Magunta Parvathamma

Magunta Parvathi Subramma Reddy (27 July 1947 – 25 September 2024), commonly known as Magunta Parvathamma, was an Indian National Congress politician from Andhra Pradesh. She was a member of the 11th Lok Sabha and won the 2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.

Early life Magunta was born on 27 July 1947 in Buchireddypalem of Nellore district, to Bezawada Rama Reddy and his wife. She did her schooling from Kasturi Devi Girls School.

Career For the 1996 Indian general election, the Indian National Congress (INC) made Parvathamma its candidate from Ongole. She obtained 3,81,475 votes while her nearest rival Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) received 3,31,415. After winning the seat she became a member of the 11th Lok Sabha. Parvathamma was one of the contestants for the Ongole assembly seat during the 2012 Andhra Pradesh by-election. She was a director of the Pearl Distillery.

Personal life and death On 19 February 1967, she married politician Magunta Subbarama Reddy. Together they had two children.

Parvathamma died on 25 September 2024, at the age of 77.