| Taneti Vanita | |
| Office: | Minister of Home affairs & Disaster Management Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| Term Start: | 11 April 2022 |
| Term End: | 04 June 2024 |
| Governor: | Biswabhusan Harichandan S. Abdul Nazeer |
| 1Blankname: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata: | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy |
| Predecessor: | Mekathoti Sucharitha |
| Office1: | Minister of Women, Children, Disabled and Senior Citizens Welfare Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| Term Start1: | 8 June 2019 |
| Term End1: | 7 April 2022 |
| Governor1: | E. S. L. Narasimhan Biswabhusan Harichandan |
| 1Blankname1: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata1: | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy |
| Predecessor1: | Paritala Sunitha |
| Successor1: | K. V. Ushashri Charan |
| Office2: | Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh |
| Constituency2: | Kovvur |
| Term Start2: | 2019 |
| Term End2: | 2024 |
| Predecessor2: | Kothapalli Samuel Jawahar |
| Constituency3: | Gopalapuram |
| Term Start3: | 2009 |
| Term End3: | 2014 |
| Predecessor3: | Maddala Sunitha |
| Successor3: | Muppidi Venkateswara Rao |
| Party: | YSR Congress Party |
| Otherparty: | Telugu Desam Party |
| Birth Date: | 24 June 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Gopalapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Occupation: | Politician |
Taneti Vanitha is an Indian politician, former Minister of Home Affairs, Prison, Fire Services and Disaster Management[1] in the Government of Andhra Pradesh and a Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Kovvur, West Godavari district. She got majority of about 25000 votes in the 2019 Indian general election.[2] She served as the Minister of Home, Prisons, Fire Services of Andhra Pradesh since 2022 till 2024.
Vanitha was elected as MLA for Gopalapuram on Telugu Desam Party ticket but defected to YSR Congress party in November 2012.[3] [4] She came out of TDP due to its stand on Andhra Pradesh bifurcation and then joined YSR Congress Party. In 2019, she contested from Kovvuru as YSRCP candidate and won with a majority of 25000 votes and was appointed Minister of Women and Child Welfare in Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy ministry.[5] In April 2022 cabinet reshuffle, Vanitha was appointed Minister for Home and Disaster Management.[6] [7] She lost her seat to Muppidi Venkateswara Rao of Telugu Desam Party by a margin of more than 25000 votes in General Elections 2024.