Shobha Karandlaje
| Shobha Karandlaje | |
|---|---|
| Kumari Shobha Karandlaje | |
| Minister For rural development and Panchayat Raj , Government of Karnataka | |
| In office May 2008 – November 2009 | |
| Preceded by | B. T Somashekar |
| Constituency | Yeswanthpur |
| Minister power, Government of Karnataka | |
| In office 2010 – May 2013 | |
| Former Minister for food and civil supplies, Government of Karnataka | |
| In office 2010 – May 2012 | |
| MLC, Karnataka Vidhan Parishath | |
| In office 2004–2008 | |
| MLA, Yeswanthpur Constituency | |
| In office May 2008 – May 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chavarka, Puttur |
| Political party | Bhartiya Janata Party January 2013 Onwards. Karnataka Jantha Paksha |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Shobha Karandlaje {Kannada:ಶೋಭಾ ಕರಂದ್ಲಾಜೆ}(born October 23, 1966[1]) is a politician from Karnataka. She was a cabinet minister in the Government of Karnataka.
Hailing from Puttur in Coastal Karnataka, Shobha became associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh at a very early age, one of the few women full-time workers of the Sangh parivar. When she decided to join politics, the RSS gave her the initial thrust. She served the Bharatiya Janata Party organisation in various capacities before being elected as an MLC in 2004. She was elected as MLA from Yeswanthpur, Bangalore in May, 2008 and was appointed as the minister for rural development and Panchayat Raj in the B.S. Yeddyurappa government. She was lauded for her performance as the RDPR minister and came to be known as a good administrator. She resigned in 2009 due to a political crisis but was re-instated in 2010 and was entrusted with the energy portfolio.. She was the power minister in the Jagadish Shettar government and also had the additional charge of the food and civil supplies department.