T. Manemma

Tangaturi Manemma (1942–2018) was an Indian National Congress politician from Andhra Pradesh. She was a member of the 8th and 9th Lok Sabha.

Tangaturi Manemma
Member of the Lok Sabha for Secunderabad
In office
1987–1991
Preceded byTanguturi Anjaiah
Succeeded byBandaru Dattatreya
Personal details
Born29 April 1942
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Died9 September 2018 (aged 76 years)
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse(s)Tanguturi Anjaiah

Early life

Manemma was born on 29 April 1942 in Hyderabad to K. Shankar Reddy and completed her matriculation from Marwadi Hindi Vidyalaya, Chadar Ghat.[1]

Career

As the official candidate of the Indian National Congress (INC), Manemma received 1,82,861 votes and won the bye-election conducted after the death of her husband in 1986.[2] She represented Secunderabad in the 8th Lok Sabha and served on the Consultative Committee for Health and Family Welfare beside being a member of the House Committee.[1]

During the 1989 Indian general election, Manemma retained her seat defeating Janata Dal's candidate by a margin of 1,47,601 votes.[3] During her second term in the parliament she served on the Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House alongside the Consultative Committee for Health and Family Welfare.[1] In 2008, she won the by-poll for the Musheerabad assembly seat.[4]

Personal life

In May 1960, Manemma married INC politician Tanguturi Anjaiah who later on went to become the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.[5] She had one son and four daughters from him. Mrs. Manemma died on 9 September at 11:30 am due to illness at Apollo Hospital, Jubilee Hills.[6]

References
  1. "Members Bioprofile: Manemma, Shrimati Tangaturi". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  2. "Details of Bye Elections from 1952 to 1995" (XLSX). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  3. "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1989 to the Ninth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 37. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  4. "Manemma scores upset win in Musheerabad". The Hindu. 2 June 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  5. Press Trust of India (29 November 2013). "No anticipatory bail to wife of former AP CM in dowry case". Business Standard. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  6. Mayabrahma, Roja (9 September 2018). "Former CM T Anjaiah's wife Manemma passes away". India: The Hans. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
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