Gummanur Jayaram

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P. Gummanur Jayaram
Member of Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh
Assumed office
2024
Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
Preceded by Pithani Satyanarayana
Personal details
Born (1968-10-16) 16 October 1968 (age 55)
Gummanur village, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India
Political party Indian Election Symbol Cycle.png Telugu Desam Party
Other political
affiliations
Indian Election Symbol Ceiling Fan.svg YSR Congress Party (2011-2024)
PrajaRajyamPartyFlag.png Praja Rajyam Party (2009-2011)
Spouse
Gummanur Renuka
(m. 1989)
Children5
Alma mater Municipal Boys High School, Bellary, Karnataka

Gummanur Jayaram (born 16 October 1968) is an Indian politician from Telugu Desam Party and formerly a member of YSR Party and Minister of Labour, Employment, Training, Factories in the Government of Andhra Pradesh. [1] [2] [3] [4] He was elected as a Member of the AP Legislative Assembly (India) (MLA) representing Alur (Assembly constituency) in both the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election and 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections.

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Political career

2019 Election

In 2019 election, Jayaram contested again as MLA representing YSRCP from Alur against Kotla Sujathamma from TDP. He won with total votes of 107,101 with 161 Postal and 106940 General representing 56%. [5] With a statewide majority by the YSRCP, they formed the state government headed by Jagan Mohan Reddy as CM, and Jayaram was chosen as Minister of Labour, Employment, Training, Factories in Jagan's cabinet.

2024 Election

Jayaram was fired from his ministry as he joined hands with Telugu Desam Party without resigning his post. [6] [7] He remains the only minister to be fired from his position in the history of bifurcated Andhra Pradesh.

Development projects

Jayaram led a project bringing water channels to his constituency. He also addressed the problem in labour department, [8] and worked with the Central Government to deliver the upcoming hospital where MoS Santosh Kumar Gangwar laid the foundation stone of the ESI Hospital in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. [9]

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