Shobha Karandlaje

Shobha Karandlaje
Shobha in 2021

Minister of State in Ministry of Labour and Employment
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 June 2024
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Minister	Mansukh Mandaviya
Preceded by	Rameswar Teli
Minister of State in Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 June 2024
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Minister	Jitan Ram Manjhi
Preceded by	Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma
Minister of State for Food Processing Industries
In office 7 December 2023 – 11 June 2024
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Minister	Pashupati Kumar Paras
Preceded by	Prahlad Singh Patel
Succeeded by	Ravneet Singh Bittu
Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
In office 7 July 2021 – 11 June 2024 Serving with Kailash Choudhary
President	Ram Nath Kovind
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Minister	Narendra Singh Tomar
Preceded by	Parshottam Rupala
Succeeded by	Ram Nath Thakur
Minister of Energy Government of Karnataka
In office 22 September 2010 – 23 January 2013
Chief Minister	B. S. Yediyurappa Sadananda Gowda Jagadish Shettar
Preceded by	K. S. Eshwarappa
Succeeded by	D. K. Shivakumar
Minister of Food & Civil Supplies Government of Karnataka
In office 12 December 2010 – 12 July 2012
Chief Minister	B. S. Yediyurappa Sadananda Gowda
Preceded by	V. Somanna
Succeeded by	D. N. Jeevaraj
Minister of Rural Development Government of Karnataka
In office 30 May 2008 – 9 November 2009
Chief Minister	B. S. Yediyurappa
Preceded by	C. M. Udasi
Succeeded by	Jagadish Shettar
Member of Parliament Lok Sabha
In office 2014–2024
Preceded by	K. Jayaprakash Hegde
Succeeded by	Kota Srinivas Poojary
Constituency	Udupi Chikmagalur
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 June 2024
Preceded by	Sadananda Gowda
Constituency	Bangalore North
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office 2008–2013
Preceded by	seat did not exist
Succeeded by	S. T. Somashekhar
Constituency	Yeshvanthapura
Member of Karnataka Legislative Council
In office 15 June 2004 – 27 May 2008
Succeeded by	S. Kailash
Constituency	elected by Legislative Assembly members

Personal details
Born	(1966-10-23) 23 October 1966 Puttur, Mysore State, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party (till 2012; 2014–present)
Other political affiliations	Karnataka Janata Paksha (2012-2014)
Education	M.A. (Sociology), M.S.W.
Alma mater	Mangalore University
Nickname	Shobhakka
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Shobha Karandlaje (born 23 October 1966) is an Indian politician from Karnataka who is currently the Minister of State for Ministry of Labour and Employment, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the Third Modi Ministry. She was also Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister of State for Food Processing Industries in the Second Modi ministry. She is also the Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka and Member of Parliament representing Bangalore North since 2024, and represented Udupi Chikmagalur Lok Sabha Constituency from 2014 to 2024. She was a cabinet minister in the Government of Karnataka.