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D. K. Aruna | |
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 Smt. D. K. Aruna during public speech | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 24 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Manne Srinivas Reddy |
| Constituency | Mahabubnagar |
| National Vice-President of the Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Assumed office 26 September 2020 | |
| National President | J. P. Nadda |
| Member ofTelangana Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2 June 2014 – 11 December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Telangana Assembly Created |
| Succeeded by | Bandla Krishna Mohan Reddy |
| Constituency | Gadwal |
| Minister of Cinematography, Information and Public Relations Government of Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 25 November 2010 – 21 February 2014 | |
| Governor | E. S. L. Narasimhan |
| Chief Minister | Kiran Kumar Reddy |
| Preceded by | J. Geeta Reddy |
| Succeeded by | President's Rule |
| Minister of Small Scale industries Government of Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 25 May 2009 – 24 November 2010 | |
| Governor | N. D. Tiwari E. S. L. Narasimhan |
| Chief Minister | Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy Konijeti Rosaiah |
| Preceded by | Gollapalli Surya Rao |
| Succeeded by | P. Shankar Rao |
| Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 11 May 2004 – 2 June 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Gattu Bheemudu |
| Succeeded by | Telangana Assembly Created |
| Constituency | Gadwal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1960-05-04)4 May 1960 (age 65) Narayanpet |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2019 - Present) |
| Other political affiliations |
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| Spouse | D.K. Bharatha Simha Reddy |
| Children | Sravanti Reddy, Snigdha Reddy, Sruti Reddy |
| Residence(s) | Gadwal,Jogulamba Gadwal district |
| Alma mater | Raja Bahadur Venkata Rama Reddy Womens College, Hyderabad |
| Occupation | Agriculture and Politician |
Dharmavarapu Kottam Aruna (born 4 May 1960) is an Indian politician fromTelangana state. She served as a minister inAndhra Pradesh for Information and Public Relations inY. S. Rajasekhara Reddy's cabinet (2004–2009) and for Small Scale industries, Sugar, Khadi and Village Industries inRosaiah's cabinet (2009–2010). She representedGadwal constituency as anMLA inAndhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly between 2004–2014 and inTelangana Legislative Assembly between 2014 and 2018.
Aruna won the 2004 election underSamajwadi Party but later joined theIndian National Congress. She joinedBharatiya Janata Party in 2019 and was appointed its National Vice President in September 2020. Member of parliament Constituency-Mahabubnagar.[1]
DK Aruna was born on 4 May 1960 to Ch. Narsi Reddy. She is married to D.K. Bharathsimha Reddy and has three children.[2]
Aruna studied science up to Intermediate. She married into a family of politicians and Congress members aged 16.
Her father-in-law, D.K. Satya Reddy, her husband D.K. Bharatha Simha Reddy, and her brother-in-law D.K. Samara Simha Reddy have all been involved in politics. Her fatherChitlem Narsi Reddy, brothers Chitlem Venkateswar Reddy and Chitlem Ram Mohan Reddy are congress workers and legislators.[3][4]
Her father and brother, Venkateswar were assassinated byMaoists onIndependence Day in 2005 while attending the celebrations atNarayanpet.[5]
Her entry into public life happened after becoming involved with "grievance redressal" sessions held at the house of her husband's family.
Losing her first few elections by narrow margins, she was MLA fromGadwal constituency ofMahaboobnagar district for the first time in 2004.[6]
In 2004, D.K. Aruna won representing theSamajwadi Party and subsequently represented Congress in the 2009 elections.[4] While in the opposition, she participated in the historic Electricity agitation, led aPadayatra from Gadwal to the State capital to highlight the irrigation water problems of the farmers in Mahaboobnagar District and went on an indefinite hunger strike for irrigation water to the dry lands ofTelangana.
She has also gone on Padayatra from Jamulamma temple in Gadwal mandal to Jogulamba temple inAlampur[7] and later a two-day hunger strike to protest against the State government's refusal to form Gadwal as part of a new district in September 2016.[8]
In 2018, Aruna lost2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election fromGadwal to her nephew Bandla Krishna Mohan Reddy ofTelangana Rashtra Samithi.
In March 2019, she joined theBharatiya Janata Party and she contested2019 Lok sabha elections fromMahabubnagar constituency where she lost by 77,829 votes.[9][10][11][12]
In September 2020, She was appointed Vice President ofBharatiya Janata Party.
| Year | Contested For | Party | Constituency | Opponent | Votes | Majority | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1999 | MLA | INC | Gadwal | Ghattu Bheemudu (TDP) | 43261 - 47807 | -4546 | Lost[13] |
| 2 | 2004 | SP | Ghattu Bheemudu (TDP) | 80703 - 42017 | 38686 | Won[14] | ||
| 3 | 2009 | INC | Bandla Krishna Mohan Reddy (TDP) | 63433 - 53006 | 10427 | Won[15] | ||
| 4 | 2014 | INC | Bandla Krishna Mohan Reddy (TRS) | 83355 - 75095 | 8260 | Won[16] | ||
| 5 | 2018 | INC | Bandla Krishna Mohan Reddy (TRS) | -28260 High court rejected him on 24 August 2023 | Won[17] | |||
| 6 | 2019 | MP | BJP | Mahbubnagar | Manne Srinivas Reddy (TRS) | 333573 - 411402 | -77829 | Lost[18] |
| 7 | 2024 | Challa Vamshi Chand Reddy (INC) | 510747 - 506247 | 4500 | Won[19] |
