| Office | Member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly
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|---|---|
| Office | Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
| Office | Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
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| Constituency | Warangal East
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| Born | 1965-8-19 (age 61) |
| Born | Warangal
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| Political party | Congress |
| Spouse | Konda Murali |
| Children | 1
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Konda Surekha (born 19 August 1965) is an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress. She served as an MLA from Shyampet, Parkal, and Warangal East constituencies in Telangana.[1][2]
Early life
Konda Surekha was born in the city of Warangal, India to Thumma Chandramouli and Thumma Radha and married to Konda Murali.
Career
Konda Surekha was elected as Mandal Parishad, in 1995. In 1996 she was appointed as PCC member and 1999 was elected as M.L.A from Shayampet. In 1999 she became a Congress Legislature Party Treasurer, as well as being a member Women & Child Welfare Committee, Health and Primary Education Standing committee. She was appointed as AICC Member in 2000.
In 2004 she got elected as MLA –Shayampet and in 2004 was an official spokesperson for Congress party. She became Ex Officio Member, Municipal corporation, in 2005. In 2009 she got elected as Parkal MLA and was sworn in as Minister for Women Development & Child Welfare, Disabled & Juvenile Welfare.
She served as Minister for Women Development & Child Welfare, Disabled & Juvenile Welfare under Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy,[3] but resigned after YSR's death when his son Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy was not made Chief Minister, even he has majority MLAs support.[4][5]
She resigned on 4 July 2011, her MLA seat for Jagan cause and later for YSRs name mentioned in FIR.[6] She contested in by-polls held on 12 June 2012 from Parkal assembly constituency as YSR Congress Party candidate.
She resigned from YSRC party in July 2013 citing ill-treatment from the Jagan Mohan Reddy Party people. Days before Indian general elections 2014 she joined Telangana Rashtra Samithi party and contested from Warangal-East Assembly constituency.[7] She won as an MLA from Warangal East (Assembly constituency) with a 55,085 votes majority.
She has recently resigned from TRS party along with her husband and joined in Congress Party. She may contest next election from Parakal assembly.
Political statistics
| Year | Contested For | Party | Constituency | Opponent | Votes | Majority | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1995 | MPP | style="background-color: Template:Party color" rowspan="4" | INC | Template:Won | ||||
| 2 | 1999 | MLA | Shyampet | DEVU SAMBAIAH (BJP) | 43384–42813 | 571 | Template:Won [8] | |
| 3 | 2004 | PREMENDAR REDDY GUJJULA (BJP) | 72454–28430 | 44024 | Template:Won [9] | |||
| 4 | 2009 | Parkal | Bikshapathy Moluguri (TRS) | 69135–56335 | 12800 | Template:Won [10] | ||
| 5 | 2012 – ByPoll | style="background-color: Template:Party color" |YSRCP | Bikshapathy Moluguri (TRS) | 51936–50374 | 1562 | Template:Lost [11] | ||
| 6 | 2014 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | TRS | Warangal East | Baswaraju Saraiah (INC) | 88641–33556 | 55085 | Template:Won [12] | |
| 7 | 2018 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | INC | Parkal | Challa Dharma Reddy (TRS) | 105903-59384 | 46519 | Template:Lost [13] |
Personal life
Konda Surekha is married to Konda Murali, an ex-MLC and a Congress leader from Warangal district.[14] They have one daughter.
References
- ↑ Konda Surekha Profile.
- ↑ Telangana issue: Jagan loyalist MLA quits(2011-07-04).
- ↑ Surekha gives a setback to Rosaiah leadership in Andhra Pradesh with resignation. Sify.com(2009-10-30).
- ↑ Andhra minister's resignation accepted. Sify.com(2009-10-30).
- ↑ Menon, Amarnath K. and Priya Sahgal "Why Sonia fears Jagan?" India Today 26 November 2010
- ↑ Cong says it's not opposed to Telangana.
- ↑ Konda couple joins TRS. The Hindu(19 March 2014).
- ↑ https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1999/StatisticalReport-AP99.pdf
- ↑ https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2004/StatisticalReports_AP_2004.pdf
- ↑ https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/Statistical_Report_AP2009.pdf
- ↑ http://www.elections.in/telangana/assembly-constituencies/parkal.html
- ↑ https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2014/Stat-Report-Andhra-Pradesh2014.pdf
- ↑ http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS29104.htm?ac=104
- ↑ Konda couple joins TRS. The Hindu(19 March 2014).