Bhuma Akhila Priya (born 2 April 1987)[1] is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. She is the former Tourism and Culture minister of Andhra Pradesh. She is currently the member of legislative assembly (MLA) from allagadda assembly constituency (Telugu Desam Party.)
Bhuma Akhila Priya | |
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| Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh | |
| Assumed office 2024 | |
| Chief Minister | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
| Preceded by | Gangula Brijendra Reddy (Gangula Nani) |
| Constituency | Allagadda |
| In office 2014–2019 | |
| Chief Minister | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
| Preceded by | Bhuma Shobha Nagi Reddy |
| Succeeded by | Gangula Brijendra Reddy (Gangula Nani) |
| Constituency | Allagadda |
| Minister for Tourism, Telugu Language and Culture Government of Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 2 April 2017 – 29 May 2019 | |
| Governor | E. S. L. Narasimhan |
| Chief Minister | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
| Succeeded by | Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 April 1987 |
| Political party | Telugu Desam Party (since 2016) |
| Other political affiliations | YSR Congress Party (until 2016) |
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Early life
editAkhila Priya was born to Bhuma Nagi Reddy and Shobha Nagi Reddy in Allagadda, Nandyal District, Andhra Pradesh.[2] She is the eldest of three children. In 2014, she had to contest the Allagadda by-election which fell vacant due to the death of her mother in a road accident.[3][4] She was unanimously elected representing the YSR Congress Party. In 2018, she married industrialist Bharghava Ram.[5]
Political career
editIn 2014, she won as a Member of the Legislative Assembly from the Allagadda assembly constituency by-election representing YSR Congress Party.
Later in 2016, she joined Telugu Desam Party along with her father Bhuma Nagi Reddy[6] and served as the Minister for Tourism, Telugu Language and Culture under the Telugu Desam Party government.[7][8][9][10] In 2019, she contested from Allagadda assembly constituency from Telugu Desam Party and lost the election to Gangula Bijendra Reddy of YSR Congress Party.[11] In 2024, she was again elected as a member of the legislative assembly and stands as a peoples pride of allagadda.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ India, The Hans (3 April 2017). "Akhila Priya gets lucky on her birthday". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ Arikatla, Venkat (12 October 2022). "Bhuma family in tatters over assets". greatandhra.com. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ Sreenivasulu, D. (24 April 2014). "YSRC MLA Sobha Nagireddy dies in road accident". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Two families vie for power in Allagadda". The Hindu. 4 April 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Bhuma Akhila Priya ties the knot with industrialist". The New Indian Express. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Another YSR Congress Legislator Joins TDP In Andhra Pradesh". NDTV.com. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ Telugu360 (13 March 2017). "Bhuma's daughter may be inducted into cabinet". Telugu360.com. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Former Andhra Pradesh Tourism Minister Bhuma Akhila Priya joins Nallamala stir". The New Indian Express. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "CM Naidu tells Akhila Priya, Subba Reddy not to give him headache". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Irked by TDP leaders, Silpa Mohan Reddy quits". www.thehindubusinessline.com. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Bhuma family's march in its bastions comes to an end". The Hindu. 25 May 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 October 2022.