Gowru Charitha Reddy (4 August 1971) is an Indian politician from

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: , , AP) is a States and union territories of India, state on the East Coast of India, east coast of southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, seventh-largest state and th ...

, India. She is a three time member of the

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly ( Telugu: ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ శాసన సభ, ISO: ''Āndhra Pradēś Śāsana Sabha'') is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state, Andhra Pradesh. ...

. She won the 2024 election from

Panyam Assembly constituency Panyam Assembly constituency is a constituency partially in Kurnool district and Nandyal district of Andhra Pradesh that elects represtatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Nand ...

representing the

Telugu Desam Party The Telugu Desam Party (TDP; ) is an Indian regional political party primarily active in the Federated state, states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It was founded by Telugu cinema, Telugu matinée idol N. T. Rama Rao (NTR) on 29 March 1982 a ...

Early life and education

Reddy is from Panyam,

Kurnool district Kurnool district is one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh after the districts are reorganised in April 2022. It is located in the north western part of the state and is bounded by Nandyal d ...

, Andhra Pradesh. She married Gowru Venkata Reddy and together they have, a son Gowru Janardhan Reddy and a daughter. She completed BA in 1990 at Government Degree College, Nandikotkur, which is affiliated with

Sri Krishnadevaraya University Sri Krishnadevaraya University is a public university in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India, founded on 25 July 1981. The university is named after a patron of learning and the arts, Sri Krishnadevaraya, of the Vijayanagara empire The ...

, Anantapur.

Career

Reddy became an MLA for the first time winning the 2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election representing the Indian National Congress Party from Nandikotkur Assembly constituency which is reserved for Scheduled Caste community. She defeated her nearest rival Byreddy Rajasekhar Reddy, a two time MLA. In 2014, she shifted to YSR Congress Party and was nominated to contest from Panyam Assembly constituency. She emerged victorious defeating her nearest rival Katasani Ramabhupal Reddy, a five time MLA, in the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. Before the 2019 Assembly elections, she quit the

YSR Congress Party The Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (, YSRCP or YCP), often shortened to simply the YSR Congress Party, is an Indian Regionalism (politics), regional political party based in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The party was initially registere ...

and joined the

as she was denied a ticket by the

YSR Congress party The Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (, YSRCP or YCP), often shortened to simply the YSR Congress Party, is an Indian Regionalism (politics), regional political party based in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The party was initially registere ...

. But she lost the seat to Katasani Ramabhupal Reddy, who represented the YSR Congress. In 2024, she contested again on Telugu Desam Party ticket and won from Panyam Assembly constituency with a majority of over 40,000 votes against Katasani Rambhupal Reddy.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Reddy, Gowru Charitha Politicians from Kurnool district People from Rayalaseema YSR Congress Party politicians Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2014–2019 1971 births Living people Telugu Desam Party politicians Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2024–2029