<p>Noted actor Jayanthi, who breathed her last on Monday, forayed into politics where she did not find the success that the silver screen brought her.</p>.<p>Jayanthi lost all the three elections she contested in.</p>.<p>She first contested as a candidate from Chikkaballapur constituency of Ramakrishna Hegde's Lok Shakti party in the 1998 Lok Sabha elections. In this election, she bagged 3.5 lakh votes against Congress' R L Jalappa, who got 3.7 lakh votes, an impressive debut.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/veteran-kannada-actor-jayanthi-no-more-1012914.html" target="_blank">Veteran Kannada actor Jayanthi no more</a></strong></p>.<p>A year later JD(U) fielded her as a candidate from Koratagere in Tumakuru district for the Assembly polls.</p>.<p>In 2004 Lok Sabha election, her last, Jayanthi contested against BJP's Ananth Kumar and Congress' M Krishnappa.</p>.<p>Caretaker Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa condoled the demise of Jayanthi. "I am saddened by her demise. Her contributions to cinema was immense and is an irreplaceable loss to Kannada art world," he said.</p>.<p>KPCC president D K Shivakumar and JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy were among those who condoled the death of the actor.</p>
<p>Noted actor Jayanthi, who breathed her last on Monday, forayed into politics where she did not find the success that the silver screen brought her.</p>.<p>Jayanthi lost all the three elections she contested in.</p>.<p>She first contested as a candidate from Chikkaballapur constituency of Ramakrishna Hegde's Lok Shakti party in the 1998 Lok Sabha elections. In this election, she bagged 3.5 lakh votes against Congress' R L Jalappa, who got 3.7 lakh votes, an impressive debut.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/veteran-kannada-actor-jayanthi-no-more-1012914.html" target="_blank">Veteran Kannada actor Jayanthi no more</a></strong></p>.<p>A year later JD(U) fielded her as a candidate from Koratagere in Tumakuru district for the Assembly polls.</p>.<p>In 2004 Lok Sabha election, her last, Jayanthi contested against BJP's Ananth Kumar and Congress' M Krishnappa.</p>.<p>Caretaker Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa condoled the demise of Jayanthi. "I am saddened by her demise. Her contributions to cinema was immense and is an irreplaceable loss to Kannada art world," he said.</p>.<p>KPCC president D K Shivakumar and JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy were among those who condoled the death of the actor.</p>