Kothapalli Geetha
Kothapalli Geetha | |
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Araku | |
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Born | Bhartiya Janata Party[1] | 4 February 1971
Other political affiliations | YSR Congress Party (before 2019), Independent |
Spouse | Paruchuri Rama Koteshwar Rao |
Children | 2 |
Education | Bachelor of Arts (1989), Bachelor of Education (1990) |
Kothapalli Geetha is an Indian Politician and a former
Political career
Geetha was elected as a MP from
A petition was filed against Geeta in 2016 claiming that she was not a member of the ST community as she contested in the general elections 2014 in a reserved seat for ST community from Aaraku Parliamentary Constituency and won the elections.[2] An investigation committee formed for the probe and the district magistrate stated that she did not belong to the ST community.[7]
Family and early life
Geetha was born on February 4, 1971, in
Geetha completed her Bachelor of Arts in the year 1989, Bachelor of Education in the year 1990, both from Andhra University.[9]
Lawsuits
Punjab national bank case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on 30 June 2015 filed a chargesheet against Geetha and her Husband, the managing director of Visweswara Infrastructure, and three others for alleged criminal conspiracy to defraud a branch of the Punjab National Bank in Hyderabad up to ₹42 crore.[10] The CBI reported that the accused gave wrong details to the bank and allegedly cheated the bank which led to the bank losing ₹42.79 crore. PNB sued YSRC former MP Kothapalli Geetha and her husband P Ramakoteswar Rao and Telangana high court stayed the five-year jail sentence awarded to them in the Punjab National Bank loan fraud case by CBI court and granted them bail. But the loan has been repaid with full interest and satisfaction of PNB and PNB has filed a full satisfaction memo which is listed for quash in the Hon'ble High court of Telangana
References
- ^ @Geethak_MP (18 June 2019). "Heartfelt regards to Hon'ble @AmitShah ji & @rammadhavbjp ji for heartfully inviting me & giving me an opportunity…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c "Lok Sabha election 2019: Araku lone ST constituency in Andhra Pradesh". Hindustan Times. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Kothapalli Geetha releases party manifesto, first list | Vijayawada News - Times of India". The Times of India. 17 February 2021. Archived from the original on 17 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "YSRCP demands Geetha's resignation - TeluguSquare.com". www.telugusquare.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016.
- ^ "Araku MP Kothapalli Geetha launches Jana Jagruti Party in Vijayawada". The News Minute. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Former Andhra MP Kothapalli Geetha joins BJP after meeting Amit Shah". The News Minute. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Kothapalli Geetha on Her Cast Issue". tupaki.
- ^ "Geetha Kothapalli | National Portal of India". 24 August 2018. Archived from the original on 24 August 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Kothapalli Geetha(Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party):Constituency- ARAKU(ANDHRA PRADESH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 February 2021.