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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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| office = [[Telangana Legislative Assembly|Member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = 11 December 2018
| predecessor = [[J. Geeta Reddy]]
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|07|09|df=y}}
| birth_place = Jharasangam
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|Politician
|R.T.O. Officer (Retired)
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| party = [[Bharat Rashtra Samithi]] (2014–present)
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| education = *Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
*Diploma in Automobile Engineering
| constituency = [[Zahirabad Assembly constituency|Zahirabad]]
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'''Koninty Manik Rao''' (born 9 July 1955) is an Indian politician from [[Telangana state]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-27 |title=Member's Profile - Telangana-Legislature |url=https://www.telanganalegislature.org.in/web/legislative-assembly/members-information?p_auth=KKa63TvH&p_p_id=AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet&p_p_lifecycle=1&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=1&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_const_id=19&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_javax.portlet.action=getMemberDetails&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_mem_id=3076&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_term_id=15 |access-date=2024-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527110750/https://www.telanganalegislature.org.in/web/legislative-assembly/members-information?p_auth=KKa63TvH&p_p_id=AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet&p_p_lifecycle=1&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=1&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_const_id=19&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_javax.portlet.action=getMemberDetails&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_mem_id=3076&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_term_id=15 |archive-date=27 May 2021 }}</ref> He is an MLA from [[Zahirabad Assembly constituency]] which is reserved for SC community in [[Sangareddy district]]. He represents [[Bharat Rashtra Samithi]] and won the [[2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-07 |title=మూడుచోట్ల ఎగిరిన గులాబీజెండా-Namasthe Telangana |url=https://www.ntnews.com/medak/brs-won-in-sangareddy-in-zaheerabad-and-patancheru-1370501 |access-date=2024-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207114908/https://www.ntnews.com/medak/brs-won-in-sangareddy-in-zaheerabad-and-patancheru-1370501 |archive-date=7 December 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-03 |title=Zahirabad Election Result 2023 LIVE Updates and Highlights: Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/zahirabad-election-result-2023-live-updates-and-highlights-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-8687919.html |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Rao is from [[Zaheerabad|Zahirabad]], which is Medak district (presently in Sangareddy district). His late father, Koninty Balappa, was a farmer. He was a government employee and retired as Road Transport Officer. He did his Diploma in Automobile and Mechanical engineering in 1978 at Government Polytechnic, [[Masab Tank]], [[Hyderabad]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Koninty Manik Rao(BRS):Constituency- ZAHIRABAD (SC)(SANGAREDDY) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/Telangana2023/candidate.php?candidate_id=355 |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref>

== Career ==
Rao started his career with [[Bharat Rashtra Samithi]]. He contested the [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] and polled 56,716 votes but lost to his nearest rival and former minister [[J. Geeta Reddy]] of Indian National Congress by a narrow margin of 842 votes. However, he won the [[Zahirabad Assembly constituency]] in the [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election]] on BRS ticket<ref name=":0" /> where he polled votes and defeated his nearest rival and same candidate he lost earlier, J Geeta Reddy of Indian National Congress, by a huge margin of 34,473 votes. In 2018, He retained the seat in the [[2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly]] election from Zahirabad Assembly seat representing [[Bharat Rashtra Samithi|BRS]]. He polled 97,205 votes, and defeated his nearest rival A. Chandrasekhar Rao of [[Indian National Congress]] by a margin of 12,790 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zahirabad (SC) assembly election results 2023: Zahirabad (SC) Winning Candidates List and Vote Share |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/telangana/zahirabad-sc-assembly-result-29038 |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Zahirabad Constituency Election Results 2023: Zahirabad Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/telangana/constituency-show/zahirabad |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Bharat Rashtra Samithi politicians]]
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Satarupa at 14:36, 28 April 2026