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'''Chikkudu Vamshi Krishna''' (born 1964) is an Indian politician from [[Telangana]]. He won the [[2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election]] from [[Achampet Assembly constituency|Achampet Constituency]], reserved for SC community, in [[Nagarkurnool district]] on [[Indian National Congress]] ticket.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chikkudu vamshi krishna telangana achampet candidate Profile, Candidates Net Worth, Education News {{!}} ABP न्यूज़ |url=https://www.abplive.com/elections/chikkudu-vamshi-krishna-telangana-achampet-candidate-profile.html |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=www.abplive.com |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Achampet Sc Election Results 2023, Achampet Sc Assembly Seat Leading Candidates with names |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/elections/telangana-assembly-elections/nagarkurnool/constituencies-achampet-sc |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=India TV News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Livemint |date=2023-12-03 |title=Telangana Assembly Elections 2023 Results: Check full list of winners and losers |url=https://www.livemint.com/elections/assembly-elections/telangana-assembly-elections-2023-results-check-whos-winning-the-race-and-who-is-lagging-behind-11701433560839.html |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Krishna is from Nagarkurnool district, Telangana. He is the son of late Balaiah. He married Anuradha, also a medical doctor, and together they have two children, Yeshwanth and Yekthamukhi. After completing his MBBS,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chikkudu Vamshi Krishna, _PARTYABBR_ Candidate from Achampet Seat: Electoral History & Political Journey |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/telangana/chikkudu-vamshi-krishna-assembly-candidate-s29aed2008a082e2023c002/ |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=www.news18.com |language=en}}</ref> he studied post-graduation in surgery at the [[NTR University of Health Sciences]], Vijayawada, passing out in 1997.

== Career ==
Krishna is a senior Congress leader from late nineties. He contested as MLA from [[Achampet, Nagarkurnool district|Achampet]] in the [[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election]] for the first time but lost to P. Ramulu of TDP by a margin of 12,346 votes. In the [[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election]], he defeated the same candidate by 20,665 votes. Later, he contested the Achampet seat on Congress ticket but lost all the three elections in 2009, 2014<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-04-07 |title=Telangana Congress releases candidates' list |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/loksabha2014/telangana-congress-releases-candidates-list/article5883466.ece |access-date=2024-04-20 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> and 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chikkudu vamshi krishna telangana achampet candidate Profile, Candidates Net Worth, Education News {{!}} ABP Desam |url=https://telugu.abplive.com/elections/chikkudu-vamshi-krishna-telangana-achampet-candidate-profile.html |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=telugu.abplive.com |language=te}}</ref> In the [[2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly Election]], he defeated [[Bharat Rashtra Samithi|BRS]] candidate [[Guvvala Balaraju]], to whom he lost in the previous two elections by a huge margin of 49,326 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-03 |title=Telangana Assembly Election Results 2023: Full list of winners |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/politics/telangana-assembly-election-results-2023-winners-list-constituency-brs-bjp-congress-aimim-18472071.htm/ |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=CNBCTV18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chikkudu Vamshi Krishna |url=https://www.electwise.in/politician/chikkudu-vamshi-krishna/ |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=Electwise |language=en}}</ref>[https://ceotelangana.nic.in/List%20of%20Elected%20Members/MLAs%20Addresses%20(Telangana)%20-%2024.05.2016.pdf]

He was appointed as [[Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee]] (TPCC) Vice President on 9 June 2025.<ref name="AICC appoints 27 VPs and 69 general secretaries for TPCC">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |date=9 June 2025 |title=AICC appoints 27 VPs and 69 general secretaries for TPCC |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/aicc-appoints-27-vps-and-69-general-secretaries-for-tpcc/article69676082.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250610054127/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/aicc-appoints-27-vps-and-69-general-secretaries-for-tpcc/article69676082.ece |archive-date=10 June 2025 |access-date=10 June 2025 |publisher=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref>

Vamshi Krishna Was appointed as [[Nagarkurnool district|Nagarkurnool District]] Congress Committee (DCC) President on 22 November 2025.<ref name="Congress appoints new DCC presidents">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |date=22 November 2025 |title=Congress appoints new DCC presidents |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/new-dcc-presidents-appointed/article70312095.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251123141109/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/new-dcc-presidents-appointed/article70312095.ece |archive-date=23 November 2025 |access-date=23 November 2025 |publisher=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref>

== Rare surgery ==
Krishna, who is a qualified surgeon, performed a surgery at the Achampet Government Hospital, along with his team and removed a 10-kg tumor from a woman's body, potentially saving her life.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-06 |title=Telangana MLA performs life-saving surgery on woman with 10 kg tumor |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/telangana/story/telangana-mla-chikkudu-vamshi-krishna-life-saving-surgery-woman-10-kg-tumor-2523942-2024-04-06 |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Telangana]]
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[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2004–2009]]
[[Category:Telangana MLAs 2023–2028]]

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