T. Kalpana Devi
T. Kalpana Devi | |
|---|---|
| Member of the 8th Lok Sabha for Warangal | |
| In office 1984–1989 | |
| Preceded by | Kamaluddin Ahmed |
| Succeeded by | Surendra Reddy |
| Majority | 8,456 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 July 1941 Bhatlapenumarru, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Died | 29 May 2016 (aged 74) Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Telugu Desam Party |
T. Kalpana Devi (1941–2016) was a doctor and politician from Andhra Pradesh. She was a member of the 8th Lok Sabha.
Early life
[edit]Kalpana Devi was born on 13 July 1941 at Bhatlapenumarru village of Krishna district to Chalasani Veera Raghavaiah. She did her MBBS from Kakatiya Medical College in Warangal.[1]
Career
[edit]Kalpana Devi was a medical practitioner at the private nursing home in Hanamkonda before joining the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).[1] During the 1984 Indian general election for the 8th Lok Sabha, she contested from Warangal and defeated her nearest rival Kamaluddin Ahmed of the Indian National Congress by a margin of 8,456 votes.[2] In the next general election however, she lost to INC's Rama Sahayam Surender Reddy.[3]
Later, Devi left TDP for INC and contested the general elections held successively in 1998 and 1999. She secured 38.25% and 44.74% votes in these elections and lost to TDP's candidates Azmeera Chandulal and Bodakunti Venkateshwarlu respectively.[3][4]
Personal life
[edit]Devi married Dr. T. Narasimha Reddy on 10 July 1961. She had two sons from him.[1] She died on 29 May 2016, at a hospital in Hyderabad. Her funeral rites were performed in Warangal.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Members Bioprofile: Kalpana Devi, Dr. (Smt.) T." Lok Sabha. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Statistical Report on the General Elections, 1984 to the Eighth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 43. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Warangal Partywise Comparison". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ Charya, KVVV (11 February 1998). "Warangal set to witness a triangular contest". The Indian Express. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Ex-MP Kalpana Devi passes away". United News of India. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- 1941 births
- 2016 deaths
- India MPs 1984–1989
- Women members of the Lok Sabha
- Lok Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh
- People from Krishna district
- Telugu Desam Party politicians
- Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh
- Indian women medical doctors
- Medical doctors from Andhra Pradesh
- Women in Andhra Pradesh politics
- Women scientists from Andhra Pradesh
- 20th-century Indian medical doctors
- 20th-century Indian women scientists
- 20th-century women physicians