Uppuleti Kalpana
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Uppuleti Kalpana (born 1961) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh.[1] She is a former Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[2]
Kalpana is from Pamarru, Krishna district. She married U. Devi Prasad, who served as Commissioner of Income Tax in Hyderabad.[1] She completed her B.E in electronics & communications at Andhra University Engineering College, Visakhapatnam in 1984. She worked as a teacher before entering politics.[3]
Career
Kalpana won the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election representing YSR Congress Party from Pamarru Assembly constituency which is reserved for Scheduled Caste community in Krishna district.[3] She polled 69,546 votes and defeated her nearest rival, Varla Ramaiah of the Telugu Desam Party, by a margin of 1069 votes.[4][5] She first contested Assembly polls on Telugu Desam ticket but lost the elections in 2004 and 2009. In 2009, she polled 53,108 votes against 60,048 garnered by D. Y. Das of the Congress party and lost by a margin of 6,940 votes.[6][7] In December 2016, she rejoined Telugu Desam Party.[8]
References
- 1 2 "UPPULETI KALPANA(TDP):Constituency- PAMARRU (SC)(KRISHNA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
- ↑ "Pamarru Elections Results 2014, Current MLA, Candidate List of Assembly Elections in Pamarru, Andhra Pradesh". Elections in India. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Uppuleti Kalpana(Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party):Constituency- PAMARRU(KRISHNA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
- ↑ "IndiaVotes AC: Pamarru 2014". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
- ↑ "Pamarru Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
- ↑ Ameen, Md (21 January 2024). "Dalit, Kapu & Kamma voters dominate Pamarru". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
- ↑ "YCP MLA Uppuleti Kalpana Joins TDP". ap7am.com. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
- ↑ "YSR Congress MLA Kalpana back in TDP | YSR Congress MLA Kalpana back in TDP". www.deccanchronicle.com. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2026.