D. K. Aruna

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D. K. Aruna
National Vice-President
Bharatiya Janata Party
Assumed office
26 September 2020
Member of Telangana Legislative Assembly
In office
2014–2018
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byBandla Krishna Mohan Reddy
ConstituencyGadwal
Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
2004–2014
Preceded byGattu Bheemudu
Succeeded byOffice abolished
ConstituencyGadwal
Minister of Information and Public Relations
In office
May 2004 – September 2009
ConstituencyGadwal
Minister of Small Scale industries, Sugar, Khadi and Village Industries
In office
September 2009 – November 2010
ConstituencyGadwal
Personal details
Born (1960-05-04) 4 May 1960 (age 62)
Narayanpet
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Other political
affiliations
Spouse(s)D.K. Bharatha Simha Reddy
Children3
Residence(s)Gadwal, Jogulamba Gadwal district
Alma materRaja Bahadur Venkata Rama Reddy Womens College, Hyderabad
OccupationAgriculture and Politician

Dharmavarapu Kottam Aruna (born 4 May 1960) is an Indian politician from Telangana state. She served as a minister in Andhra Pradesh for Information and Public Relations in YS Rajasekhar Reddy's cabinet (2004–2009) and for Small Scale industries, Sugar, Khadi and Village Industries in Rosaiah's cabinet (2009–2010). She represented Gadwal constituency as an MLA in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly between 2004–2014 and in Telangana Legislative Assembly between 2014 and 2018.

Aruna won the 2004 election under Samajwadi Party but later joined the Indian National Congress. She joined Bharatiya Janata Party in 2019 and is appointed as its National Vice President in September 2020.

Early life

DK Aruna was born on 4 May 1960 to Ch. Narsi Reddy. She is married to D.K. Bharathsimha Reddy and has three children.

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 father Chitlem Narsi Reddy, brothers Chitlem Venkateswar Reddy and Chitlem Ram Mohan Reddy are congress workers and legislators.

Her father and brother, Venkateswar were assassinated by Maoists on Independence Day in 2005 while attending the celebrations at Narayanpet.

Her entry into public life happened after becoming involved with "grievance redressal" sessions held at the house of her husband's family.

Political career

Losing her first few elections by narrow margins, she was MLA from Gadwal constituency of Mahaboobnagar district for the first time in 2004.

In 2004, D.K. Aruna won representing the Samajwadi Party and subsequently represented Congress in the 2009 elections. While in the opposition, she participated in the historic Electricity agitation, led a Padayatra 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 of Telangana.

She has also gone on Padayatra from Jamulamma temple in Gadwal mandal to Jogulamba temple in Alampur 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

In 2018, Aruna lost 2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election from Gadwal to her nephew Bandla Krishna Mohan Reddy of Telangana Rashtra Samithi.

In March 2019, she joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and she contested 2019 Lok sabha elections from Mahabubnagar constituency where she lost by 77,829 votes.

In September 2020, She was appointed as Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party .

Political statistics

Year Contested For Party Constituency Opponent Votes Majority Result
1 1999 MLA INC Gadwal Ghattu Bheemudu (TDP) 43261 - 47807 -4546 Lost
2 2004 SP Ghattu Bheemudu (TDP) 80703 - 42017 38686 Won
3 2009 INC Bandla Krishna Mohan Reddy (TDP) 63433 - 53006 10427 Won
4 2014 INC Bandla Krishna Mohan Reddy (TRS) 83355 - 75095 8260 Won
5 2018 INC Bandla Krishna Mohan Reddy (TRS) -28260 Lost

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