Sumalatha
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Sumalatha Ambareesh (born 27 August 1963) is an Indian actress, politician who was served as Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Mandya, Karnataka from May 2019 to 04 June 2024. She has acted in more than 220 films in Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi. She gained popularity in Telugu cinema and Malayalam cinema and later married Kannada actor-politician Ambareesh and has a son Abhishek Gowda.
Sumalatha | |
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![]() Sumalatha in 2019 | |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 23 May 2019 – 04 June 2024 | |
Preceded by | L. R. Shivarame Gowda |
Succeeded by | H.D.Kumaraswamy |
Constituency | Mandya |
Personal details | |
Born | (1963-08-27) 27 August 1963 (age 60)[1] Madras, Madras State (present–day Chennai, Tamil Nadu), India |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (05 April 2024–present) |
Other political affiliations | Independent (2019–04 April 2024) |
Spouse | |
Children | Abhishek Gowda |
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In March 2019, Sumalatha announced that she would seek election for Lok Sabha from Mandya constituency of Karnataka as an independent candidate. On 23 May 2019, Sumalatha won against Nikhil Kumaraswamy by a margin of more than 1.25 lakh votes in the Lok Sabha election.[2]
Sumalatha received honorary doctorate from United Technological Research University of America on 20 January 2024 in Hyderabad.[3]
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