Vangaveeti Ratna Kumari is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. She represented the Vijayawada East Assembly constituency in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly for two terms, from 1989 to 1999, as a member of the Indian National Congress.[1]
Early life and personal life[edit | edit source]
Ratna Kumari is from Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. Her maiden surname was Chennupati. She was married to politician Vangaveeti Mohana Ranga, who served as a member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. They had two children: a son, Vangaveeti Radhakrishna, who later became a politician and represented the same constituency, and a daughter, Asha Kiran.[2][3]
Political career[edit | edit source]
Ratna Kumari was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Vijayawada East in the 1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. Contesting as a candidate of the Indian National Congress (Indira), she received 68,301 votes and defeated Telugu Desam Party candidate N. Sivaram Prasad by 25,328 votes.[4]
She was re-elected from the constituency in the 1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. She received 44,783 votes and defeated Telugu Desam Party candidate Jayaraju B. S. by 16,184 votes.[5]
Her two terms in the Assembly ended in 1999.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Vijayawada East Assembly Constituency Election Result". Result University. 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2026.
- ↑ Ameen, Md (4 January 2024). "All mainstream parties tasted victory in Vijayawada Central". The Hans India.
- ↑ Ahmed, Syed (30 January 2024). "Vangaveeti Radha mother Ratnakumari hospitalised". OneIndia Telugu (in తెలుగు).
- ↑ "Vijayawada East, Vidhan Sabha 1989". IndiaVotes. 1989.
- ↑ "Vijayawada East, Vidhan Sabha 1994". IndiaVotes. 1994.