Paritala Sunitha

In this Telugu name, the surname is Paritala.

Paritala Sunitha is an Indian politician. She is a member of the Legislative Assembly and Minister of SERP, Women Empowerment, Child Welfare, Disabled and Senior Citizens Welfare of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh representing the Raptadu constituency of Anantapur.^[1][2] She represents the Telugu Desam Party.^[3][4]

Paritala Sunitha
Paritala Sunitha in 2014
Minister for SERP, Women Empowerment and Child Welfare, Disabled and Senior Citizens Welfare Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office 2 April 2017 – 29 May 2019
Governor	E. S. L. Narasimhan
Chief Minister	N. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded by	Peethala Sujatha
Succeeded by	Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy (Panchayat Raj & Rural Development;SERP) Taneti Vanitha (Women and Child Welfare) Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy (Disabled and Senior Citizen Welfare)
Minister for Price Monitoring, Consumer Affairs, Food & Civil Supplies Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office 8 June 2014 – 2 April 2017
Governor	E. S. L. Narasimhan
Chief Minister	N. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded by	N. Kiran Kumar Reddy (Chief Minister)
Succeeded by	Prathipati Pulla Rao
Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2024
Preceded by	Thopudurthi Prakash Reddy
Constituency	Raptadu
In office 2009–2019
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Thopudurthi Prakash Reddy
Constituency	Raptadu
Personal details
Born	India
Political party	Telugu Desam Party
Spouse	Paritala Ravindra
Children	3 (including Paritala Sriram)

Personal life

Paritala Sunitha was married to Paritala Ravindra. She has three children. She has three siblings. ^[5]

Political career

Paritala Sunitha entered politics following the death of her husband. She was elected as a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Raptadu constituency in 2009 and 2014 elections. She has not contested the 2019 elections to pave the path for her son, Paritala Sriram^[6]and she won in the elections of 2024 as member of legislative assembly.

Popular culture

Ram Gopal Varma made the film, Rakta Charitra, based on the life of her husband. Radhika Apte played her character while Vivek Oberoi played her husband.^[7]