N. Shanthakumari

N. Shanthakumari was the 48th Mayor of Bangalore (Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike). She was also the sixth woman mayor of the city. She became a mayor in September 2014.^[1][2][3]

N. Shanthakumari
Mayor of Bangalore
In office September 2014 – September 2015
Preceded by	B. S. Satyanarayana
Succeeded by	B. N. Manjunath Reddy
Majority	Moodalapalya ward

Career

In 2014 Shanthakumari contested in the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) election as a candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) representing Moodalapalya ward. After winning in the election she became a mayor of the city and K. Ranganna became the deputy mayor. Her term ended in 2015. Before becoming a mayor, she served as a councillor for three times. She also served as a deputy mayor in 2004-05 and had been a member of a number of various civic body standing committees.^[1][2][3]