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{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1980)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Gouthu Sireesha
| office = Member of the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = 2024
| predecessor = [[Seediri Appalaraju]]
| constituency = [[Palasa Assembly constituency|Palasa]]
| party = [[Telugu Desam Party]]
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1980}}
}}
'''Gouthu Sireesha''' (born 1980) is an Indian politician from [[Andhra Pradesh]]. She is a first-time member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from [[Palasa Assembly constituency|Palasa constituency]] of [[Srikakulam district]]. She represents [[Telugu Desam Party]] and won the [[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Palasa Assembly Election Results 2024: Palasa Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/andhra-pradesh/palasa-constituency-result-1002 |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Palasa Constituency Election Results 2024: Palasa Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/andhra-pradesh/constituency-show/palasa |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Sireesha was born in Palasa. She married Yarlagadda Venkanna Choudary. She runs her own business. She did her bachelor's degree in Law at NBM Law College which is affiliated with [[Andhra University]] in 2015. After BL, she did Masters of Business Administration in 1996 at Pydah College, also with [[Andhra University]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Gouthu Sireesha(TDP):Constituency- PALASA(SRIKAKULAM) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/andhrapradesh2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=7247 |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref> She belongs to backward class, hailing from Sri Sayana community. She is born to former minister Gouthu Shyam Sundar Sivaji<ref name=":0" /> and is a granddaughter of freedom fighter Gouthu Latchanna.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pativada |first=Sreenu Babu |date=2024-04-13 |title=2 women in fray to take forward family legacy in North Andhra politics |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2024/Apr/13/2-women-in-fray-to-take-forward-family-legacy-in-north-andhra-politics |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rao |first=Chowdari Lakshmana |date=2024-06-07 |title=Srikakulam: Alliance wave gives chance to novices |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/news/cities/visakhapatnam/srikakulam-alliance-wave-gives-chance-to-novices-883208 |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=www.thehansindia.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
Sireesha made her electoral debut in 2019 but lost the [[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] contesting on TDP ticket to Appalaraju Seediri. But she won the [[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] from [[Palasa Assembly constituency]] which was earlier represented by her father twice. Representing [[Telugu Desam Party]], she defeated Appalaraju Seediri of [[YSR Congress Party|YSRCP]] by a margin of 40,350 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=Palasa Election Result 2024 LIVE Updates Highlights: Assembly Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/palasa-election-result-2024-live-updates-highlights-assembly-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-8916757.html |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1980 births]]
[[Category:Telugu Desam Party politicians]]
[[Category:Andhra University alumni]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2024–2029]]
[[Category:Women members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]

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Kkasthana at 00:26, 25 April 2026