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Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao
కూనంనేని సాంబశివ రావు
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Kunamneni in a press meet

Office Member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly
Office Secretary of the Communist Party of India
Telangana State Council
Office Member of the Andhra Legislative Assembly



Term start 6 December 2023


Predecessor Vanama Venkateswara Rao


Predecessor Chada Venkata Reddy


Constituency Kothagudem


Born 1966






Political party Communist Party of India




Occupation Politician


Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao (born 1956) known mononymously by his surname as Kunamneni, is an Indian politician and leader of Communist Party of India (CPI). He was elected as secretary of CPI Telangana State Council in September 2022.[1][2] He is the current MLA from Kothagudem.[3]

Career

Kunamneni was elected as a member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Kothagudem in 2009.[4] He won the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly Election from Kothagudem Constituency on CPI ticket as an alliance candidate supported by Congress.[5][6][7]

References

  1. Kunamneni elected new CPI State secretary(9 September 2022). Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  2. Kunamneni elected as CPI state secretary again at the 4th State Conference(22 August 2025). Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  3. Lone CPI MLA Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao vows to make people's voice heard in Assembly. The Hindu(2023-12-11). Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  4. Andhra Pradesh 2004. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  5. Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao Election Results 2023: News, Votes, Results of Telangana Assembly. NDTV.com. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  6. 'Will be voice of oppressed in assembly'. The Times of India(2023-12-06). Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  7. Kothagudem assembly election results 2023: Kothagudem Winning Candidates List and Vote Share. India Today. Retrieved 2024-04-19.

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