Sumalatha
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Sumalatha (born 27 August 1963) is an Indian actress, politician who is the current Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Mandya, Karnataka. She has acted in more than 220 films in Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi. She gained popularity in Telugu cinema and Malayalam cinema and later married Kannada actor-politician Ambareesh and has a son Abhishek Gowda.
Sumalatha | |
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Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | L. R. Shivarame Gowda |
Constituency | Mandya |
Personal details | |
Born | (1963-08-27) 27 August 1963 (age 60)[1] Madras, Madras State, India |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse | |
Children | Abhishek Gowda |
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In March 2019, Sumalatha announced that she would seek election for Lok Sabha from Mandya constituency of Karnataka as an independent candidate. On 23 May 2019, Sumalatha won against Nikhil Kumaraswamy by a margin of more than 1.25 lakh votes in the Lok Sabha election.[2]
Sumalatha received honorary doctorate from United Technological Research University of America on 20 January 2024 in Hyderabad.[3]