Taneti Vanita
Minister for Home affairs and Disaster Management
Assumed office
11 April 2022
Preceded byMekathoti Sucharitha
Minister Of Women, Children, Differently abled and Senior Citizens Welfare Government Of Andhra Pradesh
In office
8 June 2019 – 7 April 2022
Preceded byParitala Sunitha
Succeeded byK. V. Ushashri Charan
Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh
Assumed office
2019
Preceded byKothapalli Samuel Jawahar
ConstituencyKovvur
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byMaddala Sunitha
Succeeded byMuppidi Venkateswara Rao
ConstituencyGopalapuram
Personal details
Born (1973-06-24) 24 June 1973
Gopalapuram, West Godavari, Andhrapradesh
Political partyYSR Congress Party
Other political
affiliations		Telugu Desam Party
OccupationPolitician

Taneti Vanitha is an Indian politician, Minister of Home Affairs, Prison, Fire Services and Disaster Management[1] 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.[2] She is currently serving as the Minister of Home, Prisons, Fire Services of Andhra Pradesh since 2022.

Career

Vanitha was elected as MLA for Gopalapuram on Telugu Desam Party ticket but defected to YSR Congress party in November 2012.[3][4] 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 25000 votes and was appointed as Minister of Women and Child Welfare in Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy ministry.[5] In April 2022 cabinet reshuffle, Vanitha was appointed as Minister for Home and Disaster Management.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ Bureau, The Hindu (8 July 2023). "Vasireddy Padma remembers YSR for his pro-women initiatives". The Hindu. 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.
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