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Km. Shobha Karandlaje
Minister of State · Micro · Small and Medium Enterprises; Labour and Employment · Karnataka
Bangalore North Constituency · Karnataka
BJPMember of Parliament
- State: Karnataka
- Position: MP
- Party: BJP
- Gender: Female
- Age: 59 · DOB 23 Oct 1966
- Father: Late Monappa Gowda
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Km. Shobha Karandlaje is the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament for Bangalore North, Karnataka, in the 18th Lok Sabha, elected in 2024 by a margin of 2,59,476 votes. She is listed as social worker by profession, with educational qualification MSW, M.A.. She has been a member of the 16th, 17th, 18th Lok Sabha. She currently serves as a Minister of State in the Union Government, holding Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises; Labour and Employment. Check her verified record below and rate her performance on NetaSampark.
Who is Km. Shobha Karandlaje?
Km. Shobha Karandlaje is the sitting Lok Sabha MP for Bangalore North in Karnataka, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She has been elected to the Lok Sabha 3 times.
According to her Lok Sabha (Sansad) record, she was born on in Puttur, Dakshina Kannda (Karnataka). Her father's name is recorded as Late Monappa Gowda.
Ministerial role
Km. Shobha Karandlaje is currently Minister of State – Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises; Labour and Employment in the Union Council of Ministers (Government of India), according to the official list of the Council of Ministers with portfolios (List of Council of Ministers with Portfolios, as on 25.07.2026 (pmindia.gov.in)). Portfolios can change; the official list is the authoritative source.
Km. Shobha Karandlaje's assets and affidavit (2024)
As declared in her 2024 Lok Sabha election affidavit (compiled by ADR/MyNeta):
- Total assets: Rs 13,88,66,909 (about Rs 13.9 crore)
- Total liabilities: Rs 4,06,00,640 (about Rs 4.1 crore)
- Criminal cases declared: 5
These figures are self-declared and reflect the position at the time of filing.
- State
- Karnataka
- Position
- MP
- Party
- BJP
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 59 · DOB 23 Oct 1966
- Father
- Late Monappa Gowda
- Marital
- Unmarried
- Profession
- SOCIAL WORKER
- Education
- Professional Post Graduate
- Terms
- 16,17,18 (3)
- Membership
- Sitting
Accountability
What citizens say
2024
Election result
- Votes
- 9,86,049
- Vote share
- 56.70%
- Margin
- 2,59,476
- Runner-up
- PROFESSOR M.V RAJEEV GOWDA (INC) – 726573 votes
- Assets declared
- Rs 13,88,66,909 (as declared in 2024 affidavit)
- Liabilities declared
- Rs 4,06,00,640 (as declared in 2024 affidavit)
- Criminal cases declared
- 5
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Who is the MP of Bangalore North?
Km. Shobha Karandlaje of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is the Member of Parliament for Bangalore North, Karnataka, in the 18th Lok Sabha. She was elected in June 2024.
Is Km. Shobha Karandlaje a minister?
Yes. Km. Shobha Karandlaje is Minister of State – Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises; Labour and Employment in the Union Council of Ministers (Government of India), as per the official list of the Council of Ministers with portfolios (as on 25.07.2026).
Which party does Km. Shobha Karandlaje belong to?
She belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), as per the Lok Sabha (Sansad) record.
What is Km. Shobha Karandlaje's educational qualification?
According to the Sansad record: MSW, M.A.; Mangalore University, Mysore University.
How many times has Km. Shobha Karandlaje been elected to the Lok Sabha?
She has been a member of the 16th, 17th, 18th Lok Sabha (3 terms).
What was Km. Shobha Karandlaje's winning margin in 2024?
She won Bangalore North with 9,86,049 votes (56.70% of valid votes), defeating Professor M.V Rajeev Gowda (INC, 7,26,573 votes) by 2,59,476 votes, as per the Election Commission of India.
What assets has Km. Shobha Karandlaje declared?
In her 2024 Lok Sabha affidavit she declared total assets of Rs 13,88,66,909 (about Rs 13.9 crore) and liabilities of Rs 4,06,00,640 (about Rs 4.1 crore).
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Timeline
Parliamentary career
1
Member of Lok Sabha: 16th, 17th, 18th Lok Sabha (Sansad)
(June): Elected to 18th Lok Sabha from Bangalore North (BJP) – 9,86,049 votes, 56.70% of valid votes, margin 2,59,476 over PROFESSOR M.V RAJEEV GOWDA (INC) (ECI)
Current (as of Oct 2026): Minister of State – Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises; Labour and Employment
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