Undavalli Sridevi
Dr. Undavalli Sridevi is an Indian politician and a doctor by profession from the state of Andhra Pradesh. She is the incumbent Member of Legislative Assembly from Tadikonda Assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh.[1]
Dr. Undavalli Sridevi | |
|---|---|
 Dr. Undavalli Sridevi | |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 8 June 2019 | |
| Chief Minister | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy |
| Preceded by | Tenali Sravan Kumar |
| Constituency | Tadikonda |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Independent (since 2023) |
| Other political affiliations | YSR Congress Party (2017-2023) |
| Occupation | Doctor, Politician |
Early life and career
Undavalli Sridevi was born in 1969 in Tadikonda, Guntur district. She completed her MBBS from Bangalore in 1993. Her father Undavalli Subbarao contested as MLA from Tadikonda in 1978 from Reddy Congress.[2]
Political career
- In 2017, Sridevi joined the YSR Congress Party and contested the Tadikonda constituency in the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections, winning with a margin of 4,433 votes against the Telugu Desam Party candidate Tenali Sravan Kumar.[3]
- In March 2023, she was suspended from the YSR Congress Party.[4] This was because of allegations of cross-voting and taking bribes.[5] Following the suspension, Sridevi said that "she was vilified for being a Dalit legislator".[6] There was media speculation that she might join either the Telugu Desam Party or the Jana Sena Party.[7]
References
- "Member's Information - Legislative Assembly - Liferay DXP". www.aplegislature.org. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- "జనం నాడి తెలిసింది". Sakshi (in Telugu). 29 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- "Tadikonda Constituency Winner List in AP Elections 2019 | Tadikonda Constituency Election Results 2019". www.sakshi.com. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- "Dalit MLA Vundavalli Sridevi suspended from YSRCP in Andhra alleges threat to life". The News Minute. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- Dara, Gopi (29 March 2023). "Undavalli Sridevi tells YSRCP to prove charges of accepting bribe and cross-voting". Times of India. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- Kanamaluru, Durga Prasad (26 March 2023). "Suspended MLA Undavalli Sridevi to support Amaravati; vows to give return gift to YSRCP". Newstap. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- "Will Undavalli Sridevi resign and seek re-election?". Telegu360. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
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