Gongidi Suntiha
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Gongidi
| image = Gongidi Suntiha at Telangana Vikasa Samithi Meeting in Ravindrabharathi 3.jpg
| office = MLA and Government Whip
Telangana Legislative Assembly
| constituency = Alair, Telangana
| term_start = 2 June 2014
| term_end = 03 December 2023
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1969|08|16}}
| birth_place = Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
| residence =
| alma_mater = Osmania University
| party = Telangana Rashtra Samithi
| website =
| spouse = Mahender Reddy
}}
Gongidi Sunitha Mahender Reddy (born 16 August 1969) is an Indian politician. She served as a member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly,representing the Alair constituency of Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district, from 02 June 2014 to 03 December 2023. She also served as Government Whip.{{Cite web|date=2017-06-02|title=Gongidi Sunitha prays for timely rains|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hans/2017-06-02/Gongidi-Sunitha-prays-for-timely-rains/303897|website=The Hans India}}{{Cite news |title=DC discusses if women in state Cabinet can ensure social justice |newspaper=Deccan Chronicle |date=21 December 2014 |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/141221/nation-current-affairs/article/dc-discusses-if-women-state-cabinet-can-ensure-social-justice |access-date=14 May 2016}} She is a member of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi Party.
Early life
Karingula Sunitha Rani was born on 16 August 1969 in Hyderabad, Telangana, to Sarala and Narsimha Reddy, in a lower-middle-class family.{{Cite web|title=Member's Profile - SMT. GONGIDI SUNITHA|url=https://www.telanganalegislature.org.in/web/legislative-assembly/members-information?p_auth=Ih0JhZed&p_p_id=AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet&p_p_lifecycle=1&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=1&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_const_id=97&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_javax.portlet.action=getMemberDetails&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_mem_id=3034&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_term_id=15|access-date=2021-09-10|website=Telangana Legislature|archive-date=10 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910145431/https://www.telanganalegislature.org.in/web/legislative-assembly/members-information?p_auth=Ih0JhZed&p_p_id=AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet&p_p_lifecycle=1&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=1&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_const_id=97&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_javax.portlet.action=getMemberDetails&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_mem_id=3034&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_term_id=15|url-status=dead}} She did her schooling at Wesley Girls High School, Secunderabad, and B.Com. from Osmania University.
Career
Sunitha Reddy worked for a private company during her graduation to support her family. Even after her marriage, she remained at her job until her political entry.
=Political career=
She entered politics in June 2001 by joining the TRS Party. She won as Yadagirigutta MPTC, MPP, from 2001 to 2006. She was State General Secretary of the TRS Party in 2002. She won the post of Sarpanch in 2006 – 2011 from Vangapally. She has been a member of TRS Politbureau since 2009.{{Cite web |url=http://trspartyonline.org/leadership/politbureau |title=Politburo {{!}} Telangana Rashtra Samithi |access-date=26 January 2018 |archive-date=1 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401224700/https://www.trspartyonline.org/leadership/politbureau |url-status=dead }}
She won the 2014 Assembly elections with a majority of over 30,000 over Budida Bixmaiah Goud of the Indian National Congress.{{Cite web |url=http://www.elections.in/telangana/assembly-constituencies/alair.html |title=Alair Elections Results 2014, Current MLA, Candidate List of Assembly Elections in Alair, Telangana |publisher=Elections.in |accessdate=14 May 2016}}[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/trs-releases-list-of-69-candidates-for-assembly-polls/article5871247.ece TRS releases list of ‘69’ candidates for Assembly polls - The Hindu] In the 2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election, she was re-elected with a majority of 33086 votes.{{Cite web|title=Alair Assembly Election Result 2018: TRS' Gongidi Sunitha defeated CONG's challenger Budida Bikshamaiah|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/telangana-election/article/alair-assembly-constituency-election-2018-gongidi-sunitha-reddy-budida-bikshamaiah-trs-bjp-cpi-tjs-legislative-poll-kcr-kalvakuntla-chandrashekar-rao/322951|access-date=2021-09-10|website=Times Now}}
She also worked with an NGO, HELP, that works for the employability of underprivileged women.
Political statistics
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|+Election results !Year !Election !Constituency !Party !Opponent !Majority !Result !{{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
| 2014
|Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election |TRS |Budida Bikshamaiah Goud (INC) |31148 |{{won}} |
| 2018
|Telangana Legislative Assembly election |TRS |33086 |{{won}} |
| 2024
|Telangana Legislative Assembly election |TRS |Beerla Ilaiah (INC) |49636 |{{lost}} |
Personal life
References
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Category:Telangana MLAs 2014–2018
Category:Bharat Rashtra Samithi politicians
Category:Women members of the Telangana Legislative Assembly
Category:21st-century Indian women politicians
Category:Telangana MLAs 2018–2023
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