Lakshmi Parvathi

N. T. Rama Rao

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(m. 1993;died 1996)​

Lakshmi Parvathi
Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office 1996–1999
Occupation	Politician Writer

Lakshmi Parvathi (born 14 September 1955) is an Indian politician from the state of Andhra Pradesh and widow of N. T. Rama Rao. She was previously married to a harikatha artist Veeragandham Venkata Subba Rao. ^{[1] [2] [3]} Later, she got separated from him and started living together with Rama Rao who officially married her in 1993. ^[4]

Education

Lakshmi Parvathi completed her education in Telugu Literature from Telugu University of Telangana in the year 2000.^{[ citation needed ]}

Political career

Lakshmi Parvathi became active in politics after her marriage to NTR in 1993. Following NTR's death, she established the NTR Telugu Desam Party (Lakshmi Parvathi) (NTRTDP (LP). She successfully contested from the Pathapatnam Assembly constituency as an MLA representing NTRTDP (LP) with the support of the Bharatiya Janata Party. ^[5] In 1996 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh, the party fielded candidates in 42 Lok Sabha constituencies from Andhra Pradesh, securing 3,249,267 votes in the elections but failing to win any seats. In the 1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Parvathi contested from the Sompeta Assembly constituency and Eluru Assembly constituency. However, she lost in both constituencies, securing only 1,500 votes in Eluru. ^[6]

Subsequently, Parvathi resigned as the president of NTRTDP (LP) and joined the YSR Congress Party in 2011. ^{[7] [8]} She was appointed as Telugu Academy President during YCP regime.

Later life

Parvathi has been the incumbent chair of Telugu and Sanskrit Academy since her appointment on 6 November 2019. ^[9] She made her acting debut in the 2021 film Radhakrishna, which was about the traditional handicraft of Koyya dolls. ^{[10] [11]}

References

1. AB ANAND (24 April 2018). "NTR Marriage With Lakshmi Parvathi Real Facts By Veeragandham Venkata Subba Rao, EX Huasband" – via YouTube.
2. V6 News Telugu (3 November 2016). "Lakshmi Parvathi About Her First Marriage - Kirrak Show - V6 News" – via YouTube.
3. "In NTR's backyard - The Times of India". The Times Of India.
4. "Telugu celebrities who married more than once". The Times of India.
5. "Rediff On The NeT: The Rediff Election Interview/ Lakshmi Parvathi". www.rediff.com.
6. "A clear majority for TDP". Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
7. "NTR statue a ploy to exploit his name: Lakshmi Parvathi". The Hindu. 21 December 2018 – via www.thehindu.com.
8. "Lakshmi Parvathi to join YSR Congress". The Times of India. 3 November 2012. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 15 December 2024.
9. Bandari, Pavan Kumar (6 November 2019). "YSRCP leader Lakshmi Parvathi gets a plum post". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
10. Vyas (24 February 2020). "Lakshmi Parvathi to make her acting debut". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
11. "'Radhakrishna' connected culturally, says actor Anurag". Telangana Today. Retrieved 28 February 2021.