Gangula Kamalakar
{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1968)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Gangula Kamalakar
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|5|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = Karimnagar, Andhra Pradesh, India
| office ={{ubli| Minister of BC Welfare, Food & Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs|Government of Telangana}}
| term_start = 9 September 2019
| term_end = 6 December 2023
| governor = T. Soundararajan
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = K. Chandrasekhar Rao
| successor =Ponnam Prabhakar
| predecessor =
{{ubli|Jogu Ramanna (BC Welfare)|Etela Rajender (Food and Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs)}}
| image =
| office1 = Member of Legislative Assembly, Telangana
| term_start1 = 2 June 2014
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = Telangana Legislative Assembly{{snd}}created
| successor1 =
| constituency1 = Karimnagar
| office2 = Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh
| term_start2 = 2009
| term_end2 = 2014
| predecessor2 = Meneni Satyanarayana
| successor2 = Karingmar constituency transferred to Telangana Legislative Assembly
| constituency2 = Karimnagar
| party = {{ubl| Bharat Rashtra Samithi | (2013–present)}}
| otherparty = {{ubl| Telugu Desam Party | (2009–2013)}}
| education = {{ubl|Intermediate (now Higher Secondary Certificate)| B.Eng Civil (distinction) }}
| spouse = Rajitha
| children = 2
| nationality =
| occupation = Politician
}}
Gangula Kamalakar (born 8 May 1968) is an Indian politician who served as the Minister of BC Welfare, Food and Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs of Telangana state. He represents Karimnagar constituency as an MLA in the Telangana Legislative Assembly from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi.
Early life
Kamalakar was born on 8 May 1968 in Karimnagar of present-day Telangana (then part of Andhra Pradesh) to Mallaiah and Laxmi Narasamma. He has educated up to Intermediate. He enrolled at KITS, Ramtek, Maharashtra in Civil Engineering in 1986 batch; he has successfully completed his degree with distinction. He is married to Rajitha and the couple has a son and a daughter.{{Cite web|title=Member's Profile: SRI GANGULA KAMALAKAR|url=https://www.telanganalegislature.org.in/web/legislative-assembly/members-information?p_auth=lihsTVSH&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=26&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_javax.portlet.action=getMemberDetails&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_mem_id=760&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_term_id=15|access-date=2021-09-07|website=Telangana Legislature}}
Career
Kamalakar started his political career in 2000 when he was elected as a corporator in the Karimnagar Municipality. In 2009, he was elected as an MLA from Karimnagar constituency on a Telugu Desam Party (TDP) ticket. In 2013, he joined the Telangana Rashtra Samithi in the onset of Telangana movement and was re-elected in 2014 and 2018 election from the same constituency.{{Cite web|date=2019-09-09|title=వెలమల కోటలో ఎమ్మెల్యేగా హ్యాట్రిక్|url=https://www.andhrajyothy.com/artical?SID=900108|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909060247/https://www.andhrajyothy.com/artical?SID=900108|archive-date=2019-09-09|website=Andhra Jyothi}} Karimnagar was traditionally considered a stronghold of the Velama caste, however, Kamalakar who hails from the Other Backward Class (OBC) community, managed to get elected in three consecutive terms.{{Cite web|date=2019-09-09|title=Meteoric rise of Gangula Kamalakar|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/telangana/meteoric-rise-of-gangula-kamalakar-562282|website=The Hans India}}
In September 2019, Kamalakar was included in the Second K. Chandrashekar Rao ministry, and was allotted the portfolio of B.C. Welfare, Food & Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs.{{Cite web|last=India|first=The Hans|date=2019-09-08|title=Here is the list of New Telangana Ministers and their portfolios|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/telangana/here-is-the-list-of-new-telangana-ministers-and-their-portfolios-562102|website=The Hans India}}{{Cite web|date=2019-09-08|title=KCR expands his 12-member cabinet by inducting 6 ministers into Telangana cabinet|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/080919/kcr-expands-his-12-member-cabinet-by-inducting-6-ministers-into-telang.html|website=Deccan Chronicle}} Kamalakar is a close aide of minister K. T. Rama Rao who fondly calls him "Karimnagar Bheemudu" and "Kamalakar Anna."
References
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External links
- {{Twitter|gkamalakartrs}}
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Category:Bharat Rashtra Samithi politicians
Category:People from Karimnagar
Category:Telugu Desam Party politicians from Telangana
Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2009–2014
Category:Telangana MLAs 2014–2018