Kalvakuntla Kavitha
MP, Nizamabad, Telangana, TRS
Kalvakuntla Kavitha is the MLC of Nizamabad Constituency and was the first Woman Parliamentarian from Telangana. She represented as the Member of Parliament(MP) of Nizamabad Lok Sabha Constituency from 2014-2019. She was born on 13-March-1978 to Kalvakuntla Chandrashekhar Rao and Shobha in Karimnagar. Her father is the Leader of the Telangana Movement and the first Chief Minister of Telangana state.
She has done her B.Tech degree in CSE from VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology & MS degree in Computer Science from the University of Southern Mississippi. After graduation, she worked as Software Engineer in the USA before returning to India in 2004 with a vision to work for the people of Telangana. She married Devanapalli Anil Kumar is a Businessman.
After her marriage, Kavitha moved to the US with her husband. In 2014, the new state of Telangana was carved out of Andhra Pradesh and Kavitha’s father was the leader of the movement for statehood. She came back to India to help her father in various ways. In the election of May 2014, her father’s party swept the Telangana seats both for the state assembly and the national parliament and her father became the first Chief Minister of Telangana.
She started her political journey with the Telangana Rashtra Samithi(TRS) party. Drawing inspiration from the ongoing people’s movement for the statehood of Telangana and a strong desire to work for the welfare of the people, led Kavitha to the formation of Telangana Jagruthi in August 2006. However, the organization was formally registered in November 2008.
The word Jagruthi means Awakening. Awakening the Telangana society to a renewed sense of pride & unity was the goal. As the name Jagruthi implies, Kavitha believed in bringing the women & youth of Telangana together by instilling a sense of pride to celebrate the rich cultural heritage of the region.
Telangana Jagruthi played a key role in Mobilizing the Support of Women and Youth and also large sections of the society which acted as a force multiplier in the peaceful and non-violent struggle for Telangana Statehood. Kavithamma – as local people call her, is often identified with Bathukamma, a floral festival of Telangana. Kavitha worked for decades via Telangana Jagruthi and Arranged Organized Celebrations of Bathukamma in Telangana and Globally. Now Bathukamma is celebrated in more than 30 countries.
Kalvakuntla Kavitha is actively involved in labor and trade unions. Currently, she serves as Honorary President of Telangana Rashtra Vidyut Karmika Sangham(TRVKS) and Telangana Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Association – TAWHA – An organization of Anganwadi workers. She was the TRS Leader.
She has been elected the first state Chief Commissioner of the Telangana chapter of Bharat Scouts and Guides (BS&G) Association. With her appointment as state chief commissioner, Kavitha became the youngest person to hold this position in the country. She is also the only second woman state chief commissioner in India. After the formation of Telangana state in 2014, Kavitha contested general elections from Nizamabad Lok Sabha constituency and won with over 170,000 vote-majority.
She was the Member of, Estimates Committee. She worked as a Member of, Standing Committee on Commerce and she was the Member of, Consultative Committee. She served as the Ministry of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, and Drinking Water and Sanitation.
Recently, Kavitha Kalvakuntla has been nominated to the Steering Committee of Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians(CWP) India Region. Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians work for increasing the number of women representatives in Parliaments.
Kalvakuntla Kavitha was elected to 16th Lok Sabha in the general elections in 2014 from Nizamabad. She defeated Congress candidate Madhu Yaskhi Goud by 272123 votes. In 2015, She was the Co-Convenor of Sub Committee-III in the Committee Estimates.
Kavitha Kalvakuntla, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s daughter, has registered a landslide victory in the Nizamabad MLC election with a huge majority in 2020. While TRS’s Kavita has won 728 votes in the Nizamabad MLC election, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has bagged only 56 votes. Congress, on the other hand, has managed to win only 28 votes.
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Recent Activities
Party Activities
Born in Karimnagar
Completed MS
in Computer Science from University of Southern Mississippi
Software Engineer
in the USA
Joined in the TRS
Honorary President
of Telangana Rashtra Vidyut Karmika Sangham
Honorary President
of Telangana Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Association
TRS Leader
Chief Commissioner
of Telangana chapter of Bharat Scouts and Guides (BS&G) Association
Member of Parliament
from Nizamabad Lok Sabha constituency
Member
of Estimates Committee
Member
of Standing Committee on Commerce
Member
of Consultative Committee
Ministry
of Rural Development
Ministry
of Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water and Sanitation
Co-Convenor
of Sub Committee-III
MLC
Nizamabad constituency
Sandeep, please be assured I will try my level best to ensure that Dayanvith is able to get the treatment.
— Kavitha Kalvakuntla (@RaoKavitha) September 2, 2020
Please send me a DM with the contact details of the family. https://t.co/x13jMmJVks
I salute the journey of Vinay and his mother. It is an honour for me to be able to help them. Their persistence as individuals and as a family is an inspiration. pic.twitter.com/ghrSxwSFrz
— Kavitha Kalvakuntla (@RaoKavitha) August 29, 2020
వచ్చే నెలలో జరిగే అసెంబ్లీ సమావేశాల్లో మాజీ ప్రధాని శ్రీ పివి నరసింహారావుకు భారతరత్న పురస్కారం ప్రకటించాలని తీర్మానం చేయనున్నట్లు, నెక్లెస్ రోడ్ కు పివి జ్ఞాన మార్గ్ గా పేరు పెట్టాలని, హైదరాబాద్ లో పివి మెమోరియల్ నిర్మించనున్నట్లు సీఎం శ్రీ కేసీఆర్ వెల్లడించారు.#PVNarasimhaRao pic.twitter.com/jRaQqGTAiR
— Telangana CMO (@TelanganaCMO) August 28, 2020
The choice that our frontline workers have made in line of duty, despite being exposed to the danger themselves, shall be my driving force forever. I'm deeply indebted to them & all the unsung heroes for their tireless resolve & love for the country. #HappyIndependenceDay pic.twitter.com/27x8TkYWRa
— Kavitha Kalvakuntla (@RaoKavitha) August 15, 2020
My heartiest congratulations to Sankirth Garu for securing 330th rank in 2019 Civil Services Exams. I felicitated him upon his remarkable success and wished him all the very best pic.twitter.com/rw0L360x3w
— Kavitha Kalvakuntla (@RaoKavitha) August 14, 2020
We lost a veteran in scouting community today. My prayers are with the family. RIP sir !! @BharatScouts pic.twitter.com/WiCnXyCm1m
— Kavitha Kalvakuntla (@RaoKavitha) June 20, 2020
తన సాహిత్యంతో తెలంగాణ ఖ్యాతిని విశ్వవ్యాప్తం చేసిన కవి, ఆచార్య సి. నారాయణ రెడ్డి గారి వర్ధంతి సందర్భంగా వారికి నా ఘన నివాళులు..
— Kavitha Kalvakuntla (@RaoKavitha) June 12, 2020
Homage to Dr C Narayana Reddy Garu on his death anniversary#CNarayanaReddy pic.twitter.com/JBcibMsz2g
Will reach out !! https://t.co/2zu7xlgXwj
— Kavitha Kalvakuntla (@RaoKavitha) June 2, 2020
Let us all do our bit to protect our Mother Earth !!#WorldEnvironmentDay #NurtureTheNature pic.twitter.com/FHDk82EKkZ
— Kavitha Kalvakuntla (@RaoKavitha) June 5, 2020
Will reach out !! https://t.co/M97LDMSoOc
— Kavitha Kalvakuntla (@RaoKavitha) May 30, 2020
Share the contact details. Will reach out !! https://t.co/yD9JUPUZxJ
— Kavitha Kalvakuntla (@RaoKavitha) May 26, 2020
— Kavitha Kalvakuntla (@RaoKavitha) May 24, 2020