Paritala Sunitha
Parital Sunitha at a program at NTR Trust
Minister for SERP, Women Empowerment, Child welfare , Disabled & Senior citizens welfare
Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
8 June 2014 – 29 May 2019
GovernorE. S. L. Narasimhan
Chief MinisterN. Chandrababu Naidu
Deputy Chief Minister(s)
Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
2009–2019
Chief Minister
Succeeded byThopudurthi Prakash Reddy
ConstituencyRaptadu
Personal details
BornIndia
Political partyTelugu Desam Party
SpouseParitala Ravindra
Children3 (including Paritala Sriram)

Paritala Sunitha is an Indian politician. She is a member of the Legislative Assembly and Minister of SERP, Women Empowerment, Child Welfare, Disabled and Senior Citizens Welfare of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh representing the Raptadu constituency of Anantapur.[1][2] She represents the Telugu Desam Party.[3][4]

Personal life

Paritala Sunitha was married to Paritala Ravindra. She has three children. She has three siblings and one nephew named Lakshmi Guntur, Dharmavarapu Balaji, Dharmavarapu Murali and Dharmavarapu Chetan Ravindra [5]

Political career

Paritala Sunitha entered politics following the death of her husband. She was elected as a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Raptadu constituency in 2009 and 2014 elections. She has not contested the 2019 elections to pave the path for her son, Paritala Sriram.[6]

Ram Gopal Varma made the film, Rakta Charitra, based on the life of her husband. Radhika Apte played her character while Vivek Oberoi played her husband.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Raptdau Assembly Constituency Details". Archived from the original on 4 September 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Susarla, Ramesh (25 July 2020). "Former Minister Paritala Sunitha bereaved". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 7 September 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  3. ↑ Paritala Sunita arrested
  4. ↑ Paritala Sunita takes oath as MLA
  5. ↑ "Paritala Ravi's daughter Snehalatha Engagement Held". ap7am.com. 29 March 2019. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  6. ↑ Raghavan, Sandeep (14 March 2019). "Minister Paritala Sunitha gives up Raptadu seat for son Sriram". Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Paritala Ravi's services recalled". The Hindu. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
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