Sharada Mohan Shetty

Sharada Mohan Shetty (born 1962) is an Indian politician from Karnataka. She was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in 2013 from Kumta Assembly constituency in Uttara Kannada district, representing the Indian National Congress.[1]

Sharada is from Sirsi, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka. She did her schooling at Sirsi and passed Class 12. She married Mohan Shetty.[2]

Career

Sharada became an MLA for the first time winning the 2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election from Kumta Assembly constituency representing the Indian National Congress. She polled 36,756 votes and defeated her nearest rival, Dinakar Keshav Shetty of the Janata Dal (Secular), by a margin of 420 votes.[3][4] She polled 26,642 but lost the next election from the same constituency as Keshav Shetty won on BJP ticket and defeated Sharada Shetty, the Congress candidate, by a margin of 32,750 votes.[1][5] In 2018, she was denied a ticket by the Congress and she joined the BJP.[6] In 2023, she filed nomination as an independent candidate but later withdrew in favour of the Congress candidate.[7][8] She rejoined Congress in April 2024.[9][10][11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Kumta Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  2. ^ "Sharada Mohan Shetty(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- KUMTA(UTTARA KANNADA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  3. ^ "IndiaVotes AC Summary: Kumta 2013". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  4. ^ "Inc Sharda Mohan Shetty Candidate Kumta Karnataka Vidhan Sabha Election Result 2013". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  5. ^ "Kumta Election and Results 2023, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  6. ^ "Two former Congress MLAs in coastal Karnataka turn rebels; one files nomination as Independent candidate and another contests from JD(S)". The Hindu. 20 April 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  7. ^ "Two former Congress MLAs in coastal Karnataka turn rebels; one files nomination as Independent candidate and another contests from JD(S)". The Hindu. 20 April 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  8. ^ Thomas, Bellie (25 April 2023). "Ground Report: Kumta residents predict a neck-and-neck fight between BJP, JD(S) in 10 May polls". The South First | News, Politics, Sports, Entertainment & Live Updates. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  9. ^ PTI (19 April 2024). "Former BJP MLAs Malikayya Guttedar, Sharada Shetty join Congress". ThePrint. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  10. ^ "Former BJP MLAs Malikayya Guttedar, Sharada Shetty join Congress". The Economic Times. 19 April 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  11. ^ "Former Kumta MLA Sharada Shetty rejoins Congress ahead of Lok Sabha polls". SahilOnline | Reflection of the Truth. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
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