Gadwal Vijayalakshmi
Gadwal Vijayalakshmi is an Indian politician serving as the current mayor of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) since February 2021. She is a member of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) party based in Telangana.
Gadwal Vijayalakshmi | |
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| Mayor of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation | |
| Assumed office 11 February 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Bonthu Rammohan |
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| Born | 21 June 1964[1][2] Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh,(present-day Telangana) India |
| Citizenship | India (by birth; 2007–present) United States (until 2007) |
| Political party | File:Telangana Rashtra Samithi symbol.svg Telangana Rashtra Samithi |
| Spouse(s) | Bobby Reddy |
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| Residence | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Alma mater | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Sultan-ul-Uloom College of Law |
| Website | https://www.instagram.com/vijayalaxmigadwal/?hl=en |
Early lifeEdit
Gadwal Vijayalakshmi is born to politician K. Keshava Rao and his wife Vasantha Kumar. Rao is a politician from Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) party and Member of Parliament who represented Andhra Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament.[2]
Vijayalakshmi married Bobby Reddy who she met at ICRISAT tennis club.[3]
EducationEdit
Vijayalakshmi completed her secondary school from Holy Mary School, Hyderabad and Junior College from Reddy women's college, Hyderabad, Bachelors in Journalism from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Sultan-ul-Uloom Law College, Hyderabad. While staying in North Carolina, USA Gadwal Vijayalakshmi worked at Duke University, cardiology department as research scholar.[2]
Political careerEdit
In the year 2007, she left her Citizenship of the United States and returned to India and joined politics.[4] In 2016 she contested as a corporator from the TRS party and won. In 2020 she contested from Banjara Hills ward as a corporator and won. On 11 February 2021, she is selected as the first woman Mayor after the formation of Telangana state in 2014.[5]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Hyderabad Mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi plants saplings, donats blood on her birthday". The Hans India. 22 June 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Mayor a highly educated and accomplished person". The Hindu. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ↑ "GHMC Mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi Love Story". Sakshi (media group). 14 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ↑ "Who is Gadwal Vijayalakshmi, Hyderabad Mayor Who Left US Citizenship To Enter Politics". Essel Group (India.com). 11 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ↑ "Meet Hyderabad's First Ever Female Mayor G Vijayalakshmi". India Times. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.