Pothuganti Ramulu is an Indian politician and a member of parliament to the 17th Lok Sabha from Nagarkurnool Lok Sabha constituency, Telangana. He won the 2019 Indian general election being an Bharat Rashtra Samithi candidate.[1]
Pothuganti Ramulu | |
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Member of the India Parliament for Nagarkurnool | |
Preceded by | Nandi Yellaiah |
Succeeded by | Mallu Ravi |
Constituency | Nagarkurnool |
Personal details | |
Born | Gunduru (V), Kalwakurthi (M) Nagarkurnool (Dist) | 17 August 1952
Political party | BJP |
Other political affiliations | Telugu Desam Party, Bharat Rashtra Samithi |
Spouse | Bhagya Laxmi |
Children | 3 |
Residence | Hyderabad |
Occupation | Politician |
Early life and education
editRamulu has born in Gunduru Village at Kalwakurthi Mandal in 1952. He has done his schooling up to 7th standard at Gunduru Village and then he stopped for one year, Later he as continued his studies till graduation and worked in Government marketing yard for 16 years and then he has resigned to the Job and entered into politics 1994 by joining TDP (Telugu Desam Party) with inspiration of Ex. Minister Mahendranath Who is also represented Achampet in Andhra Pradesh Assembly prior to Ramulu.
Political Life
editRamulu quitting government service he joined politics in 1994 and was elected as an MLA on TDP ticket thrice in the 1994, 1999 and 2009 elections from Achampet Assembly constituency. He served as sports and youth services minister in N Chandrababu Naidu’s Cabinet. After the formation of Telangana state, he quit the TDP and joined the BRS (then TRS) and won as Mp from Nagarkurnool in 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Pothuganti Ramulu joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of Union MoS Rajeev Chandrashekhar, BJP National Secretary and Telangana State Incharge Tarun Chugh, BJP Parliamentary board Member and Rajysabha MP K. Laxman and National Vice President DK Aruna at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi on 29 February 2024.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "GENERAL ELECTION TO LOK SABHA TRENDS & RESULT 2019". Election Commission of India. 23 May 2019.
- ^ India TV (29 February 2024). "BRS Nagarkurnool MP Pothuganti Ramulu, his son, other leaders join BJP ahead of Lok Sabha polls". Archived from the original on 29 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ The Hindu (29 February 2024). "BRS Nagarkurnool MP P. Ramulu joins BJP". Archived from the original on 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.