Veena Achaiah

Shantheyanda Veena Achayya (born 6 October 1961) is an Indian politician and member of the Karnataka Legislative Council from the Indian National Congress.^[2] She was a former president of the Kodagu District Congress Committee, while also having served as the president of the Kodagu Zilla Panchayat.^[3][4]

Veena Achaiah S.
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 June 2016
Preceded by	Narayana Bhandage
Personal details
Born	(1961-10-06) 6 October 1961 (age 62)^[1] Kodagu
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Indian National Congress
Occupation	Politician

Education

Veena has studied political science at Bangalore University.^[5]

Political career

In June 2016, Achaiah was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Council, securing 31 votes of Indian National Congress members of the legislative assembly.^[6][7]

Controversy

Congress leader TP Ramesh from Karnataka's Kodagu district has tendered his resignation from the party following an incident where he was involved in inappropriate behavior with Veena Achaiah during Independence Day celebrations at Madikeri.^[8]

References

1. "Profile of MLC candidates". The Hindu. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
2. "Don't make Raja Seat a concrete jungle, says Veena Achaiah". Deccan Herald. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
3. "Kodagu Mahila Congress defends Veena Achaiah". The Hindu. 24 December 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
4. "It's official. Ponnampet taluk comes into existence". Star of Mysore. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
5. "Manel alert: 75-member Karnataka Legislative Council has just two women". Deccan Herald. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
6. "Karnataka MLC poll results: Congress-4, BJP-2 and JD (S) 1". www.daijiworld.com. 10 June 2016.
7. "Congress bags four seats, BJP two, JD-S one in Council polls". Business Standard. 10 June 2016.
8. "After misbehaving with lady MLC, Congress leader TP Ramesh quits". www.timesnownews.com. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2023.