Pusapati Aditi Vijayalakshmi
Pusapati Aditi Vijayalakshmi | |
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Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh | |
Assumed office 2024 | |
Preceded by | Kolagatla Veerabhadra Swamy |
Constituency | Vizianagaram |
Personal details | |
Born | 1983 (age 40–41) |
Political party | Telugu Desam Party |
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Pusapati Aditi Vijayalakshmi Gajapathi Raju (born 1983) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. She is a first-time MLA from Vizianagaram Assembly Constituency in Vizianagaram District. She represents Telugu Desam Party. She won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.[1][2][3]
Early life and education
[edit]Aditi is from the royal family of Vizianagaram.[4] She is the daughter of former central minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju, a Maharaja of Vizianagaram.[5] She completed her MA in psychology in 2013 from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam.[6]
Career
[edit]Aditi became an MLA for the first time winning the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. She defeated former deputy assembly speaker Kolagatla Veerabhadra Swamy of YSR Congress Party.[5] Earlier in 2019, she contested from Vizianagaram seat but lost the election.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Aditi Vijayalakshmi Gajapathi Raju Pusapati, TDP Candidate from Vizianagaram Assembly Election 2024 Seat: Electoral History & Political Journey, Winning or Losing - News18 Assembly Election 2024 Result News". www.news18.com. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Vizianagaram Assembly Election Results 2024: Vizianagaram Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Vizianagaram Assembly Election Results 2024: Vizianagaram Andhra Pradesh Election Schedule, Vote share and Results". Financialexpress. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "'Royal' challengers enter the election fray". The Times of India. 14 April 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ a b Pativada, Sreenu Babu (13 April 2024). "2 women in fray to take forward family legacy in North Andhra politics". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Aditi Vijayalakshmi Gajapathi Raju Pusapati(TDP):Constituency- VIZIANAGARAM(VIZIANAGARAM) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ marathi. "Vizianagaram Election Result 2023 Live, Vizianagaram Elections Vote Counting, Andhra-pradesh Results 2023 | ABP Marathi News". marathi.abplive.com (in Marathi). Retrieved 4 June 2024.