Vanthala Rajeswari

Vanthala Rajeswari (born 10 July 1981) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. In 2014, she was a first-time MLA from Rampachodavaram Constituency which is reserved for SC community in the erstwhile East Godavari District, which is presently Alluri Sitaramaraju District. She won the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election on YSR Congress Party ticket.

Early life and education

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Rajeswari hails from Rampachodavaram. Her father late Konda Babu was a farmer. She studied Class VII from Zilla Parishad High School, Addatheegala.[1]

Career

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In 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election she lost to Nagulapalli Dhanalakshi.[2][3][4] She won the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election on YSR Congress Party ticket from Rampachodavaram Assembly Constituency defeating Seethamsetti Venkateswara Rao of Telugu Desam Party by a margin of 8,222.[5] In 2017, she left YSR Congress Party and joined TDP in the presence of party supremo Chandrababu Naidu.[6][7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Telugu Political Wiki". Telugu Political Wiki. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Rampachodavaram Assembly Election 2024: Rampachodavaram Election Winning Candidates List, Election Date, Results, Vote Share New-IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Rampachodavaram Constituency Winner List in AP Elections 2019 | Rampachodavaram Constituency MLA Election Results 2019". 23 July 2021. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  4. ^ "ఆదివాసీ రాజ్యంలో 'మార్పు' వచ్చేనా? | Andhrabhoomi - Telugu News Paper Portal | Daily Newspaper in Telugu | Telugu News Headlines | Andhrabhoomi". www.andhrabhoomi.net. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Rampachodavaram Election Results 2019 Live Updates". News18. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  6. ^ "YSRC MLA joins TDP in Andhra Pradesh a year after she alleged the party offered her crores to 'switch loyalties'". Firstpost. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  7. ^ Correspondent, D. C. (4 November 2017). "YSR Cong MLA Vantala Rajeswari joins TDP in presence of Chandrababu Naidu". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 5 May 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ "YSRC MLA Rajeswari joins TDP". The Hindu. 4 November 2017. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 May 2024.