Taneti Vanitha

Taneti Vanita
Minister of Home Affairs and Disaster Management
Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
11 April 2022 – 4 June 2024
GovernorBiswabhusan Harichandan
S. Abdul Nazeer
Chief MinisterY. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
Preceded byMekathoti Sucharitha
Succeeded byVangalapudi Anitha
Minister of Women and Child Welfare
Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
8 June 2019 – 7 April 2022
GovernorE. S. L. Narasimhan
Biswabhusan Harichandan
Chief MinisterY. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
Preceded byParitala Sunitha
Succeeded byK. V. Ushashri Charan
Member of Legislative Assembly, Andhra Pradesh
In office
23 May 2019 – 4 June 2024
Preceded byKothapalli Samuel Jawahar
Succeeded byMuppidi Venkateswara Rao
ConstituencyKovvur
In office
16 May 2009 – 1 March 2014
Preceded byMaddala Sunitha
Succeeded byMuppidi Venkateswara Rao
ConstituencyGopalapuram
Personal details
Born (1973-06-24) 24 June 1973 (age 53)
Gopalapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India
PartyYSR Congress Party
Other political
affiliations
Telugu Desam Party
OccupationPolitician

Taneti Vanitha is an Indian politician, former Minister of Home Affairs, Prisons, Fire Services and Disaster Management in the Government of Andhra Pradesh and a Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Kovvur, West Godavari district. She got the majority of about 25,000 votes in the 2019 Indian general election. She served as the Minister of Home, Prisons, and Fire Services of Andhra Pradesh from 2022 to 2024.

Career

Vanitha was elected as MLA for Gopalapuram on the Telugu Desam Party ticket but defected to the YSR Congress party in November 2012. 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 25,000 votes and was appointed Minister of Women and Child Welfare in Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy ministry. In April 2022 cabinet reshuffle, Vanitha was appointed Minister for Home and Disaster Management.

References

  1. ↑ "Vasireddy Padma remembers YSR for his pro-women initiatives". The Hindu. 8 July 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Live Results: Kovvur Assemlby Constituency (Andhra Pradesh)". News18. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Amarnath K. Menon (1 November 2012). "More MLAs from the Congress and the TDP are shifting to the fledgling party". India Today.
  4. ↑ "Telugu Desam Party suspends yet another MLA". 31 October 2012 – via www.thehindu.com.
  5. ↑ "Andhra Pradesh Ministers: Portfolios and profiles". 8 June 2019. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  6. ↑ The New Indian Express (12 April 2022). "Vanitha gets home, Buggana retains finance, Botcha & Suresh swap ministries in new team". Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  7. ↑ The Hindu (11 April 2022). "Buggana retains finance, Vanitha gets Home". Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.