Kova Laxman | |
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Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
Assumed office 5 July 2022 | |
Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
National President BJP OBC Morcha | |
Assumed office 26 September 2020 | |
President | Jagat Prakash Nadda |
Preceded by | Dara Singh Chauhan |
2nd President of the Bharatiya Janata Party,Telangana | |
In office 8 April 2016 –11 March 2020 | |
National President | Amit Shah |
Preceded by | G. Kishan Reddy |
Succeeded by | Bandi Sanjay Kumar |
Member of Legislative Assembly,Telangana | |
In office 2014–2018 | |
Preceded by | T. Manemma |
Succeeded by | Muta Gopal |
Constituency | Musheerabad |
Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh | |
In office 1999–2004 | |
Preceded by | M. Kodanda Reddy |
Succeeded by | Nayani Narasimha Reddy |
Constituency | Musheerabad |
Personal details | |
Born | Hyderabad,Andhra Pradesh,India | 3 July 1960
Political party | BJP |
Residence(s) | Ashok Nagar,Hyderabad |
Website | drklaxman |
Kova Laxman is an Indian politician from the state of Telangana who currently the National President for Bharatiya Janata Party's OBC Morcha since 26 September 2020. He is a former State President of Bharatiya Janata Party in Telangana from 2016 to 2020. He represented Musheerabad Assembly constituency twice as MLA from 1999-2004 in Andhra Pradesh Assembly and from 2014-2018 in Telangana Legislative Assembly. [1] [2]
Laxman is married to Uma and the couple have three children:Swetha,Rahul and Shruthi. [3]
K. Laxman has done his MSc. and Ph.D. from Osmania University completing his research on the subject Geology. He has received a Gold Medal for his research.
He was elected as MLA for the second time from Musheerabad Assembly constituency [4] in 2014 Telangana Assembly election.
He served as the floor leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party from 2014 to 2016 and then was made the second state president of Telangana BJP from 2016 to 2020.
He was appointed the President of the National OBC Morcha,on 26 September 2020. [5]
K. Laxman was appointed as returning officer for BJP’s internal polls on 14 October 2024. [6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Dr. K. Laxman | 65,209 | 43.5% | ||
TRS | M. Gopal | 37,823 | 25.3% | ||
INC | P. Vinay Kumar | 26,808 | 17.9% | ||
Majority | 27,386 | - | |||
Turnout | 1,50,884 | 54.9% |
Laxman is married to Uma and the couple have three children: Swetha, Shruthi and Rahul. [8]
Laxman sparked a controversy over Sania Mirza being made the brand ambassador of Telangana by calling her Pakistan’s "daughter-in-law" after her marriage to cricketer Shoaib Malik and unfit to be a representative of an Indian state. This sparked outrage and drew a fierce response from Sania who said she will remain an Indian until the "end of her life". [9] [10]