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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Orphan|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Kasani Gnaneshwar Mudiraj
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| nationality = Indian
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| office1 = [[Member of Legislative Council]]
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| term1 =2007–2011
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| office2 = President of [[Mana Party (India)|Mana Party]]
| term_start2 = August 2007
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| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
|otherparty = [[Mana Party (India)]]<br /> [[Telugu Desam Party]] (till 2007)
| spouse = Kasani Chandrakala
| children = Rajeshwari Kasani, Madhavi kasani, Shilpa Kasani, Kasani SaiRajendraPrasad
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'''Kasani Gnaneshwar Mudiraj''' ; born 19 August 1954) is an Indian politician,<ref>{{cite news |title=వైయస్ జగన్‌వైపు కాసాని: 20మంది కార్పోరేటర్లకు వల |url=https://telugu.oneindia.com/news/2012/12/14/andhrapradesh-kasani-join-ysr-congress-109735.html |work=[[Oneindia]] |date=14 December 2012 |language=Telugu}}</ref> who served as [[Member of Legislative Council]], representing the Indian state [[Andhra Pradesh]]<ref name="Tribune"/> from 2007 to 2011. He is serving as the president of [[Mana Party (India)]], which was founded by him in 2007.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mana Party launched |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/Mana-Party-launched/article14819833.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=21 August 2007}}</ref><ref name="Tribune">{{cite news |title=93 BC bodies form party in Andhra |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070717/nation.htm#4 |publisher=[[Tribune India]] |date=16 July 2007}}</ref>

He is Prajakutami candidate in [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election]], contesting on the [[Indian National Congress]] ticket from [[Secunderabad (Assembly constituency)]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nandan Reddy |first1=J Deepthi |title=Telangana elections: Backward classes get lion's share in Congress' final list |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/elections/telangana-elections/2018/nov/19/telangana-elections-backward-classes-get-lions-share-in-congress-final-list-1900116.html |publisher=[[New Indian Express]] |date=19 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Congress names 6 candidates in final list |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/congress-names-6-candidates-in-final-list/articleshow/66686848.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=19 November 2018}}</ref>

== Career ==
He served as chairman of [[Ranga Reddy]] [[District Councils of India|Zila Parishad]] representing [[Telugu Desam Party]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Wine them, dine them & dump them as illiterates |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Wine-them-dine-them-dump-them-as-illiterates/articleshow/5891266.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=5 May 2010}}</ref> from 2001 to 2006.

In 2007, Gnaneshwar was elected to [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council]] from the Assembly quota as an independent supported by ten [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]] rebel MLAs.<ref>{{cite news |title=AICC clears names of Kasani, Prabhakar for polls |url=https://archive.siasat.com/news/aicc-clears-names-kasani-prabhakar-polls-98991/ |publisher=[[The Siasat Daily]] |date=18 April 2010}}</ref>

He resigned from [[Telugu Desam Party]] (TDP), following differences with another party leader [[Tulla Devender Goud]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Mana party forges alliance with Chiranjeevi's PRP |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/mana-party-forges-alliance-with-chiranjeevis-prp-312184.html |publisher=[[News18]] |date=26 March 2009}}</ref> In August 2007, he launched his own political party, named [[Mana Party (India)|Mana Party]],<ref name="Tribune"/> which claims to be representative of over 90 [[List of Telugu castes#Backward Classes|BC castes]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name=outlook/>

In 2009, he unsuccessfully contested the assembly election from [[Quthbullapur]] constituency, gained 23430 votes<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/Statistical_Report_AP2009.pdf Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly Of Andhra Pradesh]</ref> for [[Mana Party (India)|Mana Party]]. Later, he entered into an alliance with [[Chiranjeevi]]'s [[Praja Rajyam Party]]<ref name=outlook>{{cite news |title=Chiranjeevi's PRP, Mana Party Enter Into Alliance |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/chiranjeevis-prp-mana-party-enter-into-alliance/656748 |publisher=[[Outlook India]] |date=26 March 2009}}</ref> and contested [[2009 Indian general election|2009 general election]] from [[Chevella (Lok Sabha constituency)]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Praja Rajyam releases fourth list |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/Praja-Rajyam-releases-fourth-list/article16652045.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=31 March 2009}}</ref> received 19996 votes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Election Results Details of Chevella |url=http://www.indiaelections.co.in/lok-sabha-constituencies/andhra-pradesh/chevella/ |website=Indiaelections.co.in}}</ref>

=== Positions held ===
{| class="wikitable"
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! Tennure !! Position held
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| 2001–2006|| Chairman, [[District Councils of India|Zila Parishad]], [[Ranga Reddy District]]
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| 2007–2011|| Member of [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council]]
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| 2007–present|| President, [[Mana Party (India)|Mana Party]]
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| 1975–1987|| Vice-president, Indian Youth Congress
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|1987–1993||General Secretary, Rangareddy District Youth Congress
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|1993|| Treasurer, Ranga Reddy District Congress Committee
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|1999|| Vice President, [[Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee]] Backward Classes
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|2005|| State Vice President, [[Telugu Desam Party]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
|}

=== Other ===
He also serves as president of [[Hyderabad Cricket Association]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Kasani to contest HCA polls |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/Kasani-to-contest-HCA-polls/article16246689.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=16 June 2010}}</ref> and Telangana Kabaddi Association.<ref>{{cite news |title=Telangana State kabaddi from Thursday |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Sports/2017-12-05/Telangana-State-kabaddi-from-Thursday/343084 |publisher=[[The Hans India]] |date=5 December 2017}}</ref> In April 2017, he was elected as treasurer of All Indian Amateur Kabaddi Federation (AKF).<ref>{{cite news |title=భారత కబడ్డీ సమాఖ్య కోశాధికారిగా కాసాని |url=https://www.ntnews.com/Sports/indian-kabaddi-federation-treasurer-kasani-gnaneshwar-mudiraj-3-1-482742.aspx |publisher=[[Northern Territory News]] |date=25 April 2017 |language=Telugu}}</ref> He is serving as the director of [[International Kabaddi Federation]] since 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=International Kabaddi Federation |url=https://www.zaubacorp.com/company/INTERNATIONAL-KABADDI-FEDERATION/U92412RJ2006NPL041350 |website=Zaubacorp |date=18 September 2018}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council]]
* [[List of people from Telangana]]
* [[Mana Party (India)]]

== References==
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