Joladarasi Santha 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]

J. Shantha
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2009 [1] – 2014[1]
Preceded byGali Karunakara Reddy
Succeeded byB. Sriramulu
ConstituencyBellary[1]
Personal details
Born (1973-06-01) 1 June 1973 (age 51).[1]
Bellary
CitizenshipIndia
NationalityIndian
Political partyYSR Congress Party (2024- present)
Other political
affiliations
Bharatiya Janata Party.[1]
RelationsB. Sriramulu (Brother)
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 joined YSRCP on 2 January 2024 in the presence of party president and Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy[2] and declared as party candidate from Hindupur Loksabha for the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha Elections.[3]

Early life and education

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

Political career

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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

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Member Profile". Lok Sabha website. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  2. ^ The New Indian Express (3 January 2024). "27 Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh get new YSRC in-charges". Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  3. ^ The Times of India (2 January 2024). "YSRCP clears second list of candidates with 27 names, 3 MPs to contest assembly elections". Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.