Konda Surekha | |
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Minister of Endowments, Environment & Forests Government of Telangana | |
Assumed office 07 December 2023 | |
Governor |
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Chief Minister | Revanth Reddy |
Preceded by | Allola Indrakaran Reddy |
Member of Legislative Assembly,Telangana | |
Assumed office 7 December 2023 | |
Preceded by | Nannapuneni Narender |
Constituency | Warangal East |
In office 2 June 2014 –11 December 2018 | |
Preceded by | Basavaraju Saraiah |
Succeeded by | Nannapuneni Narender |
Constituency | Warangal East |
Minister of Women Development,Child Welfare,Disabled and Juvenile Government of Andhra Pradesh | |
In office 25 May 2009 –2 September 2009 | |
Governor | N. D. Tiwari |
Chief Minister | Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy |
Preceded by | Nedurumalli Rajyalakshmi |
Succeeded by | Vakiti Sunitha Laxma Reddy |
Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh | |
In office 2009–2012 | |
Preceded by | Bandari Shara Rani |
Succeeded by | M. Bikshpathi |
Constituency | Parakala |
In office 1999–2009 | |
Preceded by | Sirikonda Madhu Sudanachary |
Succeeded by | Constituency Abolished |
Constituency | Shyampeta |
Personal details | |
Born | Warangal | 19 August 1965
Political party | Indian National Congress (until- 2011)(2018-present) |
Other political affiliations | YSR Congress Party (2011-2013) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (2013-2018) |
Spouse | Konda Murali |
Children | 1 |
Residence | Hyderabad |
Konda Surekha (born 19 August 1965) is an Indian politician currently serving as the Cabinet Minister for Forest and Environment,and Endowments in the Government of Telangana. She represents Warangal East assembly constituency in the Telangana Legislative assembly. She previously represented Shyampeta and Parakala constituencies in the Telangana legislative assembly. [1] [2] She is a member of the Indian National Congress party. [3]
Konda Surekha was born in the city of Warangal,India to Thumma Chandramouli and Thumma Radha and married to Konda Murali.
Konda Surekha was elected as Mandal Parishad,in 1995. In 1996 she was appointed PCC member and in 1999 was elected as M.L.A. from Shayampet. In 1999 she became a Congress Legislature Party Treasurer,as well as being a member of Women &Child Welfare Committee,Health and Primary Education Standing committee. She was appointed AICC Member in 2000.
In 2004 she got elected as MLA –Shayampet and in 2004 was an official spokesperson for Congress party. She became Ex Officio Member,Municipal corporation,in 2005. In 2009 she got elected as Parkal MLA and was sworn in as Minister for Women Development &Child Welfare,Disabled &Juvenile Welfare.
She served as Minister for Women Development &Child Welfare,Disabled &Juvenile Welfare under Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, [4] but resigned after YSR's death when his son Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy was not made Chief Minister,even though he has majority of MLAs support. [5] [6]
She resigned on 4 July 2011,her MLA seat for Jagan cause and later for YSR's name mentioned in FIR. [7] She contested by-polls held on 12 June 2012 from Parkal assembly constituency as YSR Congress Party candidate.
She resigned from YSRC party in July 2013 citing ill-treatment from the Jagan Mohan Reddy Party people. Days before Indian general elections 2014 she joined Telangana Rashtra Samithi party and contested from Warangal-East Assembly constituency. [8] She won as an MLA from Warangal East (Assembly constituency) with a 55,085 votes majority.
In 2018 she quit TRS party along with her husband and joined the INC. [9]
On 7 December 2023,she took oath as the cabinet minister in Telangana and later she were assigned Environment and Forests,and Endowment portfolios on 9 december 2024 in Revanth Reddy Ministry. [10] [11]
Year | Contested For | Party | Constituency | Opponent | Votes | Majority | Result | ||
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1 | 1995 | MPP | INC | Won | |||||
2 | 1999 | MLA | Shyampet | Devu Sambaiah (BJP) | 43384–42813 | 571 | Won [12] | ||
3 | 2004 | Premendar Reddy Gujjula (BJP) | 72454–28430 | 44024 | Won [13] | ||||
4 | 2009 | Parkal | Bikshapathy Moluguri (TRS) | 69135–56335 | 12800 | Won [14] | |||
5 | 2012 –ByPoll | YSRCP | Bikshapathy Moluguri (TRS) | 51936–50374 | 1562 | Lost [15] | |||
6 | 2014 | TRS | Warangal East | Baswaraju Saraiah (INC) | 88641–33556 | 55085 | Won [16] | ||
7 | 2018 | INC | Parkal | Challa Dharma Reddy (TRS) | 105903-59384 | 46519 | Lost [17] | ||
8 | 2023 | Warangal East | BJP]]) | 67757-52105 | 15652 | Won | |||
Konda Surekha is married to Konda Murali,an ex-MLC and a Congress leader from Warangal district. [18] They have one daughter.
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