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| name = Kalvakuntla Vidya Sagar Rao<br />
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| image = Kalvakuntla Vidya Sagar Rao.jpg<br />
| birth_date = 1953<br />
| birth_place = [[Telangana]], [[India]]<br />
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| office = Member of [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| term_start = 2009<br />
| term_end = 2014<br />
| predecessor = Constituency established<br />
| successor = Himself<br />
| office2 = Member of the [[Telangana Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| term_start2 = 2014<br />
| term_end2 = 2023<br />
| predecessor2 = Himself<br />
| successor2 = [[Kalvakuntla Sanjay]]<br />
| constituency = [[Koratla Assembly constituency|Koratla]] (Andhra Pradesh Until 2014)<br />
| constituency2 = [[Koratla Assembly constituency|Koratla]] (Telangana after 2014)<br />
| party = [[Bharat Rashtra Samithi]]<br />
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'''Kalvakuntla Vidya Sagar Rao''' (born 1953)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2009 |title=Kalvakuntla Vidyasagar Rao (TRS):Constituency- Korutla (Karimnagar) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/ap09/candidate.php?candidate_id=1241 |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref> is an Indian politician from [[Telangana]]. He is a three time Member of the Legislative Assembly. He first won as a legislator in the [[Andhra Pradesh (1956–2014)|United Andhra Pradesh]] in 2009 and later represented the [[Koratla Assembly constituency]] in the [[Telangana Legislative Assembly]] between 2014 and 2023.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Rao is from Korutla, Karimnagar district, Telangana. He is the son of late Kalvakuntla Papa Rao. He completed his graduation in arts in 1973.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Rao was first elected as an MLA winning the [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] from [[Koratla Assembly constituency]] representing the Telangana Rashtra Samithi. He polled 41,861 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Rathnakar Rao Juvvadi of the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 15,545 votes.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Koratla Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/koratla-andhra-pradesh-assembly-constituency |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref> He won again in the 2010 by election and retained the seat for the TRS in the [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] defeating Juvvadi Narsinga Rao, an independent candidate, by a margin of 20,585 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Koratla Election Result 2018 Live Updates: Kalvakuntla Vidyasagar Rao of TRS Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/koratla-election-result-2018-live-updates-kalvakuntla-vidyasagar-rao-of-trs-wins-1968915.html |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref> He won a third consecutive term in the [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election]] defeating Narsinga Rao again, who contested this time on a Congress ticket.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Koratla Constituency Election Results 2023: Koratla Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/telangana/constituency-show/koratla |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Telangana Assembly Elections Constituencies List 2018, Telangana Vidhan Sabha Election Seats List 2018, Candidates Names, Map, Results |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/telangana-election-constituencies-list-2018/koratla-elections-2018-results/ |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><br />
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He did not contest the [[2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election]] to pave way for his son [[Kalvakuntla Sanjay]] who won from Korutla.<br />
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[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:1955 births]]<br />
[[Category:Bharat Rashtra Samithi politicians]]<br />
[[Category:Telangana MLAs 2014–2018]]<br />
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