Tula Uma
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Multiple issues|
{{Orphan|date=July 2021}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2014}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2014}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Tula Uma
| image = Tula_Uma_8158_Cropped.jpg
| caption = Tula Uma
| office1 = Ex ZP Chairperson of Karimnagar
| term_start1 = 5 July 2014 - 2019
| residence = Karimnagar, India
| party = Bharat Rashtra Samithi
| otherparty =Bharatiya Janata Party (2021–2023)
}}
Tula Uma is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from the state of Telangana. She is the first woman ZP chairperson of Karimnagar District and the state mahila president of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), a state party in India. She is a ZPTC from the Kathalapur mandal of Karimnagar District, Telangana.{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/karimnagar-gets-its-first-woman-zp-chair/article6182035.ece |title=Karimnagar gets its first woman ZP chair |publisher=Thehindu.com |date=2014-07-06 |accessdate=2015-04-04}}
Political career
Uma took an oath in the coveted ZP chairperson position on 5 July 2014.{{cite web|date=2014-07-07|title=TRS leader Tula Uma takes charge as Karimnagar ZP chairman|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYR7QRtZ-YE|publisher=YouTube.com|accessdate=2015-04-04}}
In June 2021, she resigned from TRS following a controversial resignation of Etela Rajender.{{Cite news|date=4 June 2021|title=Along with Eatala, ex-MLA Enugu Ravinder and former ZP chief Tula Uma quit TRS|work=AP7AM|url=https://www.ap7am.com/lv-349454-along-with-eatala-ex-mla-enugu-ravinder-and-former-zp-chief-tula-uma-quit-trs|access-date=5 June 2021}} She alleged that the party's leadership is involved in conspiracies separating them from the people of the state.{{Cite news|date=5 June 2021|title=Tula Uma slams TRS leadership|work=The Hans India|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/news/cities/hyderabad/tula-uma-slams-trs-leadership-689331|access-date=5 June 2021}} On 14 June, she joined BJP.{{Cite news|last=Hymavathi|first=Ravali|date=14 June 2021|title=Telangana: BJP Leader Bandi Sanjay Welcomes Eatala Rajender To The Party|work=The Hans India|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/telangana/telangana-bjp-leader-bandi-sanjay-welcomes-eatala-rajender-to-the-party-690801|access-date=14 June 2021}}
Tula Uma has quit the Bharatiya Janata Party and rejoined the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) ahead of the assembly elections in 2023.{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1= |title=Tula Uma returns to BRS after a gap of over two years |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/tula-uma-returns-to-brs-after-a-gap-of-over-two-years/article67528579.ece |access-date=10 February 2024 |date=13 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240210123124/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/tula-uma-returns-to-brs-after-a-gap-of-over-two-years/article67528579.ece |archive-date=10 February 2024 |language=en-IN}}
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Category:People from Karimnagar
Category:Bharat Rashtra Samithi politicians
Category:Women in Telangana politics
Category:21st-century Indian women politicians
Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Telangana
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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