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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Kolla Lalitha Kumari
| image = Kolla Lalitha Kumari.jpg
| constituency = [[Srungavarapukota Assembly constituency|Srungavarapukota]]
| country = India
| party = [[Telugu Desam Party]]
| predecessor = [[Kadubandi Srinivasa Rao]]
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1970}}
| office = Member of the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = 2024
| constituency1 = [[Srungavarapukota Assembly constituency|Srungavarapukota]]
| predecessor1 = Kumbha Ravibabu
| successor1 = [[Kadubandi Srinivasa Rao]]
| term_start1 = 2009
| term_end1 = 2019
}}
'''Kolla Lalitha Kumari''' (born 1970) is an Indian politician from [[Andhra Pradesh]]. She served as an MLA for two terms. She won the [[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election]] on [[Telugu Desam Party]] ticket from [[Srungavarapukota Assembly constituency]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gandhi |first=Koppara |date=2024-03-28 |title=Vizianagaram: Upset over denial of ticket, Krishna may contest as independent |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/news/cities/visakhapatnam/vizianagaram-upset-over-denial-of-ticket-krishna-may-contest-as-independent-868424 |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=www.thehansindia.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=ABN |date=2023-11-16 |title=విజయమే లక్ష్యంగా పని చేద్దాం: కోళ్ల లలిత కుమారి |url=https://www.andhrajyothy.com/2023/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/lets-work-towards-success-kolla-lalitha-kumari-1167089.html |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=Andhrajyothy Telugu News |language=te}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-22 |title=Andhra Pradesh elections: TDP announces third list of 13 MP and 11 MLA candidates |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/andhra-pradesh-elections-tdp-announces-third-list-of-13-mp-and-11-mla-candidates/articleshow/108702950.cms |access-date=2024-04-12 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Kumari hails from [[Srungavarapukota]] and belongs to Velama caste. She married Balaji Appala Ramprasad, a farmer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kolla Lalitha kumari MLA Andhra Pradesh, Kolla Lalitha kumari Biography, Kolla Lalitha kumari, Kolla Lalitha kumari SRUNGAVARAPUKOTA (VIZIANAGARAM) MLA, Who is Kolla Lalitha kumari, About Kolla Lalitha kumari MLA Andhra Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh MLA d |url=https://infoelections.com/infoelection/electionresult/index.php/politician/andhra-pradesh/5267 |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=infoelections.com}}</ref> She completed her SSC from Kamala Nehru high school in 1985 and did her intermediate (plus two) at the Government Junior College, Srungavarapukota in 1987.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://ceotelangana.nic.in/GE_2009/AFFIDAVITS/Affidavits_AC/138_01%20%20Kolla%20Lalitha%20Kumari.PDF | title=India Non Judicial - Ten Rupees | website=ceotelangana.nic.in}}</ref>

== Political career ==
Kumari won the 2009 and [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections]] on Telugu Desam Party ticket from Srungavarapukota Assembly constituency in [[Vizianagaram district]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rao |first=K. Srinivasa |date=2023-05-19 |title=Andhra Pradesh: Naidu asks party leaders to work in tandem to win all Assembly seats in Vizianagaram district |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/andhra-pradesh-naidu-asks-party-leaders-to-work-in-tandem-to-win-all-assembly-seats-in-vizianagaram-district/article66869899.ece |access-date=2024-04-12 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> In [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2009]], she defeated Allu Kesava Venkata Joginaidu of [[Indian National Congress]] by a margin of 3,440 votes. She also won the next term in [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014 assembly election]] defeating Rongali Jagannadham of YSR Congress Party by 28,572 votes. But she lost the [[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election]] from the same constituency to Kadubandi Srinivasa Rao of [[YSR Congress Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Srungavarapukota Assembly Election 2024: Srungavarapukota Election Winning Candidates List, Election Date, Results, Vote Share New-IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/andhra-pradesh/srungavarapukota-constituency-result-1019 |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=India Today |language=en}}</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=2024-04-12 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-05-24 |title=Two families ruled north Andhra roost |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/two-families-ruled-north-andhra-roost/articleshow/69471922.cms |access-date=2024-04-12 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

In April 2015, she became a board member of [[Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams|Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam]]. TTD manages India's richest temple in Tirupati. Kumari was also the State Organising Secretary of TDP at that time.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-04-30 |title=New TTD Board of Trustees to Take Oath on Saturday |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2015/Apr/30/new-ttd-board-of-trustees-to-take-oath-on-saturday-748863.html |access-date=2024-04-12 |newspaper=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Vizianagaram district]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2014–2019]]
[[Category:1970 births]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2009–2014]]
[[Category:Telugu Desam Party politicians]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2024–2029]]
[[Category:21st-century women politicians]]

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