Vanama Venkateshwara Rao
Vanama Venkateswara Rao is a politician from Telangana state and a member of the Kottagudem Legislative Assembly constituency.[1]
Vanama Venkateswara Rao | |
|---|---|
| MLA | |
| In office 2018 - present | |
| Constituency | Kothagudem Assembly constituency |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 Nov 1944 Palvancha |
| Political party | Telangana Rashtra Samithi |
| Children | Raghavendra Rao, Ramakrishna |
| Residence | Palvancha |
Political career
Venkateswara Rao, elected as MLA from Kothagudem for the first time in 1989. He later represented the constituency in 1999 and 2004, besides serving as a minister in the cabinet of former Chief Minister late YS Rajashekhara Reddy in 2008.[2] In the Telangana general elections of 2018, he contested on a Congress party ticket and won with a majority of 4120 votes over the nearest Telangana Rashtra Samithi party candidate Jalagam Venkat Rao.[3] He resigned from the Congress Party after the 2018 elections and joined the Telangana Rashtra Samithi party.[4]
References
- "Kothagudem Election Result 2018 Live Updates: Vanama Venkateswara Rao of INC Wins". News18.
- India, The Hans (January 18, 2019). "Vanama the oldest, Haripriya the youngest take oath as MLAs". www.thehansindia.com.
- "Vanama Venkateswara Rao(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- KOTHAGUDEM(BHADRADRI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info.
- "గులాబీ గూటికి వనమా..?". Sakshi. March 16, 2019.
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