Reddy Shanthi
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Reddy Shanthi
| office = Member of Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh
| termstart = 2019
| termend = 2024
| predecessor = Kalamata Venkata Ramana
| successor = Mamidi Govinda Rao
| constituency = Pathapatnam
| party = YSR Congress Party
| birth_date = {{circa|1969}}
|parents = Palavalasa Rajasekharam, Indumati
}}
Reddy Shanthi (born {{circa|1969}}){{Cite news|last1=B.|first1=Chandrashekhar|last2=Reddy|first2=Ravi|date=24 March 2014|title=YSRC picks up 3 fresh faces among women for LS polls|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/ysrc-picks-up-3-fresh-faces-among-women-for-ls-polls/article5827241.ece|url-status=live|access-date=3 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529104636/http://www.thehindu.com:80/news/national/andhra-pradesh/ysrc-picks-up-3-fresh-faces-among-women-for-ls-polls/article5827241.ece|archive-date=29 May 2014|issn=0971-751X}} is an Indian politician from Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. She is elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly and is currently serving as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Pathapatnam constituency of Srikakulam district on behalf of YSR Congress Party (YSRCP).{{Cite news|date=9 November 2021|title=CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy to visit Srikakulam today|work=The Hans India|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/cm-ys-jagan-mohan-reddy-to-visit-srikakulam-today-714416|access-date=3 January 2022}}
Political career
Reddy Shanthi contested the 2014 Indian general election from Srikakulam constituency on behalf of YSRCP. She lost to her opponent, Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu of Telugu Desam Party (TDP), by a margin of 1,27,572 votes with 4,28,591 votes polled for her.{{Cite web|title=16th Lok Sabha Election Results 2014, States Wise and Party Wise|url=https://www.elections.in/parliamentary-constituencies/2014-election-results.html|access-date=3 January 2022|website=www.elections.in}}{{Cite news|date=9 July 2015|title=Success smiles at Veditha Reddy|work=Deccan Chronicle|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150709/nation-current-affairs/article/success-smiles-veditha-reddy|access-date=3 January 2022}}
She later contested the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Pathapatnam constituency on behalf of YSRCP and won as the MLA with a majority of 15,551 votes over her nearest opponent and the incumbent MLA, Kalamata Venkata Ramana of TDP, with 76,941 votes polled for her.{{Cite news|title=2019 Election Results|work=Sakshi|url=https://www.sakshi.com/election-2019/en/results/andhra_pradesh/constituency/pathapatnam|access-date=3 January 2022}}
Personal life
Reddy Shanthi hails from Palakonda, Parvathipuram Manyam district, (erstwhile Srikakulam district) Andhra Pradesh.{{Cite web |last=Rao |first=Chowdari Lakshmana |date=2024-01-20 |title=Fate of YSRCP MLAs in 3 seats yet to be decided |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/fate-of-ysrcp-mlas-in-3-seats-yet-to-be-decided-852607 |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=www.thehansindia.com |language=en}} Her father, Palavalasa Rajashekaram, was a former member of Rajya Sabha, while her grandparents Palavalasa Sangam Naidu and Rukminamma were former MLAs of Andhra Pradesh. She married Reddy Nagabhushana Rao, who is an Indian Forest Service officer. Their daughter, Veditha Reddy, is an IAS officer.