Rathod previously represented the Dornakal constituency in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 2009 from the Telugu Desam Party.

Satyavathi Rathod was born on 31 October 1969 in Pedda Thanda hamlet in Kuravi mandal of present-day Mahabubabad district, Telangana (at the time part of Andhra Pradesh).

She joined the Telugu Desam Party and contested from the Dornakal constituency the same year but lost to Indian National Congress candidate Redya Naik.

[5] In March 2014, she quit the Telugu Desam Party and joined the Telangana Rashtra Samithi.

[3] She was appointed as BRS Party Whip in Telangana Legislative Council on 4 February 2025.