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{{short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Kothapalli Geetha
| image = Kottapalli Kavitha YRCP MP.jpg
| office = [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Araku (Lok Sabha constituency)|Araku]]
| constituency = [[Araku (Lok Sabha constituency)|Araku]]
| termstart = 16 May 2014
| termend = 23 May 2019
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|2|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Thimmapuram]], [[East Godavari]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
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| education = Bachelor of Arts (1989), Bachelor of Education (1990)
| predecessor = [[Kishore Chandra Deo]]
| successor = [[Goddeti Madhavi]]
| party = [[Bhartiya Janata Party]]<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1140926221166899200|user=Geethak_MP|title=Heartfelt regards to Hon’ble @AmitShah ji & @rammadhavbjp ji for heartfully inviting me & giving me an opportunity… |date=18 June 2019}}</ref>
| otherparty = YSRCP Party (before 2019), Independent
| spouse = Paruchuri Rama Koteshwar Rao
| children = 2
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'''Kothapalli Geetha''' is an Indian Politician and a former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|member of parliament]] from [[Araku (Lok Sabha constituency)]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]. She won the [[2014 Indian general election]] from Araku Constituency in a reserved [[Scheduled Tribe]] (ST) seat being a [[Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party]] (YSRCP) candidate.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2019-03-17|title=Lok Sabha election 2019: Araku lone ST constituency in Andhra Pradesh|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/lok-sabha-election-2019-araku-lone-st-constituency-in-andhra-pradesh/story-3F8iXAeXyEnvN8U3l7KapL.html|access-date=2021-02-17|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2021-02-17|title=Kothapalli Geetha releases party manifesto, first list {{!}} Vijayawada News - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/geetha-releases-party-manifesto-first-list/articleshow/68471271.cms|access-date=2021-02-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210217145041/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/geetha-releases-party-manifesto-first-list/articleshow/68471271.cms|archive-date=17 February 2021}}</ref> She started the Jana Jagruti Party in 2018. She later joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) on 2019. .<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telugusquare.com/ysrcp-demands-geethas-resignation/ |title=YSRCP demands Geetha's resignation - TeluguSquare.com |website=www.telugusquare.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316075320/http://www.telugusquare.com/ysrcp-demands-geethas-resignation/ |archive-date=2016-03-16}} </ref>

== Political career ==
Geetha was elected as a MP from [[Araku (Lok Sabha constituency)]] as YSRCP candidate from the (ST) community.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> She started, the Jana Jagruti Party, a new political party on 24 August 2018 with the aim of challenging the state’s caste politics.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-08-24|title=Araku MP Kothapalli Geetha launches Jana Jagruti Party in Vijayawada|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/araku-mp-kothapalli-geetha-launches-jana-jagruti-party-vijayawada-87185|access-date=2021-02-17|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> On June 2019, She joined the BJP in a meeting with [[Amit Shah]] and [[Ram Madhav]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-06-19|title=Former Andhra MP Kothapalli Geetha joins BJP after meeting Amit Shah|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/former-andhra-mp-kothapalli-geetha-joins-bjp-after-meeting-amit-shah-103872|access-date=2021-02-17|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref>

A petition was filed against Geeta in 2016 claiming that she was not a member of the ST community as she contested in the general elections 2014 in a reserved seat for ST community from Aaraku Parliamentary Constituency and won the elections.<ref name=":0" /> A Investigation Committee formed for the probe and the District magistrate stated that she did not belong to the ST community.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|title=Kothapalli Geetha on Her Cast Issue|url=https://english.tupaki.com/politicalnews/article/Kothapalli-Geetha-on-Her-Cast-Issue/37979|url-status=live|website=tupaki}}</ref>

==Family and early life==
Geetha was born on February 4, 1971 in [[Thimmapuram]], [[East Godavari]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]. She was born to Kothapalli Jacob and Lizzamma. She married P.R. Koteswara Rao on August 28, 1989. She has a son and a daughter.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-08-24|title=Geetha Kothapalli {{!}} National Portal of India|url=http://india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/geetha-kothapalli|access-date=2021-02-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180824135140/http://india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/geetha-kothapalli|archive-date=24 August 2018}}</ref>

Geetha completed her Bachelor of Arts in the year 1989, Bachelor of Education in the year 1990, both from Andhra University.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kothapalli Geetha(Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party):Constituency- ARAKU(ANDHRA PRADESH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate|url=https://myneta.info/ls2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=8865|access-date=2021-02-17|website=myneta.info}}</ref>

== Lawsuits ==

=== Punjab national bank case ===
The [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] (CBI) on 30 June 2015 filed a [[chargesheet]] against Geetha and her Husband, the managing director of Visweswara Infrastructure, and three others for alleged criminal conspiracy to defraud a branch of the [[Punjab National Bank]] in Hyderabad up to ₹42 crore.<ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2015-07-01|title=CBI files chargesheet against Araku MP|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/cbi-files-chargesheet-against-araku-mp/article7372532.ece|access-date=2021-02-17|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The CBI reported that the accused gave wrong details to the bank and allegedly cheated the bank which led to the bank losing ₹42.79 crore.<ref>{{Cite web|title=YSRC MP Charged with Cheating PNB|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2015/jul/01/YSRC-MP-Charged-with-Cheating-PNB-777310.html|access-date=2021-02-17|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> Later, her husband was convicted by a special judicial magistrate court and he was ordered to pay the bank ₹25.25 crore and sentenced to two years of simple imprisonment. However, the court acquitted Geetha.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=PNB sues Member of Parliament from AP for ₹81-crore default|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/money-and-banking/pnb-sues-member-of-parliament-from-ap-for-81crore-default/article9414034.ece|access-date=2021-02-17|website=@businessline|language=en}}</ref>

The Punjab National Bank later sued Geetha and her husband on December 2016 for not paying dues worth ₹81.21 crore.<ref name=":2" />

==References==
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{{16th LS members from Andhra Pradesh|state=expanded}}

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[[Category:Andhra University alumni]]
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