Seethakka

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Seethakka
Member of Legislative Assembly, Telangana
Assumed office
2018
Preceded byAzmeera Chandulal
ConstituencyMulug (ST)
Member of Legislative Assembly, Andhra Pradesh
In office
2009-2014
ConstituencyMulug (ST)
Personal details
Born
Dansari Anasuya

(1971-07-09) 9 July 1971 (age 53)
Jaggannapet
Political partyIndian National Congress (2017-present)
Telugu Desam Party (2004-2017)
Spouse
Sri Ramu
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(died)​

Dansari Anasuya (born 9 July 1971), commonly known as Seethakka, is an Indian politician. She was elected to Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 2009 and Telangana Legislative Assembly in 2018 from Mulug assembly constituency.[1][2][3] She was appointed general secretary of All India Mahila Congress in June 2018[4] and in August 2019 became state in-charge of Chhattisgarh Mahila Congress.[5]

Early life and background

Anasuya was a Naxalite before joining politics. She joined the Janashakti Naxal group when she was 14 years old in 1987. She was quickly disillusioned with the movement and exited it after a brief eleven-year stint. She surrendered to the police under the general amnesty plan in 1997. She then pursued her studies and became a lawyer. In 2022, she completed her PhD in political science from Osmania University.[6][7]

Political career

Anasuya first entered politics in 2004 when she joined the Telugu Desam Party and contested unsuccessfully from Mulug.[8] She contested from it again in 2009, winning the constituency, and defeating Congress candidate Podem Veeriah by a huge margin. She lost the constituency in 2014 to TRS candidate Azmeera Chandulal.

In 2017, Anasuya left the TDP and joined the Congress, soon becoming general secretary of All India Mahila Congress and later state in-charge for Chhattisgarh Mahila Congress. She won the elections for Mulug constituency in 2018 as a Congress candidate.[9]

Relief in Lockdown

Anasuya had visited over 400 villages near the Telangana-Chhattisgarh border in 2020 during lockdown, providing relief to locals, distributing rice, dal etc., commodities and masks to people in need. Her efforts received tremendous support on social media, “I am doing this as my duty towards my people, for my own satisfaction,” said Anasuya. “There is no support from the TRS government. I could do all this because of donations and support of like-minded individuals.”[10]

References

  1. ^ "MULUG Election Result 2018, Winner, MULUG MLA, Telangana". NDTV.com. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Mulug Election Result 2018 Live Updates: Candidate List, Winner, Runner-up MLA List". www.elections.in. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Member's Profile - Telangana-Legislature". telanganalegislature.org.in. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Seethakka Andhra Pradesh Mahila Congress in-charge". The Times of India. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  5. ^ Gupta, Poorvi (28 August 2019). "All India Mahila Congress Appoints Six Women In-charge Of Five States". SheThePeople TV. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  6. ^ Jeremiah, M. Enosh. "Seethakka quits Dalam to join Desam". The Economic Times. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Telangana's Seethakka: Naxalite turned legislator's gallant mission to serve deprived during lockdown". Deccan Herald. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  8. ^ Service, Indo-Asian News (11 October 2022). "Once a gun-wielding Maoist, tribal MLA from Telangana gets PhD". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Sitakka joins Congress". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 31 October 2017. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 October 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  10. ^ "Telangana's Seethakka: Naxalite turned legislator's gallant mission to serve deprived during lockdown". Deccan Herald. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2022.


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