Panabaka Lakshmi
Indian politician (born 1958)
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Dr. Panabaka Lakshmi (born 6 October 1958) is an Indian politician and former Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare (2004-2009) and Union Minister of State for Textile (2009-2012). She represents the Bapatla constituency of Andhra Pradesh and was a member of the Indian National Congress in combined Andhra Pradesh. Now she is a part of Telugu Desam Party (TDP).[1]
Anand Sharma
Dr. Panabaka Lakshmi | |
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| Union Minister of State for Textiles | |
| In office 28 May 2009 – 26 May 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Minister | Dayanidhi Maran Anand Sharma |
| Preceded by | E. V. K. S. Elangovan |
| Succeeded by | Ajay Tamta |
| Union Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare | |
| In office 23 May 2004 – 28 May 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Succeeded by | Dinesh Trivedi |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 16 May 2009 – 16 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Daggubati Purandareswari |
| Succeeded by | Malyadri Sriram |
| Constituency | Bapatla |
| In office 13 May 2004 – 16 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Vukkala Rajeswaramma |
| Succeeded by | Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy |
| Constituency | Nellore |
| In office 9 May 1996 – 11 October 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Padmashree Kudumula |
| Succeeded by | Vukkala Rajeswaramma |
| Constituency | Nellore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 October 1958 |
| Party | Telugu Desam Party (From 2019) |
Other political affiliations |
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| Spouse | Panabaka Krishnaiah |
| Children | 2 daughters |
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Personal life
Career
She was elected to the 11th, 12th, and 14th Lok Sabha from Nellore and to 15th Lok Sabha from Bapatla. She was the Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (2004–09), Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, and Ministry of Textiles (2009–14) in UPA Govt.[3]
She unsuccessfully contested 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Tirupati as a TDP candidate against Balli Durga Prasad Rao of YSRCP.[4] In 2021, she also unsuccessfully contested Lok Sabha By-elections from same Tirupati seat, which is vacant following the demise of sitting MP Balli Durga Prasad Rao.[5]
Electoral History
Lok Sabha
| Year | Constituency | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % | Result | Margin | % | ||
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| 1996 | Nellore | INC | 269,498 | 39.62 | T. Prapancha Bhanu Raju | CPI(M) | 201,313 | 29.59 | Won | +68,185 | +10.03 | ||
| 1998 | 296,731 | 40.06 | Buduru Swarnalatha | 250,204 | 33.78 | Won | +46,527 | +6.28 | |||||
| 1999 | 340,713 | 44.26 | Rajeswaramma Vukkala | TDP | 381,166 | 49.51 | Lost | −40,453 | −5.25 | ||||
| 2004 | 450,129 | 53.81 | Balakondaiah Karupotala | BJP | 321,905 | 38.48 | Won | +128,224 | +15.33 | ||||
| 2009 | Bapatla | 460,757 | 44.15 | Malyadri Sriram | TDP | 391,419 | 37.51 | Won | +69,338 | +6.64 | |||
| 2014 | 23,072 | 1.94 | Malyadri Sriram | 578,145 | 48.74 | Lost | −555,073 | −46.80 | |||||
| 2019 | Tirupati | TDP | 494,501 | 37.56 | Balli Durga Prasad Rao | YSRCP | 722,877 | 54.91 | Lost | −228,376 | −17.35 | ||
| 2021^ | 354,516 | 32.09 | Maddila Gurumoorthy | 626,108 | 56.67 | Lost | −271,592 | −24.58 | |||||