Dr. Undavalli Sridevi is an Indian politician and a doctor by profession from the state of Andhra Pradesh. She is the incumbent Member of Legislative Assembly from Tadikonda Assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh.[1]

Dr. Undavalli Sridevi
Member of Legislative Assembly
In office
23 May 2019 – 26 February 2024
Chief MinisterY. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
Preceded byTenali Sravan Kumar
Succeeded byTenali Sravan Kumar
ConstituencyTadikonda
Personal details
Political partyTelugu Desam Party
(since 2023)
Other political
affiliations
YSR Congress Party
(2017-2023)
OccupationDoctor, Politician

Early life and career

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Undavalli Sridevi was born in 1968 in Tadikonda, Guntur district. She completed her MBBS from Bangalore in 1993. Her father Undavalli Subbarao contested as MLA from Tadikonda in 1978 from Reddy Congress.[2]

Political career

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  • In March 2023, she was suspended from the YSR Congress Party.[4] This was because of allegations of cross-voting.[5] Following the suspension, Sridevi said that "she was vilified for being a Dalit legislator".[6] There was media speculation that she might join either the Telugu Desam Party or the Jana Sena Party.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Member's Information - Legislative Assembly - Liferay DXP". www.aplegislature.org. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  2. ^ "జనం నాడి తెలిసింది". Sakshi (in Telugu). 29 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Tadikonda Constituency Winner List in AP Elections 2019 | Tadikonda Constituency Election Results 2019". www.sakshi.com. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Dalit MLA Vundavalli Sridevi suspended from YSRCP in Andhra alleges threat to life". The News Minute. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  5. ^ Bureau, ABP News. "Suspended YSRCP MLA Undavalli Sridevi Alleges Threat To Her Life From Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy". ABP Live. Retrieved 23 December 2023. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ Kanamaluru, Durga Prasad (26 March 2023). "Suspended MLA Undavalli Sridevi to support Amaravati; vows to give return gift to YSRCP". Newstap. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Will Undavalli Sridevi resign and seek re-election?". Telegu360. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.