▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁on ▁Congress ▁ticket . ▁She ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Congress ▁by ▁the ▁late ▁Dr . ▁Y ▁S ▁Raj as he k ara ▁Red dy ▁( Y SR ) ▁after ▁he ▁sp otted ▁her ▁during ▁his ▁historic ▁‘ pad ay atra ’ ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁Gro omed ▁by ▁Y SR ▁during ▁his ▁ten ure ▁as ▁chief ▁minister ▁of ▁und iv ided ▁And h ra ▁Pr adesh , ▁Such ar ita ' s ▁rise ▁to ▁the ▁cabinet ▁rank ▁began ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁when ▁she ▁won ▁the ▁Z illa ▁Par ish ad ▁Territ orial ▁Const itu encies ▁( Z PT C ) ▁election ▁from ▁Ph ir ang ip ur am ▁in ▁G unt ur ▁as ▁a ▁Congress ▁candidate . ▁She ▁served ▁for ▁two ▁years ▁as ▁Z PT C ▁member . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Y SR ▁all otted ▁her ▁the ▁party ▁ticket ▁for ▁Pr ath ip adu ▁Assembly ▁Const itu ency ▁in ▁G unt ur ▁district ▁from ▁where ▁she ▁won ▁comfort ably . ▁After ▁Y SR ' s ▁death ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁she ▁sw ore ▁alleg iance ▁to ▁Y ▁S ▁J agan ▁Moh an ▁Red dy ▁and ▁res igned ▁from ▁Congress ▁when ▁J agan ▁launched ▁Y SR CP ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁She ▁again ▁won ▁from ▁the ▁seat ▁on ▁a ▁Y SR CP ▁ticket ▁in ▁the ▁by - e lections ▁held ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁▁