Vedma Bhojju Patel | |
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| Member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Ajmeera Rekha |
| Constituency | Khanapur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vedma Bhojju 16 June 1986 Kallurguda,Utnoor,Adilabad District,Telangana,India |
| Political party |  Indian National Congress |
| Children | 2 |
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| Occupation | Politician |
Vedma Bhojju is an Adivasi leader and politician from Telangana state. [1] He was elected as an MLA from Khanapur constituency in the 2023 assembly elections.
He is the son of a poor tribal couple, Vedma Bhimrao and Girijabai, hailing from Kallurguda, Utnuru mandal in the united Adilabad district. He still resides in the Indiramma house allocated by the Congress government. A postgraduate and first worked in the Adivasi Student Association, then as a consultant in the Adivasi Rights Struggle Committee (Thudumdebba) and then as a contract employee. He resigned from his job two years ago and joined the Congress party in the presence of PCC President Revanth Reddy. [2]
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