Tammineni Veerabhadram
Tammineni Veerabhadram | |
|---|---|
 Veerabhadram in a television interview | |
| Telangana State Secretary, CPI (M) | |
| In office 8 March 2014 – 28 January 2025 | |
| Succeeded by | John Wesley[1] |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1996–1998 | |
| Constituency | Khammam |
| Member of Legislative Assembly, United Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Chief Minister | Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy |
| Constituency | Khammam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1954 (age 71–72) |
| Party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Spouse | Uma |
| Children | Sangamithra (son), Dr. Sruthi (daughter) |
| Residence | Khammam |
Tammineni Veerabhadram (born 1954) is an Indian politician, belonging to the Communist Party of India (Marxist).[2] As of December 2022, he is a Central Committee member of the party.[3]
Early and personal life
Veerabhadram hails from Khammam District.[4] His wife's name is Uma, son's name is Sangamithra and daughter's name Dr. Sruthi. He entered politics through activism in the Students Federation of India.[4]
Career
Veerabhadram contested the Khammam Lok Sabha seat in the 1991 Indian general election. He finished in second place with 310,268 votes (43.37% of the votes in the constituency). There was less than 1% margin between him and the winning candidate, P.V. Rangaiah Naidu of the Indian National Congress.[5] He contested the Khammam seat again in the 1996 election and got elected to the 11th Lok Sabha.[2][6] He obtained 374,675 votes (42.82%), defeating P.V. Rangaiah Naidu.[6]
He lost the Khammam Lok Sabha seat in the 1998 election. Veerabhadram won 352,083 votes (39.01%), finishing in second place. He was the most voted CPI(M) candidate in the fray outside of the left strongholds West Bengal and Kerala.[7]
Veerabhadram was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in the 2004 election, standing as a candidate in the Khammam constituency. He obtained 46,505 votes.[8] In the 2009 Legislative Assembly election, he contested the neighbouring Palair constituency instead, where he finished in second place with 58,889 votes (37.98%).[9] As of 2011, he served as honorary president of the Khammam District unit of the Kulavivaksha Vyatireka Porata Sangham.[10]
When the CPI(M) decided to create a separate State Committee for Telangana in March 2014, following the passing of the Andhra Pradesh State Reorganisation Bill, Veerabhadram was elected as its Secretary.[4][11]
References
- ^ "John Wesley is CPI (M)'s new Telangana State secretary". Telangana Today. 28 January 2025. Archived from the original on 28 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ a b India. Parliament. Lok Sabha (2003). Indian Parliamentary Companion: Who's who of Members of Lok Sabha. Lok Sabha Secretariat. p. 596.
- ^ The Hindu. CPI(M) pays rich tributes to Puchalapalli Sundaraiah
- ^ a b c Business Standard. CPM sets up separate committee for Telangana state
- ^ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1991 TO THE TENTH LOK SABHA – VOLUME I (NATIONAL AND STATE ABSTRACTS & DETAILED RESULTS)
- ^ a b Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1996 TO THE ELEVENTH LOK SABHA – VOLUME I (NATIONAL AND STATE ABSTRACTS & DETAILED RESULTS)
- ^ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1998 TO THE 12TH LOK SABHA – VOLUME I (NATIONAL AND STATE ABSTRACTS & DETAILED RESULTS)
- ^ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2004 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ANDHRA PRADESH
- ^ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2009 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ANDHRA PRADESH
- ^ The Hindu. CPI(M) demands Rs.10,000 crore in State budget for dalits
- ^ Communist Party of India (Marxist). Andhra, Telangana – Two Separate Committees