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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sabitha Indra Reddy
| office = [[Minister of Education]]
<br />[[Government of Telangana]]
| office1 = Minister of Home, Jail, and Disaster Management<br />[[Government of Andhra Pradesh]]
| honorific_prefix =
| termstart = 8 Sep 2019
| termend1 = 2013
| termstart1= 2009
| office2 = Member of Legislative Assembly from [[Chevella]]
| office3 = Minister of Mines and Geology<br />[[Government of Andhra Pradesh]]
| termend2 = 2009
| termstart2 = 2004
| termend3 = 2009
| termstart3 = 2008
| birth_date = {{birth_date and age|1963|5|5|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Zaheerabad|Baijapalle]]
| nationality = Indian
| spouse = Late [[P. Indra Reddy]]
| children = 3
| residence = [[Hyderabad]], India
| office4 = Member of Legislative Assembly from [[Maheshwaram]]
| termstart4 = Dec 11 2018
| party = [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]]
| otherparty = [[Indian National Congress]]
}}

'''Patlolla Sabitha Indra Reddy''' is an Indian politician who is the current Minister of State for Education of Telangana, additionally Member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly from [[Maheshwaram (Assembly constituency)|Maheshwaram constituency]]. She Joined TRS Party in 2019.She became the first woman [[Home Minister]] of any Indian Government after the late CM [[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy]] allocated that portfolio to her. Also she is the first women minister for Telangana.<ref>https://www.webcitation.org/60CIalVi2?url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/27/stories/2009052754580600.htm</ref>

==Personal life==
Sabitha was born on 5 May 1963 at Tandur to G.Mahipal Reddy. She completed her education till B.Sc and has been a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] of Andhra Pradesh for two terms from Chevella assembly constituency.

She was married to [[P. Indra Reddy]] (1954–2000) who was the Home Minister in [[N. T. Rama Rao]]'s Cabinet and has three sons. Indra Reddy was a very popular leader who carried a cult image in Telangana. After his demise in a road accident was then Sabitha had to foray into politics.

==Political career==
Sabitha held the position of Mines and Geology Minister in the earlier government. {{citation needed|date=August 2012}} She was the first female Home Minister of a state in the nation.<ref name="Hindu27May2009">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/27/stories/2009052754580600.htm|title=Sabitha, first A.P. woman Home Minister|date=27 May 2009|work=[[The Hindu]]|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/60CIalVi2?url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/27/stories/2009052754580600.htm|archivedate=15 July 2011}}</ref> She is an undefeated four time MLA. She was elected twice from [[Chevella]] and twice from [[Maheshwaram (Assembly constituency)|Maheshwaram]] after delimitation.

In 2011, [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] arrested [[V. D. Rajagopal IAS|V. D. Rajagopal]] and [[Y. Srilakshmi IAS|Y. Srilakshmi]], as third and fourth accused respectively in the investigation into [[illegal mining]] by [[Obulapuram Mining Company]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article2669618.ece|title= Sri Lakshmi arrested in illegal mining case |newspaper=The Hindu|date= 29 November 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/article2713127.ece|title= Rajagopal has role in ‘benami' mining: CBI|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/article2678413.ece|title= Srilakshmi sent to Chanchalguda jail|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article2654668.ece|title= Rajagopal, Sri Lakshmi accused of fraud|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> The permission for mining in Anantapur was for captive mining, i.e. the ore mined in that region is to be used in the local steel plant and not to be exported. Srilakshmi is accused of dropping the term "captive mining" in the final order approving a mining license to Obulapuram. Y. Srilakshmi suggested that this was done at the insistence of the former Minister of Mines and current Andhra Pradesh Home minister Sabitha Indra Reddy.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article2676337.ece|title=Srilakshmi blames Sabita|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/article2722343.ece|title=Sabitha listed as witness in OMC charge sheet|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> However the CBI defended the Home minister saying there was no justification for the official to blame the Minister.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/article2679567.ece|title=CBI defends Sabita|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> As of April 2013, Sabitha Indra Reddy submitted her resignation letter from the Cabinet after the CBI named her as an accused in the [[Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy]] illegal investments case.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130409/news-politics/article/cbi-names-sabita-jagan-dalmia-case|title=CBI names Sabita in chargesheet as accused|newspaper=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref>

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