K. V. Ushashri Charan

K. V. Ushashri Charan (16 July 1976) is a cabinet  minister from  Andhra Pradesh, India. She is a leader of the YSR Congress party. She is present MLA of Kalyandurg  constituency of Anantapur district.

Early life
Ushashri Charan is born in Rayadurgam in 1976. Her parents are K V Ratnamma and Dr. Kuruba Virupakshappa. she is married to Charan Reddy and has a daughter, Jayana Shricharan, and son, Divijith Shricharan. After completing her B.Sc. in life sciences, she did her post-graduation in Environmental Science. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. from SK University on Atmospheric Science and Global Warming.

Career
Earlier she worked as Telugu Desam Party state general secretary of Women's wing. In December 2014, she resigned from this post and joined YSR Congress Party. In 2019 assembly elections she contested from Kalyandurg, and won as MLA defeating Uma Maheshwar Naidu of TDP party with 19896 majority. In April 2022 during Cabinet reshuffle she was appointed Minister   for women, children, differently-abled individuals, and senior citizen welfare.