Party Name : Congress
Constituency : Vijayawada
State : Andhra Pradesh
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 2
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ATCHAMAMBA, DR. (MRS.) KOMARRAJU, L.R.C.P. & S.(Edin.) and L.M. (Dublin), Cong., (Andhra Pradesh— Vijayawada—1957): D. of Late K. V. Lakshmana Rao; B. Guntur, September 6, 1906; m. Shri V. Venkatarama Sastry, 1940; 1 D.; Obstetrician and Gynaecologist; Member, Red Cross Society, Vijayawada; Member, Bharata Mahila Mandali, Vijayawada; Hon. Secretary, Bharata Grameena Mahila Sangham, New Delhi; Hon. Magistrate, Juvenile Court, Vijayawada; Vice-President, Andhra Provincial Medical Association, Communist Party, 1943—48; Student leader of girl volunteers at Kakinada Congress Session, 1924; Leader of black-flag demonstration of lady students against Simon Commission in Madras, 1928; Took a prominent part in 1930 freedom struggle; Helped to organise 'people's hospital' at Madras; Gave first-aid and attended on volunteers beaten by the police; Resigned the Communist Party membership in 1948 owing to difference of opinion on policy matters and joined the Congress Party; Specialised in maternity and child welfare.
