Podem Veeraiah
Podem Veeraiah (born 2 January 1966) is an Indian politician from Telangana state. He is a three time MLA from Bhadrachalam Assembly constituency which is reserved for ST community in Bhadradri Kothagudem district. He represents Bharatiya Janata Party and won the 2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election.[1][2]
Early life and education
Veeraiah is from Mulugu, Mulugu district, Telangana. His is born to Sammaiah and Radha Bai. He completed his intermediate in 1984 at Government High School, Mulugu, Hanamkonda.[1] He married Podem Padma and they have a son and a daughter.[3]
Career
Veeraiah won from Bhadrachalam Assembly constituency representing Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election. He polled 47,746 votes and defeated his nearest rival Tellam Venkata Rao of Telangana Rashtra Samithi by a margin of 11,785 votes.[4] Earlier, he became an MLA for the first time winning the Mulug Assembly constituency in the 1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. He defeated Azmeera Chandulal by a margin of votes.14,555 He retained Mulug seat it in the 2004 Assembly election for the second time defeating Anasuya Danasari (Seethakka) but had to wait till 2018 to win again.[3] However, he lost the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election.[4][5][6]
References
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- ^ "Bhadrachalam Election Result 2023 LIVE Updates and Highlights: Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin". News18. 2023-12-03. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ a b https://legislature.telangana.gov.in/getMLAMemberDetails?memid=3406&constid=119&orderby=1&termid=15
- ^ a b "Bhadrachalam Constituency Election Results 2023: Bhadrachalam Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner". The Times of India. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ "Bhadrachalam Telangana Assembly Constituency Election 2023: Date of Result, Voting, Counting; Candidates". Financialexpress. 2023-12-03. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ english. "Bahdrachalam Election Result 2023 Live, Bahdrachalam Elections Vote Counting, Telangana Results 2023 | ABP News". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 2024-07-17.