Gangula Kamalakar (born 8 May 1968) is an Indian politician who served as the Minister of BC Welfare, Food and Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs of Telangana state. He represents Karimnagar constituency as an MLA in the Telangana Legislative Assembly from the Telangana Rashtra Samithi.
Gangula Kamalakar | |
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| In office 9 September 2019 – 6 December 2023 | |
| Governor | T. Soundararajan |
| Chief Minister | K. Chandrasekhar Rao |
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| Succeeded by | Ponnam Prabhakar |
| Member of Legislative Assembly, Telangana | |
| Assumed office 2 June 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Telangana Legislative Assembly – created |
| Constituency | Karimnagar |
| Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Meneni Satyanarayana |
| Succeeded by | Karingmar constituency transferred to Telangana Legislative Assembly |
| Constituency | Karimnagar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 May 1968 Karimnagar, Andhra Pradesh, India |
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| Spouse | Rajitha |
| Children | 2 |
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| Occupation | Politician |
Early life
editKamalakar was born on 8 May 1968 in Karimnagar of present-day Telangana (then part of Andhra Pradesh) to Mallaiah and Laxmi Narasamma. He has educated up to Intermediate. He enrolled at KITS, Ramtek, Maharashtra in Civil Engineering in 1986 batch; he did not complete his degree. He is married to Rajitha and the couple has a son and a daughter.[1]
Career
editKamalakar started his political career in 2000 when he was elected as a corporator in the Karimnagar Municipality. In 2009, he was elected as an MLA from Karimnagar constituency on a Telugu Desam Party (TDP) ticket. In 2013, he joined the Telangana Rashtra Samithi in the onset of Telangana movement and was re-elected in 2014 and 2018 election from the same constituency.[2] Karimnagar was traditionally considered a stronghold of the Velama caste, however, Kamalakar who hails from the Other Backward Class (OBC) community, managed to get elected in three consecutive terms.[2][3]
In September 2019, Kamalakar was included in the Second K. Chandrashekar Rao ministry, and was allotted the portfolio of B.C. Welfare, Food & Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs.[4][5] Kamalakar is a close aide of minister K. T. Rama Rao who fondly calls him "Karimnagar Bheemudu" and "Kamalakar Anna."[3]
References
edit- ^ "Member's Profile: SRI GANGULA KAMALAKAR". Telangana Legislature. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ a b "వెలమల కోటలో ఎమ్మెల్యేగా హ్యాట్రిక్". Andhra Jyothi. 9 September 2019. Archived from the original on 9 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Meteoric rise of Gangula Kamalakar". The Hans India. 9 September 2019.
- ^ India, The Hans (8 September 2019). "Here is the list of New Telangana Ministers and their portfolios". The Hans India.
- ^ "KCR expands his 12-member cabinet by inducting 6 ministers into Telangana cabinet". Deccan Chronicle. 8 September 2019.