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| Office | Minister of Women & Child Welfare Government of Andhra Pradesh |
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| Office | Minister of Tribal Welfare Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| Office | Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
| Office | Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
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| Term start | 12 June 2024
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| Predecessor | K. V. Ushashri Charan
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| Predecessor | Rajanna Dora Peedika
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Gummadi Sandhya Rani is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh.[1] She is a member of Telugu Desam Party. She has been elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly representing the Salur Assembly constituency in Parvathipuram Manyam district. She won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.[2][3] In June 2024, she was inducted into the Fourth N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry.[4][5]
Early life and education
Rani is from Salur, Parvathipuram Manyam district, Andhra Pradesh, India. She married Jayakumar. She is a science graduate.[6]
Political career
Rani lost the assembly elections twice and the parliamentary election once.[7] She first contested from the Salur Assembly Constituency in the erstwhile Parvathipuram Manyam district in the 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election but lost to Rajanna Dora Peedika of Indian National Congress by a narrow margin of 1,656 votes.[8] Later, TDP candidates lost in two more elections to the same candidate.[9] She won from the same seat in the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election on the Telugu Desam Party ticket. In 2024, she polled 80,211 votes and defeated her nearest rival and three time MLA, Peedika Rajanna Dora of YSR Congress Party, by a margin of 13,733 votes.[10][11]
On 18 June 2024, she went to the secretariat and took charge as the Tribal Welfare and Women and Child Welfare Minister. After taking charge, she said that bike ambulances would be introduced as the regular ambulance services were not able to reach some tribal areas in the hilly regions. She also promised that "facilitation centres would be constructed for pregnant tribal women".[12]
References
- ↑ AP Election Results 2024 LIVE: TDP in the Lead Check District-wise Results of Andhra Pradesh Lok Sabha Elections at results.eci.gov.in. Jagranjosh.com(2024-06-05). Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ↑ Salur Election Result 2024 LIVE Updates Highlights: Assembly Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin. News18(2024-06-04). Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ↑ Salur, Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: TDP's Gummidi Sandhyarani with 80211 defeats YSRCP's Rajanna Dora Peedika. India Today(2024-06-04). Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ↑ Andhra Pradesh Cabinet Ministers List 2024: Pawan Kalyan, Nara Lokesh among 24 ministers in Chandrababu Naidu's Cabinet. The Indian Express(2024-06-12). Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ↑ Chandrababu Naidu's Cabinet: 17 fresh faces among 25 ministers, here's full list. India Today(2024-06-12). Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ↑ Gummidi Sandhya Rani(TDP):Constituency- SALUR (ST)(VIZIANAGARAM) - Affidavit Information of Candidate. myneta.info. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ↑ Gummadi Sandhyarani's Journey to Assembly a Testament to her Determination, Aruna. www.deccanchronicle.com(2024-06-13). Retrieved 2025-07-15.
- ↑ IndiaVotes AC Summary: Salur 2009. IndiaVotes. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
- ↑ Template:Cite AV media
- ↑ Salur, Election Result 2024 Live: Winning And Losing Candidates & Parties, 2019 vs 2024 Results, Voting Percentage, Exit Polls-News18 Assembly Election 2024 Result News. www.news18.com. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ↑ Salur Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Get Salur Lok Sabha Election Results and Candidate List. The Indian Express. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ↑ Sandhya Rani takes charge as Minister at Secretariat. The Hindu(2024-06-17). Retrieved 2025-07-15.