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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Kimidi Mrunalini
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| birth_date = 1958
| birth_place = [[Cheepurupalli]]
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| occupation = [[Politician]]
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| spouse = Kimidi Ganapathi Rao
| party = [[Telugu Desam Party]]
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'''Kimidi Mrunalini''' (born 5 March 1958) is an Indian politician from [[Andhra Pradesh]] who won the [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] from [[Cheepurupalli Assembly constituency|Cheepurupalli Constituency]] in [[Vizianagaram district]] on [[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]] ticket.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kimidi Mrunalini |url=https://www.electwise.in/politician/kimidi-mrunalini/ |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=Electwise |language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Mrunalini is from Cheepurupalli. She married Kimidi Ganapathi Rao, also a politician and former MLA.<ref name=":0">{{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=2024-04-20 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> Her brother-in-law Kimidi Kala Venkata Rao and her son Nagarjuna, are also in politics.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rao |first=K. Srinivasa |date=2020-10-28 |title=Govt. burdening people with heavy taxes: TDP |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/govt-burdening-people-with-heavy-taxes-tdp/article32967295.ece |access-date=2024-04-20 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Rao |first=K. Srinivasa |date=2024-03-29 |title=TDP's Kimidi Nagarjuna quits as in-charge of Cheepurupalli over denial of ticket for Assembly elections |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/andhra-pradesh-assembly/tdps-kimidi-nagarjuna-quits-as-in-charge-of-cheepurupalli-over-denial-of-ticket/article68006389.ece |access-date=2024-04-20 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pativada |first=Sreenu Babu |date=2023-09-06 |title=Young aspirants pose challenge to TDP seniors in Andhra |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2023/Sep/06/young-aspirants-pose-challenge-to-tdp-seniors-in-andhra-2612165.html |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
Mrunalini won for the first time as MLA in 2014 from Cheepurupalli Assembly constituency defeating senior [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] leader [[Botsa Satyanarayana]] by a margin of 20,842 votes. She was also the Rural Development Minister in the Telugu Desam government from 2014 but was dropped in April 2017 while her brother-in-law Kimidi Kala Venkata Rao was inducted as a minister.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |title=AP Cabinet: Naidu inducts son, 4 YSRC MLAs who switched sides |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/ap-cabinet-naidu-inducts-son-1997917 |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-07-28 |title=Make green drive a success: Mrunalini |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/Make-green-drive-a-success-Mrunalini/article14514759.ece |access-date=2024-04-20 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-11-11 |title=Reduce misuse of SHG loans, Kimidi Mrunalini to officials |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151111/nation-current-affairs/article/reduce-misuse-shg-loans-kimidi-mrunalini-officials |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |language=en}}</ref> She was a former Vizianagaram Zilla Parishad chairperson.<ref>{{Cite web | date=2024-03-29 |title=Cheepurupalli Telugu Desam chief quits |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/cheepurupalli-telugu-desam-chief-quits-887780 |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Telugu Desam Party politicians]]
[[Category:1958 births]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2014–2019]]
[[Category:Telugu politicians]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women politicians]]
[[Category:Women members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]

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