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{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1994)}}
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'''Bade Nagajyothi''' (born 1994) is an Indian politician from [[Telangana state]]. She is the chairperson of the Mulugu Zilla Praja Parishad.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 November 2023 |title=In Mulugu's Congress-BRS fight, daughter of slain Maoist takes on former Naxalite |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/in-mulugus-congress-brs-fight-daughter-of-slain-maoist-takes-on-former-naxalite-9017518/ |access-date=18 November 2023 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life ==
She was born to Bade Nageswara Rao and Rajeswari in the forests<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2023-08-24 |title=బడే నాగజ్యోతికి ఎమ్మెల్యే సీటు ఎందికిచ్చారంటే… |url=https://www.ntnews.com/lifestyle/mulugu-brs-mla-candidate-bade-naga-jyothi-thanks-to-cm-kcr-1221390 |access-date=12 December 2023 |website=NT News |language=te-IN}}</ref> near Kalvapalli village of S.S. Tadvai mandal of the erstwhile [[Warangal district]] in 1994. Both her father and mother were former Maoist leaders. Her uncle Bade Chokka Rao, alias Damodar, is also a member of the banned Maoist party.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Telangana Mulugu constituency - Naxalite's daughter Vs Former Naxalite |url=http://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994620510/Telangana-Mulugu-constituency-Naxalites-daughter-Vs-Former-Naxalite |access-date=18 November 2023 |website=indiaherald.com |language=en}}</ref> She was brought up by her grandparents and did her early schooling at Ashram school in Kalvapalli and later joined Chaitanya High School in Hanumkonda.<ref name=":1" /> She took to electoral politics on the advice of her paternal aunt, who was a doctor.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 August 2023 |title=బడే నాగజ్యోతికి ఎమ్మెల్యే సీటు ఎందికిచ్చారంటే…-Namasthe Telangana |url=https://www.ntnews.com/lifestyle/mulugu-brs-mla-candidate-bade-naga-jyothi-thanks-to-cm-kcr-1221390 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829104154/https://www.ntnews.com/lifestyle/mulugu-brs-mla-candidate-bade-naga-jyothi-thanks-to-cm-kcr-1221390 |archive-date=29 August 2023 |access-date=10 November 2023 |website=NT News |language=te-IN}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Bade Nagajyothi about Her Family Background {{!}} Mulugu BRS {{!}} Bade Nagajyothi Biography {{!}} Mic TV News |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFlONdBNPBU |access-date=12 December 2023 |language=en}}</ref> She is a post-graduate with M.Sc. in botany and also has B.Ed. degree from [[Kakatiya University]], Warangal.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-21 |title=Slain Naxalite's daughter to challenge former Naxalite in Mulugu constituency |url=https://telanganatoday.com/slain-naxalites-daughter-to-challenge-former-naxalite-in-mulugu-constituency |access-date=2023-11-18 |website=Telangana Today |language=en-US}}</ref> She quit as a teacher after joining politics. She is from Koya tribe.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 August 2023 |title=Red legacy: Mulugu set for radical fight between duo |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/red-legacy-mulugu-set-for-radical-fight-between-duo/articleshow/102960320.cms |access-date=18 November 2023 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== Career ==
Nagajyothi started her political career as a [[Sarpanch]], winning the local Zilla Parishad elections as an independent in her native village Kalavapalli in 2019<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sridhar |first=P. |date=2023-08-21 |title=Hand-picked by KCR, Nagajyothi vows to emerge triumphant from ST-reserved Mulugu Assembly constituency |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/hand-picked-by-kcr-nagajyothi-vows-to-emerge-triumphant-from-st-reserved-mulugu-assembly-constituency/article67220463.ece |access-date=10 November 2023 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> and was later vice-chairman of the ZPTC.<ref name=":0" /> She is named as the [[Bharat Rashtra Samithi]] (BRS) candidate to contest the [[Mulug Assembly constituency|Mulugu]] constituency against [[Seethakka]] in the [[2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=21 August 2023 |title=Telangana Assembly Elections 2023: KCR Releases First List Of BRS Candidates; Details Here |url=https://www.bqprime.com/politics/telangana-assembly-elections-2023-kcr-releases-1st-list-of-brs-candidates-check-names-here-bqc |access-date=10 November 2023 |website=BQ Prime |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharat Kumar |first=Puli |date=25 August 2023 |title=Women candidates in assembly race from Warangal, Karimnagar districts |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/250823/women-candidates-in-assembly-race-from-warangal-karimnagar-districts.html |access-date=10 November 2023 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Basava |first=Bhaskar |date=23 August 2023 |title=Battle Royale: Late Naxal leader's daughter Nagajyothi takes on former Naxal Seethakka in Mulugu |url=https://newsmeter.in/top-stories/battle-royale-late-naxal-leader-daughter-nagajyothi-takes-on-former-naxal-seethakka-mulugu-716834 |access-date=18 November 2023 |website=newsmeter.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=BRS List: టీవీలో తన పేరు విని కన్నీళ్లు పెట్టుకున్న బడే నాగజ్యోతి |url=https://telugu.samayam.com/telangana/warangal/mulugu-brs-candidate-bade-nagajyothi-emotional-after-hearing-her-name-in-television-from-kcr/articleshow/102916002.cms |access-date=18 November 2023 |website=Samayam Telugu |language=te}}</ref> After filing her nomination on 10 November 2023, she took part in a road show.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-11-10 |title=BRS MLA Candidate Bade Nagajyothi Files Nomination |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/telangana/brs-mla-candidate-bade-nagajyothi-files-nomination-836813 |access-date=18 November 2023 |website=The Hans India |language=en}}</ref> She lost to Seethakka by 33,700 votes in the elections held on 30 November 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Commission of India |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenDecNew2023/candidateswise-S29109.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250426200125/https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenDecNew2023/candidateswise-S29109.htm |archive-date=26 April 2025 |access-date=3 December 2023 |website=results.eci.gov.in}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Politicians from Telangana]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1994 births]]
[[Category:Bharat Rashtra Samithi politicians]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women politicians]]
[[Category:People from Warangal]]
[[Category:Kakatiya University alumni]]
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