Mynampally Hanumanth Rao

Mynampally Hanumanth Rao is an Indian politician. He is an MLA representing the Malkajgiri constituency in the Telangana Legislative Assembly. He resigned from Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and joined Indian National Congress on 29 September 2023.[1] Earlier, he was the general secretary and the district president for Greater Hyderabad in BRS.

Mynampally Hanumanth Rao
Mynampally Hanumanth Rao
Member of Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2018
ConstituencyMalkajgiri, Telangana
Member of Legislative Council
In office
2017–2018
Member of Legislative Assembly
In office
2009–2014
ConstituencyMedak, Andhra Pradesh
Member of Legislative Assembly
In office
2008–2009
ConstituencyRamayanapet, Andhra Pradesh
Personal details
Born (1966-01-10) January 10, 1966
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Political partyINC (23 September 2023 -Present)
BRS ( 2014 - 22 September 2023)
TDP (2008-2014)
SpouseVani
ChildrenRohith, Shivank
Parent(s)Kishan Rao, Sarojini
ResidenceHyderabad

Political career

Hanumanth Rao was twice elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly. First from Ramayampet (constituency abolished in 2009) in 2008 and then from Medak in 2009. In 2014, he contested the Malkajgiri Lok Sabha seat as a Telangana Rashtra Samithi candidate and finished in second place. He was the President of the Greater Hyderabad Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) from 2014 to 2016.

He was unanimously elected as an MLC from MLAs Quota on 5 March 2017.

On 12 December 2018, he resigned from his Member of Legislative Council position after he won the Malkajgiri Assembly Constituency as a Member of Legislative Assembly third time with a majority of 74,000 votes.

Hanumantha Rao has tendered his resignation to BRS party on 22 September 2023, citing dissatisfaction over ticket distribution. BRS Party denied ticket to his son Rohit to contest from Medak Assembly constituency in the upcoming Assembly elections 2023.[2] Later, he, and his son Rohit, joined the Indian National Congress and Hanumantha Rao was nominated to contest on INC ticket from Malkajgiri in the party's first list.[3][4][5][1] His son Rohit Rao was named in the first list and will contest on INC ticket from Medak.[6][7][8][9][10]

References
  1. Bureau, ABP News (28 September 2023). "Telangana Polls: Big Jolt To BRS As Malkajgiri, Nakrekal MLAs Switch To Congress". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  2. India Today (22 September 2023). "KCR's party MLA Hanumantha Rao quits over no ticket for son in Telangana polls". Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  3. "Ahead of joining, Mynampally seeks three tickets from Cong". The Times of India. 26 September 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  4. "KCR's Party MLA Mynampally Hanumanth Rao, Another Leader Join Congress". NDTV.com. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  5. Correspondent, DC (29 September 2023). "Mynampally, son join Congress in New Delhi". https://www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 18 October 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  6. "Telangana Congress first list, the key takeaways: Party bets on experience, all three Lok Sabha MPs in fray". The Indian Express. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  7. Correspondent, DC (15 October 2023). "TS Polls: Congress releases first list, names candidates for 55 seats". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  8. "Tears, Rage And High Drama In Telangana Congress After First List". NDTV.com. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  9. "First list out: Congress overlooks 'one family one ticket' resolution in Telangana". The Week. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  10. "Telangana Elections 2023: Congress Rewards BRS Defectors With Seats in First List". News18. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
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