Taneti Vanitha
Taneti Vanitha is an Indian politician and a Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Kovvuru, West Godavari district. She got majority of about 25000 votes in the 2019 Indian general election. She is currently serving as the Minister of Home, Prisons, Fire Services of Andhra Pradesh since 2022. She was elected as MLA from Gopalapuram in 2009. She came out of Telugu Desam Party due to TDP's stand on Andhra Pradesh bifurcation and then joined YSR Congress Party and contested from Kovvuru. Career. She was elected as MLA for Gopalapuram on TDP ticket but defected to  YSR Congress party in November 2012. In 2019 she contested from Kovvuru as MLA and won with a majority of 25000 votes and appointed as Minister of Women and Child Welfare Department in Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy ministry. In April 2022 Cabinet reshuffle Vanitha appointed as Minister for Home and Disaster Management.