Komatireddy Raj Gopal Reddy
Komatireddy Raj Gopal Reddy (born 1 June 1967) is an Indian politician and a former Member of Legislative Assembly of Munugode of Telangana state, ex. Member of Legislative Council and ex. member of the 15th Lok Sabha. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party since August 2022. He was former Member of the Legislative Assembly from the village Munugode and also the former member of Indian National Congress.
Komatireddy Raj Gopal Reddy | |
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![]() Raj Gopal Reddy in 2022 | |
Member of Telangana Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2018–2022 | |
Preceded by | Kusukuntla Prabhakar Reddy |
Constituency | Munugode |
Member of Telangana Legislative Council | |
In office 2016-2018 | |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 2009-2014 | |
Preceded by | Kusukuntla Prabhakar Reddy |
Succeeded by | Burra Narsaiah |
Constituency | Bhuvanagiri |
Personal details | |
Born | Brahmana Vellemla | 1 June 1967
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (since September 2022) |
Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (until September 2022) |
Spouse | Lakshmi |
Children | 1 son |
Residence(s) | Plot No. 35 A, Road No. 11, Phase - II, Film Nagar, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad - 33 |
Website | www |
Early life
He was born in Brahmana Vellemla village, Narketpally, Nalgonda district to Papi Reddy. He has a bachelor's degree in arts. His elder brother is former minister and former MLA, now member of 17th Lok Sabha from Bhuvanagiri constituency, Komatireddy Venkat Reddy.
Career
Reddy won from Bhongir constituency in 2009. Reddy is an entrepreneur turned politician. He actively participated in the Telangana agitation by voicing his opinion in the parliament for the separate statehood of Telangana. He lost to Bura Narsaiah Goud for the Bhongir parliamentary constituency in 2014 Parliament elections. He won as a Member of the Legislative Council for the Local bodies constituency of Nalgonda Dist. He resigned from the post of MLC with 3 years of tenure remaining and won as a Member of the Legislative Assembly from Munugode Assembly constituency in the 2018 Assembly elections. He fought for the issues related to his constituency but all in vain as the ruling party TRS wasn't able to fulfil the demands of their constituents thereby leading him to resign from the post of MLA.[1] He joined [2] Bhartiya Janata Party(BJP) on August 21[3] and is currently contesting as a BJP candidate for the Munugode Assembly by-election.
References
- "Telangana's Munugode Congress MLA Komatireddy Rajagopal submits resignation; Speaker accepts". 8 August 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- https://english.sakshi.com/news/telangana/komatireddy-rajagopal-reddy-join-bjp-august-21-159134>
- "Elect Rajagopal, TRS government will be gone just like... snap, says Amit Shah". 22 August 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.