Shakunthala T. Shetty

Shakunthala T. Shetty
Shakunthala T. Shetty
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
Succeeded by	Sanjeeva Matandoor
Personal details
Born	1 March 1947 (age 77); Perla, Kasaragod, British India; (present-day Kasaragod district, Kerala, India)
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]

Career

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]

^ "Shakunthala Shetty loses battle". Deccan Herald. 26 May 2008. Archived from the original on 20 September 2008. Retrieved 26 February 2009.
^ "Shakunthala T. Shetty bio" (PDF). kla.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
^ "Shakunthala Shetty says goodbye to electoral politics - Times of India". The Times of India. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
^ "BJP expels Shakuntala Shetty". The Hindu. 3 May 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
^ "Tulu Movie 'Kanchilda Baale' Released". MangaloreToday.com. Retrieved 18 May 2013.

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