Gunda Lakshmi Devi

In this Telugu name, the surname is Gunda.

Gunda Lakshmi Devi
Member of Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh
In office
2014–2019
Preceded byDharmana Prasada Rao
Succeeded byDharmana Prasada Rao
ConstituencySrikakulam
Personal details
Born1961
Political partyTelugu Desam Party
(since 2014)
SpouseGunda Appala Suryanarayana
Parent
  • Nikku Appalaswamy Naidu (father)
OccupationPolitician

Gunda Lakshmi Devi is an Indian politician from the state of 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]

Early life

Devi hails from Srikakulam. She is from Velama community. Following her husband, Gunda Appala Suryanarayana, she entered politics and made her debut in the 2014 elections.[8] Her son is settled 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. ^ a b Bureau, The Hindu (28 March 2024). "TDP high command trying to cool down supporters of Gunda Lakshmi Devi, Venkata Ramana". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 May 2024. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ a b 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. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (23 March 2024). "Gunda Lakshmi Devi vows to contest elections as an independent from Srikakulam". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 May 2024. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  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.