K. V. Ushashri Charan | |
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Minister of Women and Child Welfare; Disabled and Senior Citizen Welfare Government of Andhra Pradesh | |
In office 11 April 2022 –4 June 2024 | |
Governor | Biswabhusan Harichandan S. Abdul Nazeer |
Chief Minister | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy |
Preceded by | Taneti Vanitha |
Succeeded by | Gummadi Sandhya Rani (as Minister of Women and Child Welfare) Dola Sree Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy (as Minister of Disabled and Senior Citizen Welfare) |
Member of Legislative Assembly,Andhra Pradesh | |
In office 2019–2024 | |
Preceded by | Vunnam Hanumantharaya Chowdary |
Succeeded by | Amilineni Surendra Babu |
Constituency | Kalyandurg |
Personal details | |
Born | Rayadurgam,Andhra Pradesh | 16 July 1976
Political party | YSR Congress Party (since 2014) |
Other political affiliations | Telugu Desam Party (until 2014) |
Spouse | Sri Charan Reddy |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | Kuruba Virupakshappa K. V. Ratnamma |
Residence(s) | Kalyandurg,Andhra Pradesh |
Occupation | Politician |
K. V. Ushashri Charan (16 July 1976) [1] is the former cabinet minister from Andhra Pradesh,India. [2] [3] She is a member of the YSR Congress party and former MLA of Kalyandurg Assembly constituency in Anantapur district. [4] [5]
Ushashri Charan is born in Rayadurgam in 1976. Her parents are K. V. Ratnamma and Dr. Kuruba Virupakshappa. she is married to Charan Reddy and has a daughter,Jayana Shricharan,and son,Divijith Shricharan. [1] After completing her B.Sc. in life sciences,she did her post-graduation in Environmental Science. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. from SK University on Atmospheric Science and Global Warming. [1]
Earlier,she worked as Telugu Desam Party state general secretary of Women's wing. [6] In December 2014,she resigned from this post and joined [7] YSR Congress Party. In 2019 assembly elections she contested [8] from Kalyandurg,and won as MLA [9] defeating Uma Maheshwar Naidu of TDP party with 19896 majority. [10] [11] In April 2022,during Cabinet reshuffle she was appointed [12] [13] Minister [14] [15] [16] for women,children,differently-abled individuals,and senior citizen welfare.