Shakunthala T. Shetty | |
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Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly for Puttur | |
In office 2004–2008 | |
Preceded by | D. V. Sadananda Gowda |
Succeeded by | Mallika Prasad |
In office 8 May 2013 –May 2018 | |
Preceded by | Mallika Prasad [1] |
Succeeded by | Sanjeeva Matandoor |
Personal details | |
Born | Perla,Kasaragod,British India (present-day Kasaragod district,Kerala,India) | 1 March 1947
Political party | Indian National Congress (2013-Present) |
Other political affiliations | Bharatiya Janata Party (Till 2013) |
Spouse | A. Thimmappa Shetty |
Children | 3 |
Shakunthala Thimmappa Shetty (born 1 March 1947) [2] is an Indian politician and a former member of the legislative assembly of Karnataka. Representing Puttur at the assembly,she was elected as a member from the Bharatiya Janata Party first and the Indian National Congress in her second term. She retired from electoral politics following her defeat at the 2018 election. [3]
Shetty joined the Indian National Congress after she was expelled from the Bharatiya Janata Party in May 2008. [4]
Shakunthala Shetty played the lead role in a Tulu film Kanchilda Baale . [5]
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