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Divya Spandana (born 29 November 1982), known by her stage name Ramya, is an Indian film actress and politician. She predominantly acts in Kannada films and also appears in Tamil and Telugu films.

Ramya made her acting debut in the 2003 Kannada-language film Abhi, opposite Puneet Rajkumar. She subsequently starred in several Kannada films alongside lead actors and, following successive commercial successes, established herself as one of the most sought-after actresses in the Kannada film industry, becoming referred to as the \\\\\\\"Golden Girl of Kannada cinema\\\\\\\" and \\\\\\\'Sandalwood Queen\\\\\\\'. Based on an online poll conducted by The Times of India, Ramya won the Best Actor Female award for Sanju Weds Geetha. She won Filmfare Best Actress Award twice for her roles in Tananam Tananam (2006) and Sanju Weds Geetha (2011) films. She also won Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress for Sanju Weds Geetha (2011).

In 2011, she entered politics by joining the Indian Youth Congress. She became a member of parliament from Mandya constituency in Karnataka after winning the by-election in 2013, becoming the youngest Member of Parliament in India at the time.

Ramya was born in Bangalore, Karnataka on 29 November 1982.Her mother is Ranjitha Mandya Boraiah and her foster father is R T Narayan. Her parents originally hail from Mandya.In August 2013,a person named B C Venkatesh Babu claimed that he is biological father of Ramya,and he had filed a petition in court regarding the paternity issue in April 2014. JD(S) Legislator M. Srinivas has even called her a test-tube baby during Mandya Lok Sabha by-polls when Ramya didn\\\\\\\'t mention her father\\\\\\\'s name in the nomination papers. Ramya said that her grandfather is G S Bore Gowda. She studied at St. Hilda\\\\\\\'s school in Ooty, and in Sacred Heart School (Church Park), Chennai, Tamil Nadu.She pursued her graduation at St. Joseph\\\\\\\'s College of Commerce, Bangalore.