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'''Magunta Parvathi Subramma Reddy''' (commonly known as '''Magunta Parvathamma''') (born 1947) is an [[Indian National Congress]] politician from [[Andhra Pradesh]]. She was a member of the [[11th Lok Sabha]] and won the [[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]].

==Early life==
Magunta was born on 27 July 1947 in [[Buchireddypalem]] of [[Nellore district]] to Bezawada Rama Reddy and his wife. She did her schooling from [[Kasturi Devi Girls School]].<ref name="LS">{{cite web|title=Biographical Sketch of Members of the XI Lok Sabha: Reddy, Smt. Magunta Parvathi Subramma|url=http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/3769.htm|publisher=[[Lok Sabha]]|accessdate=27 November 2017}}</ref>

==Career==
For the [[1996 Indian general election]], the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) made Parvathamma its candidate from [[Ongole (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ongole]]. She obtained 3,81,475 votes while her nearest rival [[Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy]] of [[Telugu Desam Party]] (TDP) received 3,31,415.<ref>{{cite web|title=Statistical Report on General Elections, 1996 to the Eleventh Lok Sabha|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1996/Vol_II_LS96.pdf|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|accessdate=27 November 2017|page=26}}</ref> After winning the seat she became a member of the [[11th Lok Sabha]].<ref name="LS" /> During the [[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]], she won from [[Kavali (Assembly constituency)|Kavali]] securing 57.68% of the total votes polled.<ref>{{cite web|title=State Elections 2004 - Partywise Comparison for 125-Kavali Constituency of Andhra Pradesh|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S01/partycomp125.htm|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|accessdate=27 November 2017}}</ref> Parvathamma was one of the contestants for the [[Ongole (Assembly constituency)|Ongole assembly seat]] during the [[2012 Andhra Pradesh by-election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Magunta Parvathamma hits the campaign trail|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/magunta-parvathamma-hits-the-campaign-trail/article3389975.ece|accessdate=27 November 2017|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=6 May 2012}}</ref> She is a director of the Pearl Distillery.<ref>{{cite web|title=Magunta Parvathamma|url=https://www.zaubacorp.com/director/MAGUNTA-PARVATHAMMA/07350440|publisher=Zauba Corp|accessdate=27 November 2017}}</ref>

==Personal life==
She married politician [[Magunta Subbarama Reddy]] on 19 December 1967. Together they had two children.<ref name="LS" /> Reddy was shot dead by members of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) People's War|People's War Group]] in 1995.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lifer for two for Magunta's murder|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2000/08/05/stories/0405201b.htm|accessdate=27 November 2017|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=5 August 2000}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

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[[Category:People from Nellore district]]
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