K. V. Ushashri Charan

K. V. Ushashri Charan (16 July 1976)^[1] is the former cabinet minister from Andhra Pradesh, India.^[2][3] She is a member of the YSR Congress party and former MLA of Kalyandurg Assembly constituency in Anantapur district.^[4][5]

K. V. Ushashri Charan
Minister of Women and Child Welfare; Disabled and Senior Citizen Welfare Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office 11 April 2022 – 4 June 2024
Governor	Biswabhusan Harichandan S. Abdul Nazeer
Chief Minister	Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
Preceded by	Taneti Vanitha
Succeeded by	Gummadi Sandhya Rani (as Minister of Women and Child Welfare) Dola Sree Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy (as Minister of Disabled and Senior Citizen Welfare)
Member of Legislative Assembly, Andhra Pradesh
In office 2019–2024
Preceded by	Vunnam Hanumantharaya Chowdary
Succeeded by	Amilineni Surendra Babu
Constituency	Kalyandurg
Personal details
Born	(1976-07-16) 16 July 1976 (age 49) Rayadurgam, Andhra Pradesh
Political party	YSR Congress Party (since 2014)
Other political affiliations	Telugu Desam Party (until 2014)
Spouse	Sri Charan Reddy
Children	2
Parent(s)	Kuruba Virupakshappa K. V. Ratnamma
Residence(s)	Kalyandurg, Andhra Pradesh
Occupation	Politician

Early life and education

Ushashri Charan is born in Rayadurgam in 1976. Her parents are K. V. Ratnamma and Dr. Kuruba Virupakshappa. She is married to Charan Reddy and has a daughter, Jayana Shricharan, and son, Divijith Shricharan.^[1] After completing her B.Sc. in life sciences, she did her post-graduation in Environmental Science. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. from SK University on Atmospheric Science and Global Warming.^[1]

Career

Earlier, she worked as Telugu Desam Party state general secretary of Women's wing.^[6] In December 2014, she resigned from this post and joined^[7] YSR Congress Party. In 2019 assembly elections she contested^[8] from Kalyandurg, and won as MLA^[9] defeating Uma Maheshwar Naidu of TDP party with 19896 majority.^[10][11] In April 2022, during Cabinet reshuffle she was appointed ^[12][13] Minister^[14][15][16] for women, children, differently-abled individuals, and senior citizen welfare.