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Chennupati Vidya (born 5 June 1934) is an Indian politician and social worker. She was twice elected to the Lok Sabha, in 1980 and 1989. == Biography == She is the daughter of famous atheist Goparaju Ramachandra Rao, better known as ''Gora'', and of his wife Saraswathi. She was born in Vizianagram in today's Andhra Pradesh on 5 June 1934 and was educated at Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. In 1950, she married Chennupati Seshagiri Rao (1921–2008). She has one son and three daughters.〔(Biodata of Chennupati Vidya at Parliament of India. )〕 Since 1969 she has been the president of the Vasavya Mahila Mandali, an NGO dedicated to the empowerment of women and children in Andhra Pradesh.〔(Biography ) on the website of the Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation.〕 She was elected to the 7th Lok Sabha in 1980 from Vijayawada constituency on an Indian National Congress ticket. She was reelected in 1989 to the 9th Lok Sabha from the same constituency.〔 She was President of Andhra Pradesh Kho-kho Association and associated with Rotary Movement and Lions Club. ==Awards and recognition== * 2014: Jamnalal Bajaj Award under "Development and welfare of women and children" category. * Aadarsa Manya Mahila (''Ideal Woman'') in the Telugu Book of Record.〔(Decades of Selfless Social Service ).〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chennupati Vidya」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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