Published On: January 04, 2021 at 17:00 IST
Minister of Hindu Religious Organizations & Endowments of Karnataka
NAME – Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle
PROFESSION – Politician
BORN – 20/11/1969
PLACE OF BIRTH – Belagavi, Karnataka
FATHER’S NAME – N/A
MOTHER’S NAME – N/A
SPOUSE – Annasaheb Jolle
SIBLINGS – N/A
CHILDREN – 2
EDUCATION – 10th pass from SDT High School Ghataprabha – 1985
POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS/PARTY- Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP)
OFFICIAL WEBSITE – shashikalajolle.com
AWARDS – N/A
BACKGROUND – Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle, is an Indian social worker and politician, who is the current Minister of Hindu Religious Organizations & Endowments and Haj & Waqf of Karnataka. In 2019 she was inducted as the Cabinet Minister in the BJP Government Led by B.S. Yediyurappa She is the Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Nippani constituency. She is leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party.She was re-elected from Nippani in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections. Shashikala Jolle and her husband Annasaheb Jolle, both contested on BJP tickets from Nippani and Chikkodi-Sadalga constituencies respectively. However, Annasaheb Jolle lost for the second time whereas Shashikala Jolle emerged victorious. Annasaheb Jolle later won Chikkodi Lok Sabha seat in 2019 Indian general elections.
She was Born on 20/11/1969 in Belagavi, Karnataka. Her husband, Annasaheb Jolle, is also a politician.
MAJOR INITIATIVES – Optimizing the Stree Shakti Bhavans established in Districts to promote women entrepreneurs in the State.
CAREER TIMELINE/ POSITIONS HELD – 2013 – MLA from Nippani till now.
2019-2020 – Minister of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs
2019-2021 – Minister of Women & Child Development and Disabled & Senior Citizens Empowerment.
2021 – Minister of Hindu Religious Organizations & Endowments and Haj & Waqf.
CONTROVERSIES/CASES – In a sting operation carried out by a section of the media in Karnataka, it was alleged that Karnataka’s Women and Child Minister Shashikala Jolle was seeking money during the tender process for procurement of eggs for distribution to lactating mothers and children of anganwadis of the Kalyana Karnataka region.