Dr. Panabaka Lakshmi (born 6 October 1958) is an Indian politician and Former Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare (2004-2009) and Union Minister of State for Textile (2009-2012). She represents the Bapatla constituency of Andhra Pradesh and was a member of the Indian National Congress in combined Andhra Pradesh. Now she is a part of Telugu Desam Party (TDP).[1]
Dr. Panabaka Lakshmi | |
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| Union Minister of State for Textiles | |
| In office 2009–2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Minister | Dayanidhi Maran Anand Sharma |
| Preceded by | E. V. K. S. Elangovan |
| Succeeded by | Ajay Tamta |
| Union Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare | |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Succeeded by | Dinesh Trivedi |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Daggubati Purandareswari |
| Succeeded by | Malyadri Sriram |
| Constituency | Bapatla |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Vukkala Rajeswaramma |
| Succeeded by | Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy |
| Constituency | Nellore |
| In office 1996–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Padmashree Kudumula |
| Succeeded by | Vukkala Rajeswaramma |
| Constituency | Nellore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 October 1958 Kavali, Andhra Pradesh |
| Political party | Telugu Desam Party (From 2019) |
| Other political affiliations |
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| Spouse | Panabaka Krishnaiah |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Residence | Nellore |
| Source: [1] | |
Personal life
editDr. Panabaka Lakshmi was born in Kavali, Nellore (Andhra Pradesh) and married Dr. P. Krishnaiah, Ex.I.R.T.S She has two daughters. She completed her M.A. in Public Administration from Andhra University.[2]
Career
editShe was elected to the 11th, 12th, and 14th Lok Sabha from Nellore and to 15th Lok Sabha from Bapatla. She was the Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (2004–09), Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, and Ministry of Textiles (2009–14) in UPA Govt.[3]
She unsuccessfully contested 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Tirupati as a TDP candidate against Balli Durga Prasad Rao of YSRCP.[4] In 2021, she is also unsuccessfully attend Lok Sabha By-elections from same Tirupati seat, which is vacant following the demise of sitting MP Balli Durga Prasad Rao.[5]
References
edit- ^ Samdani MN (14 March 2019). "Panabaka Lakshmi in TDP: Congress leaders Panabaka Lakshmi, Harsha Kumar join TDP | Vijayawada News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Detailed Profile: Smt. Lakshmi Panabaka". Archived from the original on 16 January 2019.
- ^ "Minister of State". Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ^ "Tirupati Election Results 2019: YSRCP's Balli Durga Prasad Rao has won with 228376 votes". www.timesnownews.com. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ Murali, S. (6 April 2021). "Panabaka Lakshmi blames YSRCP, BJP for rise in prices of essential commodities". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 April 2021.