BRIEF PROFILE
Smt J.Shantha, is a first time Member of Parliament from the prestigious Bellary Lok Sabha constituency. She defeated veteran and senior leader of Congress party Sri N.Y.Hanumanthappa with a narrow margin of over 2,000 votes. She is also the sister of Sri Sriramulu, the Hon’ble Minister for Health, Government of Karnataka.

Being new to politics, she now has a focused vision to work for the people of Bellary district and provide every house hold the basic needs that are required for a standard of living. She is committed to work for the upliftment of the women folk in the district.
She is married to Sri B.Nagaraju and they have a daughter.

Her goal is to try to expedite long pending railway projects in the. Union Government sponsored projects such as doubling of rail track between Hospet and Bellary, and gauge conversion between Kottur and Harihar had been languishing for years and she is committed to get the project cleared that will benefit the people of Bellary district

He other focus areas would be the upgradation of Natioanl Highways 13 and 63 passing through Bellary district, and expansion of Vijayanagar Thermal Power Plant. She would also make sincere efforts to get other central government schemes for the benefit of the constituency people.