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Uma Gajapathi Raju B.A. was a member of Indian Parliament. She was born at Palghat, Kerala on 17 November 1953. She was educated at Madras University. She married Pusapati Ananda Gajapathi Raju on 18 August 1971. They had 2 daughters. They divorced in 1989 and she married film maker Ramesh Sharma in 1991. She is a Political and Social Worker. She was Joint Secretary of Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee for one year. She was elected to the 9th Lok Sabha from Visakhapatnam (Lok Sabha constituency) as a member of Indian National Congress in 1989. She was Member of Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in 1990. She was Vice-President of All India Women's Hockey Federation; Vice-Chairperson, Organising Committee, Freedom Run and Marathon; Member, Nehru Cricket Club; V