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| name =Mekatoti Sucharita | | name =Mekatoti Sucharita | ||
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| birth_date ={{birth date and age|1972|12|25|df=y}} | | birth_date ={{birth date and age|1972|12|25|df=y}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Phirangipuram]] | | birth_place = [[Phirangipuram]] | ||
| residence = Brodipet, Guntur 522002 | | residence = Brodipet, Guntur 522002 | ||
| office = [[ | | office = [[Home Minister (Andhra Pradesh)|Minister for Home affairs]]<ref name="Andhra Pradesh Ministers: Portfolios and profiles">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Andhra Pradesh Ministers: Portfolios and profiles |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/andhra-pradesh-ministers-portfolios-and-profiles/article27698301.ece |access-date=15 April 2022 |work= |date=8 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415155454/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/andhra-pradesh-ministers-portfolios-and-profiles/article27698301.ece |archive-date=15 April 2022 |language=en-IN}}</ref> | ||
| term_start = 8 Jun 2019 | | term_start = 8 Jun 2019 | ||
| term_end = 7aprill 2022 | |||
| predecessor = [[Nimmakayala Chinarajappa]] | | predecessor = [[Nimmakayala Chinarajappa]] | ||
| successor = | | successor = [[Taneti Vanitha]] | ||
| office1 = [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly<br>Andhra Pradesh]] | | office1 = [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly<br>Andhra Pradesh]] | ||
| constituency1 = [[Prathipadu (SC) (Assembly constituency)|Prathipadu]] | | constituency1 = [[Prathipadu (SC) (Assembly constituency)|Prathipadu]] | ||
| term_start1 = 2019 | | term_start1 = 2019 | ||
| term_end1 = | | term_end1 = 10 April 2022 | ||
| predecessor1 = [[Ravela Kishore Babu]] | | predecessor1 = [[Ravela Kishore Babu]] | ||
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'''Mekathoti Sucharita''' is an Indian politician who | '''Mekathoti Sucharita''' is an Indian politician who is the former [[Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy Ministry|Minister of Home Affairs]] and Disaster Management of Andhra Pradesh in y.s jaganmohan reddy cabinet<ref>{{cite news|title=Mekathoti Sucharita, the Dalit(christian) woman Home Minister of Andhra Pradesh|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/mekathoti-sucharita-the-dalit-woman-home-minister-of-andhra-pradesh-5771929/|work=The New Indian Express|date=9 June 2019|location=Hyderabad}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Mekatoti Sucharita set to create history|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/mekatoti-sucharita-set-to-create-history/article27691485.ece|work=The Hindu|date=8 June 2019|location=Guntur |url-status=dead}}</ref> She belongs to the [[YSR Congress Party|YSRCP]].On 7 April she resigned her ministry post. | ||
==Political career== | ==Political career== | ||
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Despite conceding her seat to the TDP in 2014, Sucharita's loyalty to the YSR family was rewarded with Jagan again allotting her the YSRCP ticket in the 2019 assembly elections.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jagan-reddy-appoints-dalit-woman-as-home-minister-of-andhra-pradesh/story-RvwRjNh10RfNpfGkq1EnnO.html|title=Jagan Reddy appoints Dalit woman as home minister of Andhra Pradesh|date=2019-06-08|website=Hindustan times|language=en|access-date=2019-06-11}}</ref> She defeated two heavyweights — former minister D Manikya Vara Prasad of the TDP and former TDP minister [[Ravela Kishore Babu]], who joined [[Jana Sena Party]]. | Despite conceding her seat to the TDP in 2014, Sucharita's loyalty to the YSR family was rewarded with Jagan again allotting her the YSRCP ticket in the 2019 assembly elections.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jagan-reddy-appoints-dalit-woman-as-home-minister-of-andhra-pradesh/story-RvwRjNh10RfNpfGkq1EnnO.html|title=Jagan Reddy appoints Dalit woman as home minister of Andhra Pradesh|date=2019-06-08|website=Hindustan times|language=en|access-date=2019-06-11}}</ref> She defeated two heavyweights — former minister D Manikya Vara Prasad of the TDP and former TDP minister [[Ravela Kishore Babu]], who joined [[Jana Sena Party]]. | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
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[[Category:Home Ministers of Andhra Pradesh]] | [[Category:Home Ministers of Andhra Pradesh]] | ||
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2009–2014]] | [[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2009–2014]] | ||
[[Category:YSR Congress politicians]] | [[Category:YSR Congress Party politicians]] | ||
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians]] | [[Category:Indian National Congress politicians]] | ||
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2019–2024]] | [[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2019–2024]] | ||
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Mekatoti Sucharita | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Home affairs[1] | |
| In office 8 Jun 2019 – 7aprill 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Nimmakayala Chinarajappa |
| Succeeded by | Taneti Vanitha |
| Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 2019 – 10 April 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Ravela Kishore Babu |
| Constituency | Prathipadu |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Ravi Venkata Ramana |
| Succeeded by | Ravela Kishore Babu |
| Constituency | Prathipadu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 December 1972 Phirangipuram |
| Political party | YSR Congress Party |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress |
| Residence | Brodipet, Guntur 522002 |
Mekathoti Sucharita is an Indian politician who is the former Minister of Home Affairs and Disaster Management of Andhra Pradesh in y.s jaganmohan reddy cabinet[2][3] She belongs to the YSRCP.On 7 April she resigned her ministry post.
Political career[edit | edit source]
Sucharita was elected as an MLA from Prathipadu segment for the first time in 2009 on Congress ticket. She was inducted into the Congress by the late Dr. Y S Rajashekara Reddy (YSR) after he spotted her during his historic ‘padayatra’ in 2003. Groomed by YSR during his tenure as chief minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh, Sucharita's rise to the cabinet rank began in 2006 when she won the Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies (ZPTC) election from Phirangipuram in Guntur as a Congress candidate. She served for two years as ZPTC member.
In 2009, YSR allotted her the party ticket for Prathipadu Assembly Constituency in Guntur district from where she won comfortably. After YSR's death in September 2009, she swore allegiance to Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy and resigned from Congress when Jagan launched YSRCP in March 2011. She again won from the seat on a YSRCP ticket in the by-elections held in May 2012.
Despite conceding her seat to the TDP in 2014, Sucharita's loyalty to the YSR family was rewarded with Jagan again allotting her the YSRCP ticket in the 2019 assembly elections.[4] She defeated two heavyweights — former minister D Manikya Vara Prasad of the TDP and former TDP minister Ravela Kishore Babu, who joined Jana Sena Party.
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Sucharita, who hails from Phirangipuram in Guntur, is married to IRS officer M Dayasagar who is now posted as Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeal) in Jabalpur, Madhyapradesh.[citation needed] Her father N Anka Rao was a medical doctor at a government hospital.[citation needed] He later ran a clinic in Phirangipuram. She completed her BA in Political Science in 1990.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Andhra Pradesh Ministers: Portfolios and profiles". 8 June 2019. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ↑ "Mekathoti Sucharita, the Dalit(christian) woman Home Minister of Andhra Pradesh". The New Indian Express. Hyderabad. 9 June 2019.
- ↑ "Mekatoti Sucharita set to create history". The Hindu. Guntur. 8 June 2019.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Jagan Reddy appoints Dalit woman as home minister of Andhra Pradesh". Hindustan times. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.