Dr. Panabaka Lakshmi (born 6 October 1958) is an Indian politician and Former
Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare (2004-2009) and
Union Minister of State for Textile (2009-2012). She represents the
Bapatla constituency of
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 ...
and was a member of the
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...
in combined Andhra Pradesh. Now she is a part of
Telugu Desam Party (TDP).
Personal life
Dr. Panabaka Lakshmi was born in
Kavali
Kavali is a town in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh of India. It also serves as headquarters of Kavali mandal and Kavali revenue division.It is one of the few cities from Andhra Pradesh which were selected for Atal Mission for Rejuvenation a ...
, Nellore (Andhra Pradesh) and married Dr. P. Krishnaiah, Ex.I.R.T.S She has two daughters. She completed her M.A. in Public Administration from Andhra University.
Career
She was elected to the 11th, 12th, and 14th Lok Sabha from Nellore and to 15th Lok Sabha from
Bapatla. She was the
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (2004–09),
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, and
Ministry of Textiles (2009–14) in UPA Govt.
She unsuccessfully contested
2019 Lok Sabha elections from
Tirupati as a
TDP candidate against
Balli Durga Prasad Rao of
YSRCP. In 2021, she is also unsuccessfully attend
Lok Sabha By-elections from same
Tirupati seat, which is vacant following the demise of sitting MP
Balli Durga Prasad Rao.
References
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Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh
1958 births
Living people
India MPs 2004–2009
Union ministers of state of India
Union ministers from United Andhra Pradesh
Telugu politicians
Women in Andhra Pradesh politics
India MPs 2009–2014
Lok Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh
People from Nellore
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United Progressive Alliance candidates in the 2014 Indian general election
21st-century Indian women politicians
Women union ministers of state of India
Women members of the Lok Sabha
India MPs 1996–1997
India MPs 1998–1999