Three women candidates each of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and Congress were elected this time
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The Congress party's D. Anasuya defeated Minister Azmeera Chandulal from Mulug constituency (reserved for Scheduled Tribe). B. Haripriya was elected from Yellandu. Former Minister in undivided Andhra Pradesh Sabitha Indra Reddy was also elected.
Congress had fielded 11 women candidates and eight of them including former Ministers J. Geetha Reddy, D.K. Aruna, Sunitha Laxma Reddy and Konda Surekha were defeated.
The TRS, which came under criticism for not giving representation to women in the previous cabinet, had fielded only four women candidates.
Telugu Desam Party founder N.T. Rama Rao's granddaughter N. Suhasini was also defeated.
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