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Banda Karthika Reddy

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Banda Karthika Reddy
Mayor of Hyderabad
In office
2009–2012
Preceded byTeegala Krishna Reddy
Succeeded byMohammad Majid Hussain
ConstituencySecunderabad
Personal details
Born (1977-08-17) 17 August 1977 (age 47)
Hyderabad, Telangana
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Other political
affiliations
Indian National Congress
SpouseBanda Chandra Reddy
Children2
Residence(s)Tarnaka, Hyderabad

Banda Karthika Reddy (born 17 August 1977) is an Indian politician and former Mayor of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), Telangana, India. She was the first mayor of GHMC, elected in 2009 and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Early life

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Karthika Banda was born on 17 August 1977 in Hyderabad, India. She is a post-graduate in Sociology from Osmania University and a sportswoman.[1]

Political career

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She became the first mayor of GHMC in December 2009 from the Indian National Congress.[2]

In 2010, she became the vice-chairperson of All India Mayors' Council. Later in 2020, she joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.[3]

Personal life

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Karthika Reddy is married to Banda Chandra Reddy.[2] They have two sons.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "City gets its mayor". The Times Of India. 5 December 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b The Hindu : Front Page : Kartika Reddy first Mayor of GHMC
  3. ^ "In setback to Congress, former Hyderabad Mayor Karthika Reddy joins BJP". The News Minute. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2022.