Vanga Geetha

Vanga Geetha (born 1 March 1964)^[4] is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. She was elected to the Lok Sabha from Kakinada as a member of the YSR Congress Party.^[5][6] She was earlier a member of the Rajya Sabha representing the Telugu Desam Party.^{[7][8][9][10]}

Vanga Geetha
Vanga Geetha in 2019
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha[1]
In office 17 June 2019 – 4 June 2024
Preceded by	Thota Narasimham
Succeeded by	Tangella Uday Srinivas
Constituency	Kakinada
Member of Legislative Assembly, Andhra Pradesh[2]
In office 16 May 2009 – 15 May 2014
Preceded by	Pendem Dorababu
Succeeded by	S. V. S. N. Varma
Constituency	Pithapuram
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 3 April 2000 – 2 April 2006
Chairman	Krishan Kant (2000-2002) Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (2002-2006)
Leader of the House	Jaswant Singh (2000-2004) Manmohan Singh (2004-2006)
Preceded by	Mohan Babu
Succeeded by	M. V. Mysura Reddy
Constituency	Andhra Pradesh
Personal details
Born	(1964-03-01) 1 March 1964 (age 61) Kakinada, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India (now Kakinada district, Andhra Pradesh, India)
Political party	YSR Congress Party (2019-present)
Other political affiliations	Indian National Congress (2011-2014) Praja Rajyam Party (2008-2011) Telugu Desam Party (1983-2008)
Spouse	Kasi Viswanatham
Parents	P. V. S. Prakash Rao (father) P. Bramaramba (mother)
Residence(s)	Kakinada district, Andhra Pradesh
Alma mater	ASD Govt Degree College for Women,[3] Kakinada MA (Political Science, Public Administration and Sociology)[3] from Andhra University MSc Psychology[3] from University of Madras Law[3] from GSKM Law College, Rajamundry of Andhra University Master of Laws[3] from University of Nagapur
Profession	Advocate Politician
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Early life and education

She was born to P. V. S. Prakash Rao and P. Bramaramba in Kakinada, East Godavari district (now Kakinada district), Andhra Pradesh.^[11] She married Vanga Kasi Viswanath. She completed her B.L from GSK College, Andhra University, and her Master of Law from the Universality of Nagpur. She worked as an advocate.^[11] She also holds post graduate degrees in Political Science and Public Administration, and Psychology.^[4]

Political career

She started her political journey with the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in 1993. Earlier from 1989-1993, she served as Regional Chairperson of Women and Child Welfare department for East Godavari, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam Districts.[clarification needed]

She contested from the Pithapuram constituency as an independent but lost. Between1995-2000, she served as chairperson of Zilla Parishad from East Godavari District. In 1997, she became the Vice President of the State Telugu Desam Party.[clarification needed]

From 2000-2006, she was a Member of Rajya Sabha representing Andhra Pradesh in the upper house of the Indian Parliament representing Telugu Desam Party. From 2000 to 2006, she served as a member on different committees like Transport and Tourism, Committee on Rules and the Consultative Committee on Human Resource Development.[clarification needed]

She joined the Praja Rajyam Party and won the 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Pithapuram Constituency.[clarification needed]

Later, when PRP merged in the Congress, she became a member of the Indian National Congress.

In March 2019, she joined YSR Congress Party and became an MP winning the 2019 Indian General election from Kakinada on YSR Congress Party ticket.