Rayana Bhagya Lakshmi (born ) is a politician and businesswoman from

Vijayawada Vijayawada ( ), formerly known by its colonial name Bezawada, is the second largest city and a major commercial hub in the Andhra Pradesh state of India. The city forms an integral part of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region and is situated on th ...

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 currently serving as the 12th mayor of Vijayawada. Lakshmi is associated with

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 ...

Career

Lakshmi contested in 2021 Vijayawada Municipal Corporation election as a candidate from YSR Congress Party. She was elected as a first-time corporator from the 46th municipal division, which was reserved for BC women category. On 18 March 2021, she took charge as the 12th mayor of Vijayawada. She is also the fifth woman mayor of the city.

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Living people Women mayors of places in Andhra Pradesh Politicians from Vijayawada Women in Andhra Pradesh politics YSR Congress Party politicians 21st-century Indian women politicians 1983 births {{AndhraPradesh-YSRCP-politician-stub Mayors of Vijayawada Telugu politicians