Gunda Lakshmi Devi

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Gunda Lakshmi Devi
Member of Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh
In office
2014–2019
OccupationPolitician

Gunda Lakshmi Devi is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. She is a former member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing Srikakulam Assembly constituency from 2014 to 2019. [1] [2] She was denied a ticket from TDP to contest the 2024 Assembly election. [3] Following the decision of the Party, her followers burnt the flags and literature of TDP. [4] She said she would contest as an independent candidate. [5] [6] [7]

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Early life

Devi is from Srikakulam. She is from Velama community. After her husband, Gunda Appala Suryanarayana's, she entered politics and made her debut in the 2014 elections. [8] Her son is resides in the United States. [3]

Career

Devi won the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election on Telugu Desam Party ticket defeating Dharmana Prasada Rao of YSR Congress Party by a margin of 24,131 votes. [9]

Earlier, she served as Srikakulam Municipality vice chairperson and chairperson. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Andhra Pradesh [2014 Onwards] District Srikakulam Vidhan Sabha Election results". www.indiavotes.com.
  2. ↑ "నాగావళి తీరాన.. ఎటువైపో ఓటరన్న..! | Sakshi". www.sakshi.com (in Telugu). Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  3. 1 2 "TDP high command trying to cool down supporters of Gunda Lakshmi Devi, Venkata Ramana". The Hindu. 28 March 2024. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  4. 1 2 Correspondent, D. C. (22 March 2024). "Ex-MLA's followers ransack TD office in Srikakulam". Deccan Chronicle . Retrieved 16 May 2024.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ↑ "Gunda Lakshmi Devi vows to contest elections as an independent from Srikakulam". The Hindu. 23 March 2024. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  6. ↑ Rao, Chowdari Lakshmana (15 May 2024). "Srikakulam: Etcherla registers highest polling percentage of 87". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  7. ↑ Desam, A. B. P. (23 March 2024). "రామ్మోహన్, అచ్చెన్న, రవికూమార్‌పై పోటీకి సిద్ధమవుతున్న కలమట, గుండ వర్గీయులు". telugu.abplive.com (in Telugu). Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  8. ↑ Pativada, Sreenu Babu (29 March 2024). "Unlike YSRC, TDP chooses young guns over political dynasts in Andhra Pradesh". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  9. ↑ "Winners in Andhra Pradesh - Sakshi". 6 November 2021. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
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