Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao

Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao (born 1956) known mononymously by his surname as Kunamneni, is an Indian politician and leader of Communist Party of India (CPI). He was elected as secretary of CPI Telangana State Council in September 2022.[1] He is the current MLA from Kothagudem.[2]

Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao
కూనంనేని సాంబశివ రావు
Kunamneni in a press meet
Member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2023
Preceded byVanama Venkateswara Rao
ConstituencyKothagudem
Secretary of the Communist Party of India
Telangana State Council
Assumed office
8 September 2022
Preceded byChada Venkata Reddy
Member of the Andhra Legislative Assembly
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byVanama Venkateswara Rao
Succeeded byJalagam Venkat Rao
ConstituencyKothagudem
Personal details
Born1966
Political partyCommunist Party of India
OccupationPolitician

Career

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Kunamneni was elected as a member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Kothagudem in 2009.[3] He won the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly Election from Kothagudem Constituency on CPI ticket as an alliance candidate supported by Congress.[4][5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Kunamneni elected new CPI State secretary". 9 September 2022. Archived from the original on 10 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  2. ^ Sridhar, P. (11 December 2023). "Lone CPI MLA Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao vows to make people's voice heard in Assembly". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Andhra Pradesh 2004". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao Election Results 2023: News, Votes, Results of Telangana Assembly". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  5. ^ "'Will be voice of oppressed in assembly'". The Times of India. 6 December 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Kothagudem assembly election results 2023: Kothagudem Winning Candidates List and Vote Share". India Today. Retrieved 19 April 2024.