Taneti Vanitha

Taneti Vanitha is an Indian politician, former Minister of Home Affairs, Prison, Fire Services and Disaster Management in the Government of Andhra Pradesh and a Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Kovvur, West Godavari district. She got majority of about 25000 votes in the 2019 Indian general election. She served as the Minister of Home, Prisons, Fire Services of Andhra Pradesh since 2022 till 2024.

Career
Vanitha was elected as MLA for Gopalapuram on Telugu Desam Party ticket but defected to YSR Congress party in November 2012. She came out of TDP due to its stand on Andhra Pradesh bifurcation and then joined YSR Congress Party. In 2019, she contested from Kovvuru as YSRCP candidate and won with a majority of 25000 votes and was appointed Minister of Women and Child Welfare in Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy ministry. In April 2022 cabinet reshuffle, Vanitha was appointed Minister for Home and Disaster Management. She lost her seat to Maddipati Venkata Raju of Telugu Desam Party by a margin of more than 25000 votes in General Elections 2024.