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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Konda Surekha
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1965|8|19}}
| birth_place = [[Warangal]]
| residence = [[Hyderabad]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| constituency = [[Warangal East (Assembly constituency)|Warangal East]]
| office = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly]]
| termstart = 2014
| termend = 2018
| constituency2 = [[Parkal (Assembly constituency)|Parkal]]
| office2 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| termstart2 = 2009
| termend2 = 2012
| constituency3 = [[Shyampet]]
| office3 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| termstart3 = 1999
| termend3 = 2009
| predecessor =
| successor =
| party = [[Congress]]
| religion =
| spouse = Konda Murali
| children = 1
| website =
| date = |
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}}
'''Konda Surekha''' (born 19 August 1965) is an Indian politician from the [[Indian National Congress]]. She served as an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from [[Shyampet]], [[Parkal (Assembly constituency)|Parkal]], and [[Warangal East (Assembly constituency)|Warangal East]] constituencies in [[Telangana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telanganastateinfo.com/konda-surekha-profile-wiki-political-careers/ |title=Konda Surekha Profile}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=PTI |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/andhra-pradesh/article2157932.ece |title=Telangana issue: Jagan loyalist MLA quits |work=The Hindu |date=2011-07-04 |accessdate=2013-07-19}}</ref>

==Early life==
Konda Surekha was born in the city of [[Warangal]], India to Thumma Chandramouli and Thumma Radha and married to Konda Murali.

==Career==
Konda Surekha was elected as Mandal Parishad, in 1995. In 1996 she was appointed as [[Pradesh Congress Committee|PCC]] member and 1999 was elected as M.L.A from Shayampet. In 1999 she became a Congress Legislature Party Treasurer, as well as being a member Women & Child Welfare Committee, Health and Primary Education Standing committee. She was appointed as [[All India Congress Committee|AICC]] Member in 2000.

In 2004 she got elected as MLA –Shayampet and in 2004 was an official spokesperson for Congress party. She became Ex Officio Member, [[Municipal corporation]], in 2005. In 2009 she got elected as Parkal MLA and was sworn in as Minister for Women Development & Child Welfare, Disabled & Juvenile Welfare.

She served as Minister for Women Development & Child Welfare, Disabled & Juvenile Welfare under [[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sify.com/news/Surekha-gives-a-setback-to-Rosaiah-leadership-in-Andhra-Pradesh-with-resignation-news-jk4uObjjdbc.html |title=Surekha gives a setback to Rosaiah leadership in Andhra Pradesh with resignation |publisher=Sify.com |date=2009-10-30 |accessdate=2013-07-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005090609/http://www.sify.com/news/Surekha-gives-a-setback-to-Rosaiah-leadership-in-Andhra-Pradesh-with-resignation-news-jk4uObjjdbc.html |archive-date=5 October 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> but resigned after YSR's death when his son [[Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy]] was not made Chief Minister, even he has majority MLAs support.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/news/Andhra-minister-39-s-resignation-accepted-news-National-jk4vaddeifc.html |title=Andhra minister's resignation accepted |publisher=Sify.com |date=2009-10-30 |accessdate=2013-07-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021131515/http://www.sify.com/news/Andhra-minister-39-s-resignation-accepted-news-National-jk4vaddeifc.html |archive-date=21 October 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/121253/cover-story/why-sonia-fears-jagan.html?page=1 Menon, Amarnath K. and Priya Sahgal "Why Sonia fears Jagan?]" ''[[India Today]]'' 26 November 2010</ref>

She resigned on 4 July 2011, her MLA seat for Jagan cause and later for YSRs name mentioned in FIR.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Cong-says-it-s-not-opposed-to-Telangana/Article1-717260.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125121103/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Cong-says-it-s-not-opposed-to-Telangana/Article1-717260.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 January 2013 |title=Cong says it's not opposed to Telangana |work=Hindustan Times|date= |accessdate=2013-07-19}}</ref>
She contested in by-polls held on 12 June 2012 from [[Parkal]] assembly constituency as YSR Congress Party candidate.

She resigned from YSRC party in July 2013 citing ill-treatment from the Jagan Mohan Reddy Party people. Days before Indian general elections 2014 she joined [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]] party and contested from Warangal-East Assembly constituency.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/konda-couple-joins-trs/article5801843.ece | title = Konda couple joins TRS| newspaper = The Hindu| date = 19 March 2014}}</ref> She won as an MLA from [[Warangal East (Assembly constituency)]] with a 55,085 votes majority.

She has recently resigned from TRS party along with her husband and joined in Congress Party. She may contest next election from Parakal assembly.

== Political statistics ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
! Year
! Contested For
! Party
! Constituency
! Opponent
! Votes
! Majority
! Result
|-
|1
|1995
| MPP
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" rowspan="4" | [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|
|
|
|
| {{won}}
|-
|2
|1999
| rowspan="6" | MLA
| rowspan="2" | [[Shyampet]]
| DEVU SAMBAIAH ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])
| 43384–42813
| 571
| {{won}} <ref>https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1999/StatisticalReport-AP99.pdf</ref>
|-
|3
|2004
| PREMENDAR REDDY GUJJULA ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])
| 72454–28430
| 44024
| {{won}} <ref>https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2004/StatisticalReports_AP_2004.pdf</ref>
|-
|4
|2009
| rowspan="2" | [[Parkal (Assembly constituency)|Parkal]]
| Bikshapathy Moluguri ([[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|TRS]])
| 69135–56335
| 12800
| {{won}} <ref>https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/Statistical_Report_AP2009.pdf</ref>
|-
|5
|2012 – ByPoll
| style="background-color: {{party color|YSR Congress Party}}" |[[YSR Congress Party|YSRCP]]
| Bikshapathy Moluguri ([[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|TRS]])
| 51936–50374
| 1562
| {{lost}} <ref>http://www.elections.in/telangana/assembly-constituencies/parkal.html</ref>
|-
|6
|2014
|style="background-color: {{party color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}" | [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|TRS]]
| [[Warangal East (Assembly constituency)|Warangal East]]
| Baswaraju Saraiah ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
| 88641–33556
| 55085
| {{won}} <ref>https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2014/Stat-Report-Andhra-Pradesh2014.pdf</ref>
|-
|7
|2018
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" | [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| [[Parkal (Assembly constituency)|Parkal]]
| Challa Dharma Reddy ([[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|TRS]])
| 105903-59384
| 46519
| {{lost}} <ref>http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS29104.htm?ac=104</ref>
|-

|}

==Personal life==
Konda Surekha is married to Konda Murali, an ex-[[Member of Legislative Council|MLC]] and a Congress leader from [[Warangal district]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/konda-couple-joins-trs/article5801843.ece|title=Konda couple joins TRS | date=19 March 2014 | newspaper=The Hindu | accessdate=2 August 2018}}</ref> They have one daughter.

==References==
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[[Category:1965 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislature, 1999–2004]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Telangana]]
[[Category:Telangana Rashtra Samithi politicians]]
[[Category:People from Warangal]]
[[Category:Women members of the Telangana Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislature, 2004–2009]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2009–2014]]
[[Category:Telangana MLAs 2014–2018]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women politicians]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian politicians]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian women politicians]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian politicians]]
[[Category:Women members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]

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