Korukanti Chandar
Korukanti Chandar | |
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| Member of Telangana Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 17 January 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Somarapu Satyanarayana |
| Constituency | Ramagundam |
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| Born | 23 September 1972 Ramagundam, Telangana, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Telangana Rashtra Samithi |
| Spouse(s) | K. Vijaya (died 2018) |
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Korukanti Chandar Patel (born 23 September 1972) is an elected representative from Ramagundam constituency[1] in the Telangana Legislative Assembly. In the 2018 Telangana Assembly elections, he defeated his nearest rival, Somarapu Satyanarayana, by a margin of 26,090 votes.[2] He played an important role during the late 2000s Telangana Separate State Movement spearheaded by now-CM, K.Chandrashekar Rao, conducting a 48 km Telangana Saadhana Padyatra and subsequently spending 45 days in judicial custody.
Early life[]
Korukanti Chandar was born on 23 September 1972, the second child of Lakshmi and Mallaiah. He is an MA Political Science graduate.
Political life[]
He was the general Secretary of the Telugu Yuvatha in Godavarikhani between 1993 and 1997 and later in Ramagundam from 1997-99. He joined the Telangana Rashtra Samithi in 2001 upon Koppula Eshwar's advice and soon took up the reins of spearheading the separate state movement in Ramagundam and surrounding districts.
References[]
- ^ The Hindu Net Desk (11 December 2018). "Telangana Assembly elections 2018: Rebel candidate K. Chander Patel snatches victory from TRS in Ramagundam". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "Ramagundam Election Result 2018 Live Updates: Korukanti Chandar Patel of AIFB Wins". News18. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- Telangana politicians
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Telugu politicians