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Danasari Anasuya Seethakka

INC | Mulug | Telangana
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Danasari Anasuya Seethakka is the Indian National Congress candidate from Mulug (Scheduled Tribe) constituency in Mulugu district of Telangana in the 2023 Assembly elections. Her profession according to the election affidavit filed with the Election Commission is: Politician. Danasari Anasuya Seethakka's educational qualifications are: Doctorate and is of 52 years of age. Her total declared assets are Rs 82.8 lakh which includes Rs 4.8 lakh in moveable assets and Rs 78 lakh as immoveable assets. The total declared income is Rs 4.6 lakh of which Rs 4.6 lakh is self income. Danasari Anasuya Seethakka has total liabilities of Rs 24.7 lakh. This INC candidate, in the election affidavit mentioned 0 criminal cases registered against her.


About Danasari Anasuya Seethakka

Seethakka, also known as Anusuya, joined and actively participated in the Naxal movement at the young age of 14. After a decade, she distanced herself and entered mainstream politics, earning a postgraduate Law degree and practising as a lawyer in Warangal. In 2004, she aligned with the TDP but was unsuccessful as a candidate on the party's ticket. Recognized for her close ties with TDP leader Nara Chandrababu Naidu, Seethakka responded to Naidu's amnesty program in undivided Andhra Pradesh, surrendering to the police. Naidu had survived a 2003 attempt on his life by the People’s War Group, a retaliation to his government's encounter killings of top Naxal leaders. Seethakka secured her first victory from the Mulugu seat in 2009. After the bifurcation of United Andhra in 2017, Seethakka left the TDP and joined the Congress. She won the 2018 assembly elections and also served as the general secretary of All India Mahila Congress in 2018. During the Covid pandemic, Seethakka gained widespread recognition for her humanitarian efforts. Pictures and videos of her walking by foot, transporting food sacks, trekking hills and rivers to deliver relief materials, went viral on social media platforms, left quite an impression amongst people.

Mulug Assembly election results

2023
PartyParty votes polledVotes %Candidate name
INC1,02,267--
Danasari Anasuya Seethakka
Winner
Margin:
(%)
Winner
BRS68,567--Nagajyothi Bade
BJP5,388--Ajmeera Prahalad
IND3,709--Maddila Venkateshwarlu
NOTA1,937--None of the Above
IND1,538--Sammakka Vajja
MCPIU1,504--Chandru Nayak Nunavat
BSP1,347--Bhukya Jampanna
IND483--Bangari Naresh
DSP353--Malyala Manohar
2018

About Mulug constituency

Assembly constituency no.109 Mulug (Mulugu) (ములుగు in Telugu), is an Assembly (Sasana Sabha) seat in the North Telangana region and Mulugu district, of the state of Telangana, which is in the South region of India (Bharat). Mulug is part of the 16. Mahabubabad (General) Lok Sabha (Parliamentary) constituency. This constituency can be categorised as: Scheduled Tribe; Rural constituency.


Previous candidate
Ajmeera Prahalad
Next candidate
Nagajyothi Bade

First Published: November 03, 2023, 12:02 IST

Last Updated: January 4, 2024 at 06:12 PM IST

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Danasari Anasuya Seethakka


Candidate details

PartyIndian National Congress
Age52
GenderF
Phase1
Poll DateNovember 30, 2023
Counting of votes/Results date:December 3, 2023
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