M. Roopakala | |
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Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 15 May 2018 | |
Preceded by | Y. Ramakka |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Indian |
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]
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]
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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