J. Shantha

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 by	Gali Karunakara Reddy
Succeeded by	B. Sriramulu
Constituency	Bellary[1]
Personal details
Born	(1973-06-01) 1 June 1973 (age 52).[1] Bellary
Citizenship	India
Nationality	Indian
Political party	YSR Congress Party (2024- present)
Other political affiliations	Bharatiya Janata Party.[1]
Relations	B. Sriramulu (Brother)
Children	1 daughter.
Parent(s)	Mr. B. Thimmappa (Father), Mrs. B. Honnuramma (Mother)
Residence	Bellary & New Delhi.[1]
Profession	Social worker, politician.[1]
Committees	Member, 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

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

Political career

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

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

See also

• India portal

• 15th Lok Sabha
• Politics of India
• Parliament of India
• Government of India
• Bellary
• Bharatiya Janata Party