Dansari Anasuya (born 9 July 1971), commonly known as Seethakka, is an Indian politician. She was elected to Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 2009 and

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in 2018 from Mulug assembly constituency. She was appointed general secretary of

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in June 2018 and in August 2019 became state in-charge of Chhattisgarh Mahila Congress.

Early life and background

She is born to adivasi koya tribe family in jagganagudem village.Anasuya was a Naxalite before joining politics. She joined the Janashakti Naxal group when she was 14 years old in 1987. She was quickly disillusioned with the movement and exited it after an eleven-year stint. She surrendered to the police under the general amnesty plan in 1997. She then pursued her studies and became a lawyer. In 2022, she completed her PhD in political science from

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Political career

Anasuya first entered politics in 2004 when she joined the

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and contested unsuccessfully from Mulug. She contested from it again in 2009, winning the constituency, and defeating Congress candidate Podem Veeriah by a huge margin. She lost the constituency in 2014 to

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candidate Azmeera Chandulal. In 2017, Anasuya left the TDP and joined the

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, soon becoming general secretary of

and later state in-charge for Chhattisgarh Mahila Congress. She won the elections for Mulug constituency in 2018 as a Congress candidate.

Relief in Lockdown

Anasuya had visited over 400 villages near the Telangana-Chhattisgarh border in 2020 during lockdown, providing relief to locals, distributing rice, dal etc., commodities and masks to people in need. Her efforts received tremendous support on social media, “I am doing this as my duty towards my people, for my own satisfaction,” said Anasuya. “There is no support from the TRS government. I could do all this because of donations and support of like-minded individuals.”

References

{{reflist Women members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1971 births Living people Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh Indian National Congress politicians from Telangana All India Mahila Congress Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2009–2014 Telangana MLAs 2018–2023 21st-century Indian women politicians