Bhuma Akhila Priya

Bhuma Akhila Priya (born 2 April 1987)^[1] is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. She is the former Tourism and Culture minister of Andhra Pradesh. She is currently the member of legislative assembly (MLA) from Allagadda assembly constituency (Telugu Desam Party).

Bhuma Akhila Priya
Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office 2024
Chief Minister	N. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded by	Gangula Brijendra Reddy (Gangula Nani)
Constituency	Allagadda
In office 2014–2019
Chief Minister	N. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded by	Bhuma Shobha Nagi Reddy
Succeeded by	Gangula Brijendra Reddy (Gangula Nani)
Constituency	Allagadda
Minister for Tourism, Telugu Language and Culture Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office 2 April 2017 – 29 May 2019
Governor	E. S. L. Narasimhan
Chief Minister	N. Chandrababu Naidu
Succeeded by	Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao
Personal details
Born	(1987-04-02)2 April 1987
Political party	Telugu Desam Party (since 2016)
Other political affiliations	YSR Congress Party (until 2016)
Parents	Bhuma Nagi Reddy (father) Bhuma Shobha Nagi Reddy (mother)
Relatives	Bhuma Brahmananda Reddy (Cousin)

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Early life

Akhila Priya was born to Bhuma Nagi Reddy and Shobha Nagi Reddy in Allagadda, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh.^[2] She is the eldest of three children. In 2014, she had to contest the Allagadda by-election which fell vacant due to the death of her mother in a road accident.^[3][4] She was unanimously elected representing the YSR Congress Party. In 2018, she married industrialist Bharghava Ram.^[5]

Political career

In 2014, she won as a Member of the Legislative Assembly from the Allagadda assembly constituency by-election representing YSR Congress Party.

Later in 2016, she joined Telugu Desam Party along with her father Bhuma Nagi Reddy^[6] and served as the Minister for Tourism, Telugu Language and Culture under the Telugu Desam Party government.^{[7][8][9][10]} In 2019, she contested from Allagadda assembly constituency from Telugu Desam Party and lost the election to Gangula Bijendra Reddy of YSR Congress Party.^[11] In 2024, she was again elected as a member of the legislative assembly.^{[citation needed]}