Gowru Charitha Reddy

Gowru Charitha Reddy (4 August 1971) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh, India. She represented the Panyam constituency in the 2014 Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh.[1] Earlier, she served as a MLA from Nandikotkur constituency (2004-2009) and Panyam constituency (2014-2019).[2] She was also a member of Women and Child welfare committee of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. She left the Indian National Congress party and joined the newly formed YSR Congress Party.[3] Her husband, Gowru Venkata Reddy is also a political leader.

Gowru Charitha Reddy
Member of the Legislative Assembly
In office
2004–2009
ConstituencyNandikotkur
In office
2014–2019
ConstituencyPanyam
Personal details
Born (1971-08-04) 4 August 1971
Konidela, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Political partyTDP (from 2019)
Other political
affiliations		YSRCP (until 2019)
SpouseGowru Venkata Reddy
Children2 (a son and a daughter)

Political career

Gowru Charitha Reddy was elected 2 times to Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh.

In 2004, she contested from Nandikotkur on behalf of Congress Party and emerged victorious over Byreddy Rajasekhar Reddy a two time Member of the Legislative Assembly.

In 2014, she contested from Panyam on behalf of YSRCP and emerged victorious over Katasani Ramabhupal Reddy, a five time MLA.[4][5][6]

In the 2019 Assembly Elections, she quit YSR Congress Party and joined Telugu Desam Party as the YSR Congress party denied her to contest the Assembly elections this time. She contested the election from the side of the Telugu Desam Party and lost it to Katasani Ramabhupal Reddy, who contested from the YSR Congress.[7][8]

Personal life

Gowru Charitha Reddy is married to Gowru Venkata Reddy and the couple have two children, a son named Gowru Janardhan Reddy and a Daughter. [9]

References
  1. "Charitha Reddy Gowru MLA of PANYAM Andhra Pradesh contact address & email".
  2. "Charitha Reddy Gowru(Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party):Constituency- PANYAM(KURNOOL) – Affidavit Information of Candidate".
  3. "Panyam later on she also left YSRCP and had joined TDP.Elections Results 2014, Current MLA, Candidate List of Assembly Elections in Panyam, Andhra Pradesh".
  4. Sreenivasulu, D. (7 September 2014). "YSRC MLAs flay govt. On capital selection". The Hindu.
  5. Sreenivasulu, D. (18 September 2014). "YSR Congress wants Irrigation Board at Kurnool". The Hindu.
  6. "Member's Information".
  7. "Gowru couple quit YSRCP". The Hindu. 2 March 2019.
  8. "Setback to YSRC as Panyam MLA Gowru Charitha Reddy, husband all set to join TDP".
  9. "Election Commission of India". Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.


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