Magunta Parvathamma

Magunta Parvathi Subramma Reddy (commonly known as Magunta Parvathamma) (born 1947) is an Indian National Congress politician from Andhra Pradesh. She was a member of the 11th Lok Sabha and won the 2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. Early life Magunta was born on 27 July 1947 in Buchireddypalem of Nellore district to Bezawada Rama Reddy and his wife. She did her schooling from Kasturi Devi Girls School. Career For the 1996 Indian general election, the Indian National Congress (INC) made Parvathamma its candidate from Ongole. She obtained 3,81,475 votes while her nearest rival Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) received 3,31,415. After winning the seat she became a member of the 11th Lok Sabha. During the 2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, she won from Kavali securing 57.68% of the total votes polled. Parvathamma was one of the contestants for the Ongole assembly seat during the 2012 Andhra Pradesh by-election. She is a director of the Pearl Distillery. Personal life She married politician Magunta Subbarama Reddy on 19 February 1967. Together they had two children. Reddy was shot dead by members of the People's War Group in 1995.