Banda Karthika Reddy (born 17 August 1977) is an Indian politician and Former

Mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...

of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation,

Telangana Telangana (; , ) is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian subcontinent, Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India b ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. She is the first

of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation in 2009 and is a member of the

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...

Early life

Karthika Banda was born on 17 August 1977 in Hyderabad, India. She is a post-graduate in

Sociology Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of Interpersonal ties, social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. It uses various methods of Empirical ...

from

Osmania University Osmania University is a collegiate public state university located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Mir Osman Ali Khan, the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad in 1918 , He released a farman to establish OSMANIA UNIVERSITY on the day of 28 August 1918. It ...

and a Sportswoman.

Political career

She became the first mayor of Greater Hyderabad in December 2009.The Hindu : Front Page : Kartika Reddy first Mayor of GHMC
/ref> She became the vice-chairperson, All India Mayors' Council, 2010. She joined the

in 2020.

Personal life

Karthika Reddy is married to Banda Chandra Reddy, who is also a Congress party member. They have two sons, Kanishq and Showmik.

References

External links

GHMC site
Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh Women mayors of places in Telangana 1977 births Living people Osmania University alumni Mayors of Hyderabad, India 21st-century Indian women politicians 21st-century Indian politicians Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Telangana {{Telangana-INC-politician-stub