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{{short description|Indian politician}}
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{{infobox officeholder
| name = Satyavathi Rathod
| image = Satyavathi Rathod on Sakshi TV.jpg
| caption = Rathod interviewed by [[Sakshi TV]] in 2019
| office = [[Second K. Chandrashekar Rao ministry|Minister of ST Welfare, Women and Child Welfare]],
[[Government of Telangana]]
| 1blankname1 = [[Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata1 = [[K. Chandrasekhar Rao]]
| term_start = 8 September 2019
| succeeding =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|10|31|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Peddathanda
| residence =[[Hyderabad]]
| office2 = [[Member of Legislative Council|Member of Telangana Legislative Council]]
| constituency2 = [[State legislative councils of India#Composition|MLAs]]
| term_start2 = 12 March 2019
| office3 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start3 = 2009
| term_end3 = 2014
| constituency3 = [[Dornakal (ST) (Assembly constituency)|Dornakal (ST)]]
| spouse = {{marriage|Govind Rathod||2009|end=d.}}
| children = 2
| alma_mater =
| party = [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]]
| otherparty = [[Telugu Desam Party]] (1989–2014)
| office1 =
| website =
}}
'''Satyavathi Rathod''' (born 31 October 1969) is an Indian politician serving as the Minister of Scheduled Tribal, Women and Child Welfare of [[Telangana]] since 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Telangana State Portal Council of Ministers (Present)|url=https://www.telangana.gov.in/government/Council-of-Ministers|url-status=live|access-date=8 March 2021|website=[[Government of Telangana]]}}</ref> She is the first tribal woman to serve as a Minister in Telangana. She is a member of the [[Telangana Legislative Council]] from the [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]]. Rathod previously represented the [[Dornakal (ST) (Assembly constituency)|Dornakal]] constituency in the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] in 2009 from the [[Telugu Desam Party]].

== Early and personal life ==
Satyavathi Rathod was born on 31 October 1969 in Pedda Thanda hamlet in [[Kuravi|Kuravi mandal]] of present-day [[Mahabubabad district]], [[Telangana]] (at the time part of [[Andhra Pradesh]]). The youngest among five siblings, her parents are Lingya Naik and Dasmi Bhai.<ref>{{cite web|title=Telangana CM Chandrasekhar Rao to present Budget in Assembly |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2019/sep/09/telangana-cm-chandrasekhar-rao-to-present-budget-in-assembly-2030910.html |website=[[The New Indian Express]] |access-date=8 March 2021 |date=3 September 2019}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Mahender|first=Adepu|date=9 September 2019|title=A dropout who scripted her destiny|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/telangana/a-dropout-who-scripted-her-destiny--562256|url-status=live|access-date=8 March 2021|website=[[The Hans India]]}}</ref>

After Class VIII, Rathod dropped out of school and was married to Govind Rathod.<ref name=":0" /> He died in a [[road accident]] in July 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dornakal MLA's husband dies in bike 'accident'|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2009/jul/21/dornakal-mlas-husband-dies-in-bike-accident-69509.html|access-date=8 March 2021|website=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=21 July 2009}}</ref> She has two sons.<ref name=":0" />

Rathod later obtained her degree from an [[open university]].<ref name=":0" />

== Career ==
Rathod began her political career in 1989. She joined the [[Telugu Desam Party]] and contested from the [[Dornakal (ST) (Assembly constituency)|Dornakal]] constituency the same year but lost to [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Redya Naik. In 1995, she was elected as the [[Sarpanch]] of Gundratimadugu. Later in 2006, she won the [[District council (India)|Zila Parishad]] of [[Narsimhulapet]].<ref name=":0" />

In the [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]], Rathod was elected as an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from the Dornakal constituency.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Dornakal (ST) Assembly constituency profile|url=https://telanganatoday.com/dornakal-st-assembly-constituency-profile|url-status=live|access-date=8 March 2021|website=[[Telangana Today]]|date=6 October 2018}}</ref> In March 2014, she quit the Telugu Desam Party and joined the [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=4 March 2014|title=Telangana: KCR rejects merger with the Congress|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140303/nation-politics/article/telangana-kcr-rejects-merger-congress-0|access-date=8 March 2021|website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref> She re-contested from the same seat in [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014]], losing again to Redya Naik of Congress.<ref name=":1" /> She did not contest in the [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2018 assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=23 February 2019|title=TRS nominates 4 candidates for upcoming MLC polls, offers one seat to AIMIM|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/trs-nominates-4-candidates-upcoming-mlc-polls-offers-one-seat-aimim-97218|url-status=live|access-date=9 March 2019|website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref>

In March 2019, she was elected as a member of the [[Telangana Legislative Council]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Telangana Home Minister among 5 elected to Council|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/telangana-home-minister-among-5-elected-to-council/1494976|url-status=live|access-date=8 March 2021|website=[[Outlook India]]|date=12 March 2019}}</ref> In September 2019, Rathod took oath as Minister of ST Welfare, Women and Child Welfare in the [[Second K. Chandrashekar Rao ministry|Second cabinet of K. Chandrashekar Rao]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=KCR expands cabinet with 6 ministers; re-inducts son KTR, nephew Harish Rao|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/kcr-expands-cabinet-with-6-ministers-re-inducts-son-ktr-nephew-harish-rao/story-SzNphg4yKVK4eKk8lwh2JN.html|access-date=8 March 2021|first=Srinivasa Rao|last=Apparasu|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=8 September 2019}}</ref> She became the first woman from a [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|scheduled tribe]] to serve as a minister in [[Telangana]].<ref name=":0" />

== References ==
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==External links==
*{{Twitter|SatyavathiTRS}}

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