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{{Infobox officeholder <br />
| name = Gundu Sudharani<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes| 1964|07|28}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Warangal]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India<br />
| death_date = <br />
| constituency = <br />
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament (India)|MP]] of [[Rajya Sabha]] for [[Telangana]]<br />
| term_start1 = 22 June 2010 <br />
| term_end1 = 21 June 2016<br />
| office = [[Mayor]] of [[Warangal]]<br />
| term_start = 12 May 2021<br />
| spouse = Gundu Prabhakar<br />
| party = [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]] (2016–present)<br />
| otherparty = [[Telugu Desam Party]] (1998–2016)<br />
| residence = <br />
| alma_mater = <br />
| website = <br />
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'''Gundu Sudharani''' (born 28 July 1964) is an Indian politician serving as the current Mayor of [[Warangal]] since 2021. She was a [[Member of the Parliament]] of India representing [[Telangana]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house of the Indian Parliament.<ref name="Rajya Sabha">{{cite web|title=Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha|url=http://164.100.47.5/newmembers/Website/Main.aspx|accessdate=9 March 2014}}</ref> In May 2021, she is elected as the mayor of [[Warangal]] city from the [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]] party.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mayabrahma|first=Roja|date=2021-05-07|title=Telangana: Gundu Sudharani elected as Warangal new mayor|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/telangana/telangana-gundu-sudharani-elected-as-warangal-new-mayor-685271|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-08|website=[[The Hans India]]}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Gundu Sudharani was born on 28 July 1964 to Samala Narsaiah and his wife Venkatalaxmi in [[Warangal]] of present-day [[Telangana]]. She married Gundu Prabhakar 4 May 1984 and has two sons.<ref name="Rajya Sabha"/><br />
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Sudharani is a [[Master of Arts]] in [[Public Administration]] from [[Madurai Kamaraj University]], [[Madurai]].<ref name="Rajya Sabha"/><br />
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==Career==<br />
She was a Board Member of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam from 2002 to 2004. From 2005 to 2010, she was the floor leader, Telugu Desam Party, Municipal Corporation, Warangal.{{cn|date=May 2021}}<br />
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She was elected to Rajya Sabha in June 2010 and since then served as<ref name="Rajya Sabha"/><br />
* Member, Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas<br />
* Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table<br />
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In 2014, she was allotted to [[Telangana]] state after the [[bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh]] by draw of lots.<ref>{{cite news|date=30 May 2014|title=Draw of lots decides Rajya Sabha members for Telangana, Andhra|work=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/draw-of-lots-decides-rajya-sabha-members-for-telangana-andhra/article6066870.ece|accessdate=13 July 2014}}</ref> She faced the ire of [[Telugu Desam Party]] leadership after she abstained from the vote on FDI in Rajya Sabha. Sudha Rani justified her action saying that she missed the vote due to personal reasons and that there was no reason for her to collude with the ruling Congress, an allegation made by the opposition parties.{{cn|date=May 2021}}<br />
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In 2016, Sudha Rani joined [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]]<br />
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==Service==<br />
Sudharani has adopted Neerukulla Village under Sansad Aadarsh Gram Yojna. The village comes in Atmakur mandal under Warangal District of Telangana State.<ref>http://saanjhi.gov.in/pdf/states/Telangana.pdf</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Telangana State Officials}}<br />
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