Tellam Venkata Rao

Tellam Venkata Rao
Member of Legislative Assembly
Telangana
Incumbent
Assumed office
3 December 2023
Preceded byPodem Veeraiah
ConstituencyBhadrachalam
Personal details
Born (1970-01-25) 25 January 1970 (age 54)
Chinabadevu, Dummugudem Mandal, Bhadradri Kothagudem district, Telangana, India[1]
NationalityIndian
Political partyINC
Other political
affiliations		BRS
SpousePraveena
ChildrenNikitha, Rishitha[2]
ResidenceBhadrachalam
OccupationPolitician, Doctor

Tellam Venkata Rao is an Indian politician who is currently serving as a member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly from Bhadrachalam since 23 December 2023.[3]

Potitical career

Tellam Venkata Rao started his political journey after resigning to his government medical post in 2014 and joined YSR Congress Party and contested as MP from Mahabubabad Lok Sabha constituency and lost. He later joined TRS party and served as State Secretary of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi. Venkata Rao contested the 2018 assembly elections as a TRS candidate from Bhadrachalam constituency and lost to Congress Candidate Podem Veeraiah with a margin of 11,785 votes. He quit the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and joined the Congress party in July 2023 ahead of 2023 Assembly Elections and returned to the BRS in August 2023 as he is not sure of getting ticket from the Congress for the Bhadrachalam seat.[4][5]

Tellam Venkata Rao contested the 2023 Assembly election from the Bhadrachalam and won by a margin of 5,719 votes, defeating Congress candidate Podem Veeraiah.[6] He later joined the Ruling Congress party on 7 April 2024 in the presence of TPCC president and Chief Minister A.Revanth Reddy and Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy.[7]

References

  1. ^ The Hans India (22 October 2023). "Bhadrachalam: A commitment to serving people". Archived from the original on 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Tellam Venkata Rao 2023 Election Affidavit" (PDF). 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  3. ^ The Times of India (5 December 2023). "Doctors turn netas, 15 to enter Telangana House". Archived from the original on 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  4. ^ The Times of India (18 August 2023). "Tellam Venkat Rao returns toBRS a month after joining Cong". Archived from the original on 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  5. ^ The New Indian Express (18 August 2023). "After short tryst with Congress, Ponguleti's aide back in BRS fold". Archived from the original on 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Dr Tellam Venkata Rao Election Result 2023 LIVE: Bhadrachalam Result Tally Updates". 2023. Archived from the original on 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  7. ^ The Hindu (7 April 2024). "Lone BRS MLA in Khammam district joins Congress". Archived from the original on 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.