Paritala Sunitha is an Indian politician. She is a member of the Legislative Assembly and Minister of SERP, Women Empowerment, Child Welfare, Disabled and Senior Citizens Welfare of the
India
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n state of
Andhra Pradesh
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representing the
Raptadu constituency of
Anantapur
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. She represents the
Telugu Desam Party
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.
Personal life
Paritala Sunitha was married to
Paritala Ravindra. She has three children. She has three siblings.
Political career
Paritala Sunitha entered politics following the death of her husband. She was elected as a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Raptadu constituency in
2009
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and
2014
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elections. She has not contested the
2019 elections
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to pave the path for her son, Paritala Sriramand she won in the elections of 2024 as member of legislative assembly.
Popular culture
Ram Gopal Varma
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made the film, ''
Rakta Charitra
''Rakta Charitra'' () is a 2010 Indian political action thriller film based on the life of Paritala Ravindra. The film was directed by Ram Gopal Varma and written by Prashant Pandey. Shot simultaneously in Telugu and Hindi, with the latter titl ...
'', based on the life of her husband.
Radhika Apte
Radhika Apte () (born 7 September 1985) is an Indian film and television
actress. She began acting in theatre and made her film debut with a brief role in the fantasy drama ''Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!'' (2005). Her first lead role was in the 2009 ...
played her character while
Vivek Oberoi
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played her husband.
References
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Living people
Telugu Desam Party politicians
Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2009–2014
Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2014–2019
People from Anantapur district
Women members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Telugu politicians
21st-century Indian women politicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2024–2029