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{{Infobox MLA
| name = T. N. Sadalakshmi
| | birth_date = 25 December 1928
| birth_place = [[Hyderabad, Telangana|Hyderabad]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2004|7|24|1928|12|28}}
| death_place = [[Hyderabad, Telangana|Hyderabad]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]
| party ={{bulleted list |[[Indian National Congress]]
| Telangana Congress
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
}}
| spouse = T. Venkata Narayana
| residence = Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
|office =Deputy Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
|term_start = 15 March 1960
|term_end = 01 March 1962
|office2 = Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
|term_start2 = 1957
|term_end2 = 1962
|office3 = Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
|term_start3 = 1962
|term_end3 = 1967
|constituency3 =[[Yellareddy (Assembly constituency)|Yellareddy]]
|constituency2 = [[Kamareddy (Assembly constituency)|Kamareddy]]
|predecessor2 = Position established
|successor2 = Vittalreddigari Venkatarama Reddy
|successor3 = [[Eshwari Bai]]
}}

'''Takella. N. Sadalakshmi''' (1928–2004) was the first [[Dalit]] woman legislator of Telangana.

==Early life==
Sadalakshmi was born at Pensionpura in Hyderabad. She studied at [[Keyes High School]] and had begun a course in medicine in [[Chennai|Madras]] when she heard [[B. R. Ambedkar]] deliver a speech at [[Jeera Compound]]. She decided then to abandon medicine in favour of politics.<ref name="obit"/>

==Political career==
Sadalakshmi was first elected from the Peddapalli constituency and subsequently from that of Kamareddy. She rose to become deputy speaker of the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]].<ref name="obit"/>

In 1962, Sadalakshmi was elected to the state assembly from Yellareddy assembly constituency.{{cn|date=July 2017}} She became the first and only woman minister in the cabinet of [[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]].{{cn|date=July 2017}} As a Minister of Religious and Charitable Endowments – a position she held for a year – she took the decision to train [[Dalit]]s as Hindu priests. She set up an Archaka School at Yadagirigutta and allowed women into Devasthanam trusts. Later, as Social Welfare Minister, she set up SC Corporation.<ref name="obit"/>

Sadalakshmi was a member of [[Vidhan Parishad]] between 1974 and 1980. She also served as honorary chairman of LIDCAP in the 1980s.{{cn|date=July 2017}}

Sadalakshmi supported [[Ambedkarism]] and the movement for a separate Telangana state. She joined the [[Telugu Desam Party]] in 1982 at [[N. T. Rama Rao]]'s insistence and was appointed to be the party's vice-president.<ref name="obit"/> She later left Telugu Desam Party to work for the [[Telangana Congress Party]].{{cn|date=July 2017}}

==Personal life==
Sadalakshmi was married to T. Venkata Narayana, a prominent Scheduled Caste leader. They had a son and two daughters. She died on 24 July 2004 at CARE Hospital due to a cardiac problem. She was cremated at [[Bansilalpet]].<ref name="obit">{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/2004/07/25/stories/2004072506550300.htm | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=Sadalakshmi passes away | date=2004-07-25 | accessdate=20 July 2016}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Dalit women]]
[[Category:Dalit politicians]]
[[Category:Women members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]

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