Actual Name : Galla Aruna Kumari
Date of birth : 01/08/1949
Place of birth : Diguvamagham, Andhra Pradesh, India
Category : Politicians
Aruna Kumari Galla is a industrialist and politician. She is representing Chandragiri Assembly Constituency of Chittoor District. She was born on August 1, 1949 at Diguvamagham, Andhra Pradesh, India. She is daughter of former Indian parliamentarian,social activist 'Paturi Rajagopala Naidu'. Aruna Kumari married 'Dr.Ramachandra Naidu Galla', an industrialist and founder of Amara Raja Group of Companies.
Early Life
Aruna Kumari has a B.S. in Computer Science from Lake View College. She worked for the Chrysler Corporation as computer programmer and departmental head for Management Information Systems in the sales division.
Political Career
Aruna Kumari political career include that of President of the Andhra Pradesh Mahila Congress and General Secretary, Pradesh Congress Committee. She was also the MLA for Chandragiri constituency from 1989–1994,1999–present and Health Education and Insurance Minister in the first term of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, late Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, during which time, she was responsible for creating the universal health programme, Aarogyasri. She also held the ministry for Roads and Buildings during second term of Congress governemnet for some time. Aruna Kumari wrote several novels in Telugu.
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