Koninty Manik Rao (born 9 July 1955) is an Indian politician from Telangana state.[1] He is an MLA from Zahirabad Assembly constituency which is reserved for SC community in Sangareddy district. He represents Bharat Rashtra Samithi and won the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election.[2][3]
Koninty Manik Rao | |
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| Member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 11 December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | J. Geeta Reddy |
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| Born | 9 July 1953 Jharasangam |
| Political party | Bharat Rashtra Samithi (2014–present) |
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Early life and education
editRao is from Zahirabad, which is presently in Sangareddy district. His late father, Koninty Balappa, was a farmer. He was a government employee and retired as Road Transport Officer. He did his Diploma in Automobile and Mechanical engineering in 1978 at Government Polytechnic, Masab Tank, Hyderabad.[4]
Career
editRao started his career with Bharat Rashtra Samithi. He contested the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election and polled 56,716 votes but lost to his nearest rival and former minister J. Geeta Reddy of Indian National Congress by a narrow margin of 842 votes. However, he won the Zahirabad Assembly constituency in the 2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election on BRS ticket[5] where he polled votes and defeated his nearest rival and same candidate he lost earlier, J Geeta Reddy of Indian National Congress, by a huge margin of 34,473 votes. In 2018, He retained the seat in the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election from Zahirabad Assembly seat representing BRS. He polled 97,205 votes, and defeated his nearest rival A. Chandrasekhar Rao of Indian National Congress by a margin of 12,790 votes.[6][5]
References
edit- ^ "Member's Profile - Telangana-Legislature". 27 May 2021. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "మూడుచోట్ల ఎగిరిన గులాబీజెండా-Namasthe Telangana". 7 December 2023. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Zahirabad Election Result 2023 LIVE Updates and Highlights: Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin". News18. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Koninty Manik Rao(BRS):Constituency- ZAHIRABAD (SC)(SANGAREDDY) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Zahirabad Constituency Election Results 2023: Zahirabad Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Zahirabad (SC) assembly election results 2023: Zahirabad (SC) Winning Candidates List and Vote Share". India Today. Retrieved 14 July 2024.