Vasupalli Ganesh Kumar

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Vasupalli Ganesh Kumar (born 1965) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election on Telugu Desam Party ticket from Visakhapatnam South constituency in Visakhapatnam district. He defeated Dronamraju Srinivasa Rao of YSR Congress Party by a margin of 3,729 votes. He later resigned from TDP [1] [2] and shifted to YSR Congress party and is nominated to contest from the same seat representing YSRCP in the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election. [3] [4]

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Early life and education

Kumar was born in Marripalem, Visakhapatnam to late Ramana. He is a graduate. [5] [6]

Career

He was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 2019 from Visakhapatnam South constituency.

Controversy

In August 2023, he was convicted to a six-month jail term and a fine of Rs.5000 on charges of attacking a person. [7] He said he would challenge the verdict in the High Court.

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