Soyam Bapu Rao
{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1969)}}
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| office = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
| term_start = 2019
| term_end = 2024
| constituency = Adilabad, Telangana
| predecessor = Godam Nagesh
| successor = Godam Nagesh
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| party =Indian National Congress
| otherparty = *Bharat Rashtra Samithi,
- Bharatiya Janata Party{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/soyam-bapu-rao-joins-bjp-after-being-assured-of-adilabad-ticket/articleshow/68492295.cms | title=Soyam Bapu Rao joins BJP after being assured of Adilabad ticket | publisher=The Times of India | work=Koride Mahesh | date=20 March 2019 | accessdate=23 March 2020}}
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Soyam Bapu Rao is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from Adilabad, Telangana in the 2019 Indian general election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.{{cite web| url=https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/article/adilabad-telangana-election-2019-adilabad-election-results-candidates-voter-population-polling-percentage/4044112| title=Adilabad Election Result 2019: BJP candidate Soyam Bapu Rao emerge clear winner| publisher=Times Now| date=24 May 2019| accessdate=26 May 2019}}{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite news | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bjps-tribal-rally-in-delhi-on-december-9/articleshow/72410784.cms | title=BJP's tribal rally in Delhi on December 9 | publisher=The Economic Times | work=Kumar Anshuman | date=7 December 2019 | accessdate=23 March 2020| last1=Anshuman | first1=Kumar }}{{cite web| url=https://www.andhrajyothy.com/elections/prajatantram_biography?PLID=228| title=Soyam Bapurao| publisher=Andhrajyoti Prajatantram| accessdate=27 May 2019}}{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Early life
Soyam Bapu Rao was born on 28 April 1969 in Wajjar Adilabad, Telangana. He married Barathi Bai and has two sons and a daughter.{{cite web |last1=Y |first1=prudvi |title=details |url=https://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5073 |website=lok sabha |access-date=20 December 2022}}
Career
Soyam Bapu Rao was elected as a MLA for Andhra Pradesh Assembly from a Boath, Adilabad district in 2004.{{cite web |last1=Jaydeep |first1=Akasam |title=2004 election |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha/2004/andhra-pradesh/176/27 |website=indiavotes.com |access-date=20 December 2022}} In 2014 elections, Bapu Rao contested as a Telugu Desam Party candidate from Boath and lost to Rathod Bapu Rao.{{cite web |last1=TRS candidate |first1=Rao lost to |title=election |url=https://chanakyya.com/Assembly-Details/Telangana/Boath__(ST) |website=chanakyya.com |access-date=10 December 2022}} After the division of the state he joined in Indian Congress and contested the 2018 elections from Boath and lost to Rathod Bapu Rao.{{cite web |last1=Lost to |first1=TRS candidate |title=2018 |url=https://chanakyya.com/Assembly-Details/Telangana/Boath__(ST) |website=chanakyya.com |access-date=20 November 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Moved to |first1=congress |title=Congress candidate |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/two-tdp-dist-chiefs-to-join-congress/article19951581.ece |website=thehindu.com |access-date=20 October 2022}}
In 2019 India General election, Soyam Bapu Rao of BJP won the Adilabad Lok Sabha constituency with a margin of 58,560 votes by defeating Godam Nagesh of TRS. Soyam Bapu Rao who secured 377,374 votes.{{cite web |last1=Tribal |first1=Leader |title=BJP Secured Adilabad parliament seat|url=https://www.oneindia.com/adilabad-lok-sabha-election-result-398/ |website=one india |publisher=oneindia.com |access-date=30 November 2022}}
Soyam Bapu Rao was denied BJP Ticket in 2024 India General election{{cite news|last1=The Hindu|first1=|title=Adilabad MP Bapu Rao hints at contesting elections despite denial of ticket from party|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/adilabad-mp-bapu-rao-hints-at-contesting-elections-despite-denial-of-ticket-from-party/article67910438.ece|accessdate=6 December 2024|date=3 March 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241206100357/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/adilabad-mp-bapu-rao-hints-at-contesting-elections-despite-denial-of-ticket-from-party/article67910438.ece|archivedate=6 December 2024|language=en-IN}} and later on 5 December 2024 he joined Indian National Congress in the presence of TPCC president B. Mahesh Kumar Goud at Gandhi Bhavan, Hyderabad.{{cite news|url=https://telanganatoday.com/bapu-rao-athram-sakku-join-congress|title=Bapu Rao, Athram Sakku join Congress|last1=Telangana Today|first1=|date=5 December 2024|accessdate=6 December 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241206095617/https://telanganatoday.com/bapu-rao-athram-sakku-join-congress|archivedate=6 December 2024|language=en}}{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/soyam-bapu-rao-and-athram-sakku-join-congress/article68951900.ece|title=Soyam Bapu Rao and Athram Sakku join Congress|last1=The Hindu|date=6 December 2024|accessdate=6 December 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241206094905/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/soyam-bapu-rao-and-athram-sakku-join-congress/article68951900.ece|archivedate=6 December 2024}}{{cite news |last1=The Times of India |title=Ex-Adilabad MP Bapu Rao rejoins Cong |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/former-adilabad-mp-bapu-rao-rejoins-congress-ahead-of-2024-elections/articleshow/116018089.cms |access-date=6 December 2024 |date=5 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241206101214/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/former-adilabad-mp-bapu-rao-rejoins-congress-ahead-of-2024-elections/articleshow/116018089.cms |archive-date=6 December 2024}}
References
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External links
- [https://loksabha.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5073&lastls=17 Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]
{{17th LS members from Telangana}}
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Category:Lok Sabha members from Telangana
Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Telangana
Category:Bharat Rashtra Samithi politicians
Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Telangana
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