceBellary & New Delhi.[1]
ProfessionSocial worker, politician.[1]
CommitteesMember, Committee on Water Resources

J. Shantha is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament in the 15th Lok Sabha of India. She represents the Bellary constituency of Karnataka and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party. She is the sister of B Sriramulu.[1]

Early life and education[edit]

Shantha was born in Bellary, Karnataka. Her highest attained education is intermediate.[1]

Political career[edit]

Shantha, is the elected Member of Parliament from a constituency which is reserved for scheduled tribe's candidates. She also contested 2018 by election from Ballari but lost by a huge margin of 240,000 votes.[1]

Posts held[edit]

# From To Position
01 2009 2014 Member, 15th Lok Sabha
02 2009 2014 Member, Committee on Water Resources

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "Member Profile". Lok Sabha website. Retrieved 1 January 2014.