T. Harish Rao
| T. Harish Rao | |
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| Minister of Irrigation, Mining & Geology, Marketing & Legislative Affairs | |
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Assumed office 2014 | |
| Constituency | Siddipet, Telangana |
| Minister of Youth Services, Andhra Pradesh | |
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In office 2004–2005 | |
| Constituency | Siddipet, Telangana |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly | |
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Assumed office 2014 | |
| Constituency | Siddipet, Telangana |
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In office 2004–2014 | |
| Constituency | Siddipet, Telangana |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
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 |
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| 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 |
References
External links
- A blog post by T. Harish Rao
- http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/international/2011/July/international_July1057.xml§ion=international&col=
- http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-07-05/news/29739072_1_resignations-trs-mlas-telangana-activists
- http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/03/stories/2008060356990100.htm
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