T. Harish Rao

T. Harish Rao
Minister of Irrigation, Mining & Geology, Marketing & Legislative Affairs
Assumed office
2014
Constituency Siddipet, Telangana
Minister of Youth Services, Andhra Pradesh
In office
2004–2005
Constituency Siddipet, Telangana
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2014
Constituency Siddipet, Telangana
In office
2004–2014
Constituency Siddipet, Telangana
Personal details
Born (1972-06-03) June 3, 1972
Siddipet, Telangana, India
Political party Telangana Rashtra Samithi
Residence Hyderabad, India
Alma mater Kakatiya University
Website http://www.tharishrao.com/

Thaneeru Harish Rao (born 3 June 1972) is an Indian politician belonging to the Telangana Rashtra Samithi. He represents Siddipet Assembly constituency. He is incumbent Cabinet Minister for Irrigation, Marketing & Legislative Affairs for Telangana state.

Early life

Harish Rao was born in chintamadaka, siddipet and his native place is Thotapally, Karimnagar District to Satyanarayana Rao and Laxmi Bai. He is the nephew of TRS party chief K. Chandrashekhar Rao. He did his diploma from masabtank polytechnic. On June 2, 2014 he became the minister for first ever Telangana Government.

Political career

Harish Rao was elected from the Siddipet Assembly constituency in 2004 at the age of 32, after the seat was vacated by K. Chandrashekhar Rao who had won both the Siddipet Assembly and Karimnagar Parliamentary seat in the 2004 General Elections. Harish Rao who just then completed his studies had directly forayed into politics by involving in Telangana agitation.

After the TRS legislators resigned from their Assembly seats in 2008, protesting the delay in the formation of Telangana by the UPA Government( which had included Telangana state formation in their Common Minimum Programme(CMP)), he contested the by-polls in Siddipet constituency.

He was reelected in the general elections in 2009 which he won in Andhra Pradesh. He is very strong Trade Union leader.

Political Statistics

S.No Year Assembly Constituency Opponent Votes Majority Result
1 2004 By Polls Siddipet Cheruku Muthyam (TDP) 64376 - 39547 24829 Won
2 2008 By Polls Siddipet Anjaiah Bhyri (INC) 76270 - 17335 58935 Won
3 2009 Siddipet Anjaiah Bhyri (INC) 85843 - 21166 64667 Won
4 2010 By Polls Siddipet Taduri Srinivas Goud (INC) 108799 - 12921 95878 Won
5 2014 Siddipet Taduri Srinivas Goud (INC) 108699 - 15371 93328 Won

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