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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{family name hatnote|Gunda|lang=Telugu}}
{{use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Gunda Lakshmi Devi
| image =
| caption =
| office = [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Member of Legislative Assembly<br/>Andhra Pradesh]]
| constituency = [[Srikakulam Assembly constituency|Srikakulam]]
| predecessor = [[Dharmana Prasada Rao]]
| successor = [[Dharmana Prasada Rao]]
| term_start = 2014
| term_end = 2019
| party = [[Telugu Desam Party]]<br/>{{small|(since 2014)}}
| birth_date = 1961
| father = Nikku Appalaswamy Naidu
| spouse = Gunda Appala Suryanarayana
| other_party =
| occupation = Politician
}}

'''Gunda Lakshmi Devi''' is an Indian politician from [[Andhra Pradesh]]. She is a former member of [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] representing [[Srikakulam Assembly constituency]] from 2014 to 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Andhra Pradesh [2014 Onwards] District Srikakulam Vidhan Sabha Election results|url=https://www.indiavotes.com/district/ac/235/836|website=www.indiavotes.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=నాగావళి తీరాన.. ఎటువైపో ఓటరన్న..! {{!}} Sakshi |url=https://www.sakshi.com/news/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam-constituency-political-review-1176505 |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=www.sakshi.com |language=te}}</ref> She was denied a ticket from TDP to contest the 2024 Assembly election.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2024-03-28 |title=TDP high command trying to cool down supporters of Gunda Lakshmi Devi, Venkata Ramana |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/tdp-high-command-trying-to-cool-down-supporters-of-gunda-lakshmi-devi-venkata-ramana/article68002813.ece |access-date=2024-05-16 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Following the decision of the Party, her followers burnt the flags and literature of TDP.<ref name="Correspondent">{{Cite web |last=Correspondent |first=D. C. |date=2024-03-22 |title=Ex-MLA's followers ransack TD office in Srikakulam |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/ex-mlas-followers-ransack-td-office-in-srikakulam-886144 |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |language=en}}</ref> She said she would contest as an independent candidate.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-23 |title=Gunda Lakshmi Devi vows to contest elections as an independent from Srikakulam |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/gunda-lakshmi-devi-vows-to-contest-elections-as-an-independent-from-srikakulam/article67984208.ece |access-date=2024-05-16 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rao |first=Chowdari Lakshmana |date=2024-05-15 |title=Srikakulam: Etcherla registers highest polling percentage of 87 |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam-etcherla-registers-highest-polling-percentage-of-87-878431 |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=www.thehansindia.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Desam |first=A. B. P. |date=2024-03-23 |title=రామ్మోహన్, అచ్చెన్న, రవికూమార్‌పై పోటీకి సిద్ధమవుతున్న కలమట, గుండ వర్గీయులు |url=https://telugu.abplive.com/election/gunda-lakshmi-devi-and-kalamata-venkataramana-are-preparing-to-contest-as-independent-candidates-against-atchannaidu-rammohan-and-koona-ravi-in-srikakulam-152493 |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=telugu.abplive.com |language=te}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Devi is from [[Srikakulam]]. She is from Velama community. After her husband, Gunda Appala Suryanarayana's, she entered politics and made her debut in the 2014 elections.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pativada |first=Sreenu Babu |date=2024-03-29 |title=Unlike YSRC, TDP chooses young guns over political dynasts in Andhra Pradesh |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2024/Mar/29/unlike-ysrc-tdp-chooses-young-guns-over-political-dynasts-in-andhra-pradesh |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> Her son is resides in the United States.<ref name=":0" />

== Career ==
Devi won the [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] on [[Telugu Desam Party]] ticket defeating [[Dharmana Prasada Rao]] of [[YSR Congress Party]] by a margin of 24,131 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-06 |title=Winners in Andhra Pradesh - Sakshi |url=https://m.sakshi.com/news/elections-2014/winners-in-andhra-pradesh-131007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106044818/https://m.sakshi.com/news/elections-2014/winners-in-andhra-pradesh-131007 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2021-11-06 |access-date=2024-05-16 }}</ref>

Earlier, she served as Srikakulam Municipality vice chairperson and chairperson.<ref name="Correspondent"/>

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Srikakulam district]]
[[Category:Women members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Telugu politicians]]
[[Category:Telugu Desam Party politicians]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2014–2019]]
[[Category:1961 births]]

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