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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 as the chairperson of the Karnataka Small Scale Industries Development Board. [3]

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Early life and education

Roopakala is the daughter of K.H. Muniyappa, a seven-time Member of Parliament. [4] She finished her post-graduation in Arts in the year 2016 from Karnataka State Open University. Her husband Shashidhar JE works as a director in the Karnataka assembly secretariat. [5]

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. [6] [7]

Controversy

In June 2023, inaugurating the government Shakti scheme of free travel for women, she drove a bus for a short distance. [8] After criticism for allowing the MLA to drive the bus, KSRTC Kolar division ordered an inquiry. [9] She declared assets worth Rs.8 crore before the assembly elections. [10]

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  4. ↑ "Karnataka assembly elections 2023 results: Amid twists & turns, families taste victory". The Times of India. 2023-05-14. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2024-03-08.
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