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{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1979)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Vangalapudi Anitha
| image = Vangalapudi Anitha, Minister of Home Affairs & Disaster Management.jpg
| caption =
| party = [[Telugu Desam Party]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|3|24|df=yes}}<ref name="Candidate details">{{Cite web|date=2024-04-25 |title=Candidate details|url=https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/show-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 |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=affidavit.eci.gov.in|language=en}}</ref>
| office = [[Ministry of Home Affairs and Disaster Management|Minister of Home Affairs and Disaster Management]]<br />[[Government of Andhra Pradesh]]
| term_start = 12 June 2024
| tern_end =
| governor = [[S. Abdul Nazeer]]
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[N. Chandrababu Naidu]]
| predecessor = [[Taneti Vanitha]]
| successor =
| office1 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start1 = 2024
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = [[Golla Baburao]]
| successor1 =
| constituency1 = [[Payakaraopet Assembly constituency|Payakaraopet]]
| term_start2 = 2014
| term_end2 = 2019
| predecessor2 = [[Golla Babu Rao]]
| successor2 = [[Golla Babu Rao]]
| constituency2 = [[Payakaraopet Assembly constituency|Payakaraopet]]
| father = Vangalapudi Apparao<ref name="Candidate details">{{Cite web|date=2024-04-25 |title=Candidate details|url=https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/show-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 |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=affidavit.eci.gov.in|language=en}}</ref>
| spouse = Kosara Siva Prasad
| children = Kosara Nikhil,<br />Kosara Reshmitha Sree
}}

'''Vangalapudi Anitha''' (born 24 March 1979) is an Indian politician from [[Andhra Pradesh]] currently serving as the [[List of home ministers of Andhra Pradesh|Minister of Home Affairs and Disaster Management]] in the [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-12 |title=Chandrababu Naidu's Cabinet: 17 fresh faces among 25 ministers, here's full list |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/chandrababu-naidu-andhra-pradesh-cabinet-full-list-tdp-jana-sena-bjp-pawan-kalyan-2552162-2024-06-12 |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pranathi |first=Laxmi |date=2024-06-12 |title=Vangalapudi Anitha as youngest minister |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/andhra-pradesh/vangalapudi-anitha-as-youngest-minister-898654 |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=www.deccanchronicle.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Bandari |first=Pavan |date=2024-06-19 |title=Vangalapudi Anitha Assumes Office as AP Home Minister |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/vangalapudi-anitha-assumes-office-as-ap-home-minister-885769 |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=www.thehansindia.com |language=en}}</ref>

She became an MLA for the second time, winning the [[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] on [[Telugu Desam Party]] ticket from [[Payakaraopet Assembly constituency|Payakaraopet SC reserved constituency]] in the erstwhile [[Visakhapatnam district]] and present [[Anakapalli district]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Telugu |first=TV9 |date=2019-10-18 |title=అనితా ఓ అనితా..! నీ సెగ్మెంట్ ఎక్కడ? |url=https://tv9telugu.com/politics/defeated-tdp-mla-anitha-in-search-of-assembly-constituency-149934.html |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=TV9 Telugu |language=te}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=India |first=The Hans |date=2024-01-30 |title=Vangalapudi Anitha meets former minister Ganta Srinivasa Rao |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/vangalapudi-anitha-meets-former-minister-ganta-srinivasa-rao-855160 |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=www.thehansindia.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=TDP MLA Candidate Vangalapudi Anitha To Contest From Payakaraopeta {{!}} AP Elections 2024 {{!}} Big tv | date=24 February 2024 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz5lUW_2IJA |access-date=2024-03-23 }}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Anitha was born in Lingarajupalem, S. Rayavaram mandal, Visakhapatnam district. Her father's name is Vangalapudi Apparao. She completed her MA and M.Ed. from [[Andhra University]] in 2009. She left teaching to enter politics.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bharat |first=E. T. V. |date=2024-06-14 |title=టీచర్ టూ - హోమ్ మినిస్టర్ - వంగలపూడి అనిత విజయ ప్రస్థానం - AP Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/te/!state/minister-vangalapudi-anitha-gets-ministry-of-home-affairs-in-ap-cabinet-tgs24061407530 |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=te}}</ref> She married K Shiva Prasad. They have a daughter, Rashmita.<ref name=":0" />

== Career ==
Anitha won as an MLA for the first time in 2014. She won the [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] from [[Payakaraopet Assembly constituency]] representing [[Telugu Desam Party]]. She defeated her nearest rival Chengala Venkatrao of [[YSR Congress Party|YSRCP]] by 2,828 votes. In April 2018, she was nominated as a member of the Tirupati Thirumala Devasthanam board.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-13 |title=AP Government TTD Board Members Names Announced - Sakshi |url=https://m.sakshi.com/news/andhra-pradesh/ap-government-ttd-board-members-names-announced-1066719 |access-date=2024-03-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220213140929/https://m.sakshi.com/news/andhra-pradesh/ap-government-ttd-board-members-names-announced-1066719 |archive-date=13 February 2022 }}</ref> But after a controversy<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-04-22 |title=I'm a Hindu and not Christian, says TDP MLA Anitha after old video goes viral |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/andhra-pradesh/im-hindu-and-not-christian-says-tdp-mla-anitha-after-old-video-goes-viral-79999 |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=The News Minute }}</ref> in social media, within a few days she requested the chief minister and withdrew the membership. Later, it was cancelled.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-04-27 |title=Andhra govt cancels TDP MLA's TTD Board appointment after row over her religion |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/andhra-pradesh/andhra-govt-cancels-tdp-mlas-ttd-board-appointment-after-row-over-her-religion-80280 |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=The News Minute }}</ref> In the [[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]], she lost the Kovvuru seat to [[Taneti Vanitha]] of YSRCP by a margin of 25,248 votes. On 30 January 2021, she became the president of Telugu Mahila, the women's wing of TDP.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rao |first=G. V. R. Subba |date=2023-04-12 |title=TDP seeks inquiry into 'illegal arrest' of Telugu Mahila leader in Andhra Pradesh |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/tdp-seeks-inquiry-into-illegal-arrest-of-telugu-mahila-leader-in-andhra-pradesh/article66728933.ece |access-date=2024-03-23 |work=The Hindu |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=India |first=The Hans |date=2024-01-30 |title=Vangalapudi Anitha meets former minister Ganta Srinivasa Rao |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/vangalapudi-anitha-meets-former-minister-ganta-srinivasa-rao-855160 |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=www.thehansindia.com }}</ref> She regained the Payakaraopet seat in the [[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]].<ref name="Vangalapudi Anitha becomes youngest minister in Naidu's cabinet">{{cite news |last1=The New Indian Express |first1= |title=Vangalapudi Anitha becomes youngest minister in Naidu's cabinet |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2024/Jun/13/vangalapudi-anitha-becomes-youngest-minister-in-naidus-cabinet |access-date=13 June 2024 |date=13 June 2024 |archive-date= |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}{{Fourth N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Women members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2014–2019]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women politicians]]
[[Category:1984 births]]
[[Category:People from Visakhapatnam district]]
[[Category:Andhra University alumni]]
[[Category:Home ministers of Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2024–2029]]

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