Gunda Lakshmi Devi Explained

Gunda Lakshmi Devi
Office:Member of Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh
Constituency:Srikakulam
Predecessor:Dharmana Prasada Rao
Successor:Dharmana Prasada Rao
Termstart:2014
Termend:2019
Party:Telugu Desam Party
Birth Date:1961
Father:Nikku Appalaswamy Naidu
Spouse:Gunda Appala Suryanarayana
Occupation:Politician

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.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andhra Pradesh [2014 Onwards] District Srikakulam Vidhan Sabha Election results]. www.indiavotes.com. en.
  2. Web site: నాగావళి తీరాన.. ఎటువైపో ఓటరన్న..! Sakshi . 2024-05-16 . www.sakshi.com . te.
  3. News: Bureau . The Hindu . 2024-03-28 . TDP high command trying to cool down supporters of Gunda Lakshmi Devi, Venkata Ramana . 2024-05-16 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
  4. Web site: Correspondent . D. C. . 2024-03-22 . Ex-MLA's followers ransack TD office in Srikakulam . 2024-05-16 . . en.
  5. News: Bureau . The Hindu . 2024-03-23 . Gunda Lakshmi Devi vows to contest elections as an independent from Srikakulam . 2024-05-16 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
  6. Web site: Rao . Chowdari Lakshmana . 2024-05-15 . Srikakulam: Etcherla registers highest polling percentage of 87 . 2024-05-16 . www.thehansindia.com . en.
  7. Web site: Desam . A. B. P. . 2024-03-23 . రామ్మోహన్, అచ్చెన్న, రవికూమార్‌పై పోటీకి సిద్ధమవుతున్న కలమట, గుండ వర్గీయులు . 2024-05-16 . telugu.abplive.com . te.
  8. Web site: Pativada . Sreenu Babu . 2024-03-29 . Unlike YSRC, TDP chooses young guns over political dynasts in Andhra Pradesh . 2024-05-16 . The New Indian Express . en.
  9. Web site: 2021-11-06 . Winners in Andhra Pradesh - Sakshi . https://web.archive.org/web/20211106044818/https://m.sakshi.com/news/elections-2014/winners-in-andhra-pradesh-131007 . dead . 2021-11-06 . 2024-05-16 .