Kamala Kumari Karredula

Kamala Kumari Kareddula is an Indian politician. She was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from the Bhadrachalam, Andhra Pradesh as a member of the Indian National Congress.

She was selected by Late Shri Rajeev Gandhi for the Parliamentary elections and initially elected to the 9th Lok Sabha as a Member of Parliament (MP) in 1989 from Bhadrachalam Lok Sabha constituency that consisted of Seven Legislative Assembly segments & Fifty three Mandals thus recognized as the second largest Parliamentary constituency in India. She was re-elected the second time to the 10th Lok Sabha as a Member of Parliament (MP) in 1991 and was then appointed as a Union Minister for Social Welfare, Tribal Welfare, Women & Child development Welfare, Govt of India in 1991 under the Prime Minister, P.V. Narasimha Rao. She was a Member of various Parliamentary Committees and had visited several countries like China, USA etc. as a Member of these Parliamentary Committees. She was a Member of All India Congress Committee as well as a senior Member of PCC Selection Committee that select MPs and MLAs. She was appointed as a Member, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, Government of India, a Statutory Body with Civil Judiciary powers under the President of India in 2010. Her candidature was strongly proposed to the Prime Minister's Office by the Congress President, Smt Sonia Gandhi and supported by the Chief Minister, Late Shri Y.S Rajasekhar Reddy. She was re-appointed again for a three-year term in the same National Commission in 2013 and served the Indian Government till her last breath in 2014. She is survived by her two sons and three daughters who continue to serve the Community through Social Service. Her second son, Kiran is based in the US and vehemently has been supporting the Congress party through Indian Overseas Congress since the last 10 years.

She provided yeoman support for the Underprivileged and Tribal upliftment by donating her personal properties to build churches, schools, hostels, and by promoting simple inter-caste marriages. She always believed in Late Smt Indira Gandhi's philosophy of working hard as there is always less competition Vs Taking Credit as there is immense competition. She also meticulously followed the adage, "Simple in Living and Saintly in Thinking". She proved to be a role model to the modern Society by demonstrating impeccable values like Loyalty, Honesty, Integrity and Servant leadership in her Thirty years of Political Career to the Congress party. She sacrificed attending her first Daughter's wedding and instead stood by the Congress party by voting at the No-Confidence motion for the Prime Minister in New Delhi. She depicted these values by being Corrupt-Free, Loyal to the Congress party and leading a humble life. She was a member of Indian Nursing Council since 28 March 1990.