Arutla Kamala Devi is an indian politician, freedom fighter and leader of

Communist Party of India Communist Party of India (CPI) is the oldest Marxist–Leninist communist party in India and one of the nine national parties in the country. The CPI was founded in modern-day Kanpur (formerly known as Cawnpore) on 26 December 1925. H ...

. She represented Alair constituency from 1952 to 1967 with 3 consecutive terms. She was among the leaders and fighters in the armed freedom struggle against the rule of Nizam (the last ruler of the erstwhile princely state of

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...

). The communists joined with the poor peasants in the present day Telangana state during the 1940s to overthrow the Nizam's feudal regime. It was a sub movement in the larger independence struggle of India. She is the first woman opposition leader in India.

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Female politicians of the Communist Party of India Telangana Rebellion Telugu people People from Nalgonda district Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1962–1967 Communist Party of India politicians from Telangana Madras MLAs 1952–1957 Madras MLAs 1957–1962 1920 births 2001 deaths Women members of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly {{AndhraPradesh-politician-stub