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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)| Member]] of [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly| Legislative Assembly <br> Andhra Pradesh]]
| term_start = 2019
| term_end = 2024
| predecessor = [[Kalidindi Suryana Naga Sanyasi Raju|KSNS Raju]]
| successor = [[Kalidindi Suryana Naga Sanyasi Raju| KSNS Raju]]
| constituency = [[Chodavaram Assembly constituency| Chodavaram]]
| term_start1 = 2004
| term_end1 = 2009
| predecessor1 = [[Reddi Satyanarayana]]
| successor1 = Gavireddi Rama Naidu
| constituency1 = [[Madugula Assembly constituency| Madugula]]
}}
'''Karanam Dharmasri''' (born 1969) is an Indian politician from [[Andhra Pradesh]]. He was a two time [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]] from [[Chodavaram Assembly constituency]] in the erstwhile [[Visakhapatnam district]].

== Early life and education ==
Dharmasri hails from an agricultural family. His father Visvanadham is a farmer. After completing his graduation in Arts in 1989, he did B.Ed. in 1993. In between, he did his Bachelor of Law from [[Andhra University]] and passed out in 1992. He married Venkata Vijayalaxmi. In June 2022, he was selected for a government teacher post, 24 years after he attended an interview because of legal delays in appointments.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-21 |title=Andhra MLA gets selected for govt teacher's job. He was interviewed 24 yrs ago |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/andhra-mla-gets-selected-for-govt-teacher-s-job-he-was-interviewed-24-yrs-ago-101655831032159.html |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
Dharmasri was elected to the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] in 2004 from Madugula representing [[Indian National Congress]]. Later, he lost the 2009 election from [[Chodavaram Assembly constituency|Chodavaram]] on a Congress ticket and 2014 election by a narrow margin of 909 votes, on YSRCP ticket.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-05-23 |title=Chodavaram Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Karanam Dharmasri of YSRCP Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/chodavaram-election-results-2019-live-updates-winner-loser-leading-trailing-2153451.html |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref> He won the [[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election]] on YSRCP ticket from [[Chodavaram Assembly constituency|Chodavaram constituency]] in the erstwhile [[Visakhapatnam district]] and present [[Anakapalli district]]. He defeated [[Kalidindi Suryana Naga Sanyasi Raju|Kalidindi Surya Naga Sanyasi Raju]] of [[Telugu Desam Party]] by a huge margin of 27,637 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chodavaram Constituency Election Results 2019: Chodavaram Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/andhra-pradesh/constituency-show/chodavaram |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Karanam Dharmasri |url=https://prsindia.org/mlatrack/karanam-dharmasri |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=PRS Legislative Research |language=en-US}}</ref>

He was appointed government whip in July 2022. Later, in October 2022, he resigned as MLA citing support to the three-city capitals which is being opposed by TDP.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-08 |title=YSRCP MLA Karanam Dharmasri resigns in support of 3 capitals plan in Andhra Pradesh |url=http://www.news9live.com/state/andhra-pradesh/ysrcp-mla-karanam-dharmasri-resigns-in-support-of-3-capitals-plan-in-andhra-pradesh-200859 |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=News9live |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Andhra minister Karanam Dharmasri resigns as MLA to support 3 capital plan |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/karanam-dharmasri-resign-mla-three-capital-plan-support-2282613-2022-10-08 |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=India Today |date=8 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref> However, after some deliberations, he was nominated again by YSR Congress party to contest the [[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] from Chodavaram.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sudhir |first=S. N. V. |title=Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy could face bumpy road after dropping MLAs from polls list |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/andhra-pradesh/andhra-cm-jagan-mohan-reddy-could-face-bumpy-road-after-dropping-mlas-from-polls-list-2838354 |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | date=2024-03-16 |title=Andhra Pradesh Assembly polls 2024 {{!}} Sitting MLAs retain tickets in most constituencies in combined Visakhapatnam district |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/andhra-pradesh-assembly/andhra-pradesh-assembly-polls-2024-sitting-mlas-retain-tickets-in-most-constituencies-in-combined-visakhapatnam-district/article67957752.ece |access-date=2024-04-18 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Rao |first=G. V. R. Subba |date=2023-12-28 |title=Hectic activity at CM Jagan's camp office as rejig efforts continue in YSRCP |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/hectic-activity-at-cm-jagans-camp-office-as-rejig-efforts-continue-in-ysrcp/article67681139.ece |access-date=2024-04-18 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> But he lost the Chodavaram seat to his old foe, Sanyasi Raju of TDP by a margin of 42,189 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chodavaram Assembly Election Results 2024: Chodavaram Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/andhra-pradesh/chodavaram-constituency-result-1026 |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chodavaram Constituency Election Results 2024: Chodavaram Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/andhra-pradesh/constituency-show/chodavaram |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Telugu politicians]]
[[Category:People from Visakhapatnam district]]
[[Category:YSR Congress Party politicians]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2019–2024]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1969 births]]
[[Category:Andhra University alumni]]

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