Tangirala Sowmya Explained

Tangirala Sowmya (born 12 April 1982), is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. She won the 2014 by election to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Telugu Desam Party ticket from Nandigama constituency in the NTR District.^[1] She defeated Bodapati Baburao of Indian National Congress by a margin of 74,827 votes.^[2] The by poll was necessitated following the death of her father Tangirala Prabhakara Rao.^[3] She won Nandigama MLA seat in 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election^{[4] [5]} and was appointed whip on 12 November 2024.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tangirala Sowmya . 2024-03-21 . Zee News . en.
2. News: 2014-09-16 . TDP retains Nandigama Assembly seat . 2024-03-21 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
3. Web site: PTI . 16 September 2014 . AP by-poll: Ruling TDP wins Nandigama seat . 2 June 2016 .
4. Web site: Ameen . Md . 2024-02-25 . Vijayawada: Six former MLAs, 3 new faces in TDP’s first list . 2024-03-21 . www.thehansindia.com . en.
5. News: Election Commission of India . 4 June 2024 . AP Assembly Election Results 2024 - Nandigama . https://web.archive.org/web/20241113190008/https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S0183.htm . 13 November 2024 . 13 November 2024.
6. News: 13 November 2024 . AP CM Naidu Appoints Chief Whips, Whips . https://web.archive.org/web/20241113173223/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/andhra-pradesh/ap-cm-naidu-appoints-chief-whips-whips-1837719 . 13 November 2024 . 13 November 2024 . en.
7. News: The Times of India . 12 November 2024 . Andhra Pradesh govt names whips for assembly, council . https://web.archive.org/web/20241113173158/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/andhra-pradesh-government-appoints-new-whips-for-assembly-and-council/articleshow/115227312.cms . 13 November 2024 . 13 November 2024.