M. Roopakala

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M. Roopakala Shashidhar (born 20 June 1979) is an Indian politician from Karnataka. She is a member of the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing Kolar Gold Fields constituency in Kolar district. [1] She won on an Indian National Congress ticket. [2] She defeated Ashwini Sampangi of BJP by 50,467 votes. In January 2024, she was appointed the chairperson of the Karnataka Handicrafts Industrial Development Corporation. [3] [4] [5] [6]

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Early life and education

Roopakala is the daughter of K.H. Muniyappa, a seven-time Member of Parliament. [7] She finished her post-graduation in arts from Karnataka State Open University in 2016. Her husband Shashidhar J. E. works as a director in the Karnataka assembly secretariat. [8]

Her father Muniyappa, agreed to be dropped from the current Congress ministry to contest the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Kolar, provided his daughter Roopakala is accommodated in the cabinet. [9] [10]

Controversy

In June 2023, inaugurating the government Shakti scheme of free travel for women, she drove a bus for a short distance. [11] After criticism for allowing the MLA to drive the bus, KSRTC Kolar division ordered an inquiry. [12] She declared assets worth Rs.8 crore before the assembly elections. [13]

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