Kolla Lalitha Kumari

Kolla Lalitha Kumari (born 1970) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. She served as an MLA for two terms. She won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election on Telugu Desam Party ticket from Srungavarapukota Assembly constituency.^[1][2][3]

Kolla Lalitha Kumari
Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office 2024
Preceded by	Kadubandi Srinivasa Rao
Constituency	Srungavarapukota
In office 2009–2019
Preceded by	Kumbha Ravibabu
Succeeded by	Kadubandi Srinivasa Rao
Constituency	Srungavarapukota
Personal details
Born	1970 (age 53–54)
Political party	Telugu Desam Party

Early life and education

Kumari hails from Srungavarapukota and belongs to Velama caste. She married Balaji Appala Ramprasad, a farmer.^[4] She completed her SSC from Kamala Nehru high school in 1985 and did her intermediate (plus two) at the Government Junior College, Srungavarapukota in 1987.^[5]

Political career

Kumari won the 2009 and 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections on Telugu Desam Party ticket from Srungavarapukota Assembly constituency in Vizianagaram district.^[6] In 2009, she defeated Allu Kesava Venkata Joginaidu of Indian National Congress by a margin of 3,440 votes. She also won the next term in 2014 assembly election defeating Rongali Jagannadham of YSR Congress Party by 28,572 votes. But she lost the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election from the same constituency to Kadubandi Srinivasa Rao of YSR Congress Party.^[7][8][9]

In April 2015, she became a board member of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam. TTD manages India's richest temple in Tirupati. Kumari was also the State Organising Secretary of TDP at that time.^[10]

References

1. Gandhi, Koppara (28 March 2024). "Vizianagaram: Upset over denial of ticket, Krishna may contest as independent". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
2. ABN (16 November 2023). "విజయమే లక్ష్యంగా పని చేద్దాం: కోళ్ల లలిత కుమారి". Andhrajyothy Telugu News (in Telugu). Retrieved 12 April 2024.
3. "Andhra Pradesh elections: TDP announces third list of 13 MP and 11 MLA candidates". The Times of India. 22 March 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
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5. https://ceotelangana.nic.in/GE_2009/AFFIDAVITS/Affidavits_AC/138_01%20%20Kolla%20Lalitha%20Kumari.PDF
6. Rao, K. Srinivasa (19 May 2023). "Andhra Pradesh: Naidu asks party leaders to work in tandem to win all Assembly seats in Vizianagaram district". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
7. "Srungavarapukota Assembly Election 2024: Srungavarapukota Election Winning Candidates List, Election Date, Results, Vote Share New-IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
8. Pativada, Sreenu Babu (6 September 2023). "Young aspirants pose challenge to TDP seniors in Andhra". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
9. "Two families ruled north Andhra roost". The Times of India. 24 May 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
10. "New TTD Board of Trustees to Take Oath on Saturday". The New Indian Express. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2024.