Matta Ragamayee

Matta Ragamayee
డా. మట్టా రాగమయి
Member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
3 December 2023
Preceded bySandra Venkata Veeraiah
ConstituencySathupalli

Matta Ragamayee (born 1971)[1] is an Indian politician from the state of Telangana who is the current MLA of the Telangana Legislative Assembly. She won[2] the election from Sathupalli SC reserved constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly elections. She defeated BRS candidate Sandra Venkata Veeraiah by 19,440 votes.[3][4]

Personal life

Ragamayee completed her MBBS from Siddhartha Medical College, Vijayawada in 1997 and later did a Diploma in Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases (DTCD) from Kurnool Medical College in 2009.[5] She is married to Matta Dayanand Vijay and has three children, Nilothpala, Viraji and Vipanchi. She entered politics in 2014.[6][1]

Political career

She joined politics in 2014 and resigned her government job as a doctor to contest as an MLA on YSRC party ticket. Along with her husband, she joined the then TRS in May 2016. In May 2023, she joined Congress and was nominated to contest from the Sathupalli constituency.[5][7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Matta Ragamayee Election Result 2023 LIVE: Sathupalle Result Tally Updates". www.news18.com. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  2. ^ Live, A. B. P. (3 December 2023). "Sathupalli Election Result 2023 Live: Inc Candidate Matta Ragamayee Wins From Sathupalli". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  4. ^ The Hans India (5 December 2023). "Of 221 women contestants, only 10 script poll success". Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Sathupalli MLA Sandra Venkata Veeraiah on target for fifth straight win, this time on BRS ticket". www.newstap.in. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Dr Matta Ragamayee: ఎంబీబీఎస్‌ నుంచి ఎమ్మెల్యే పదవికి." Sakshi Education (in Telugu). Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  7. ^ Today, Telangana (26 May 2023). "Sathupalli BRS leader Dr Dayanand joins Congress". Telangana Today. Retrieved 3 December 2023.