Taneti Vanitha

Taneti Vanita
Taneti Vanita
Minister for Home affairs and Disaster Management
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 11 April 2022
Preceded by	Mekathoti Sucharitha
Minister Of Women, Children, Differently abled and Senior Citizens Welfare Government Of Andhra Pradesh
	In office; 8 June 2019 – 7 April 2022
Preceded by	Paritala Sunitha
Succeeded by	K. V. Ushashri Charan
Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly; Andhra Pradesh
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2019
Preceded by	Kothapalli Samuel Jawahar
Constituency	Kovvur
	In office; 2009–2014
Preceded by	Maddala Sunitha
Succeeded by	Muppidi Venkateswara Rao
Constituency	Gopalapuram
Personal details
Born	24 June 1971; Gopalapuram, West Godavari
Political party	YSR Congress Party
Other political; affiliations	Telugu Desam Party

Taneti Vanitha is an Indian politician, Minister of Home Affairs, Prison, 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 majority of about 25000 votes in the 2019 Indian general election. She is currently serving as the Minister of Home, Prisons, Fire Services of Andhra Pradesh since 2022. She came out of Telugu Desam Party due to TDP's stand on Andhra Pradesh bifurcation and then joined YSR Congress Party and contested from Kovvuru.

Career

She was elected as MLA for Gopalapuram on TDP ticket but defected to YSR Congress party in November 2012.[1][2] In 2019 she contested from Kovvuru as MLA and won with a majority of 25000 votes and appointed as Minister of Women and Child Welfare Department in Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy ministry.[3] In April 2022 Cabinet reshuffle Vanitha appointed as Minister for Home and Disaster Management.[4][5]

References

Amarnath K. Menon (1 November 2012). "More MLAs from the Congress and the TDP are shifting to the fledgling party". India Today.
"Telugu Desam Party suspends yet another MLA". 31 October 2012 – via www.thehindu.com.
"Andhra Pradesh Ministers: Portfolios and profiles". 8 June 2019. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
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.
The Hindu (11 April 2022). "Buggana retains finance, Vanitha gets Home". Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.

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[1] Amarnath K. Menon (1 November 2012). "More MLAs from the Congress and the TDP are shifting to the fledgling party". India Today.

[2] "Telugu Desam Party suspends yet another MLA". 31 October 2012 – via www.thehindu.com.

[Andhra_Pradesh_Ministers:_Portfolios_and_profiles-3] "Andhra Pradesh Ministers: Portfolios and profiles". 8 June 2019. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.

[Vanitha_gets_home,_Buggana_retains_finance,_Botcha_&_Suresh_swap_ministries_in_new_team-4] 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.

[Buggana_retains_finance,_Vanitha_gets_Home-5] The Hindu (11 April 2022). "Buggana retains finance, Vanitha gets Home". Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.