Godam Nagesh (born 21 October 1964),[1] is an Indian politician. He hails from the Gond people.[2][3] G. Nagesh was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in the 1994 election from the Boath seat, contesting as a Telugu Desam Party candidate.[2][4] His father G. Rama Rao, former Minister for Tribal Welfare, was incumbent legislator of Boath at the time.[5] G. Nagesh won the seat, obtaining 51,593 votes (65.27% of the votes in the constituency).[4] He was amongst the youngest legislators in the Legislative Assembly at the time.[2] G. Nagesh was named as Minister of State for Scheduled Tribes Welfare and Welfare of the Handicapped in the TDP state government after the election.[3][6][7][8][9]
Godam Nagesh | |
|---|---|
| MP | |
| In office 2014–2019, 2024–present | |
| Preceded by | Ramesh Rathod |
| Constituency | Adilabad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 October 1964 Jatarla, Adilabad, Telangana |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | Bharat Rashtra Samithi Telugu Desam Party |
| Spouse | Latha Bai |
| Children | Godam Manognya, Godam Rithvik |
| Parent(s) | Ramarao (former MLA), Bheembai |
He retained the Boath seat in the 1999 election, obtaining 49,155 votes (56.17%).[10] He lost the Boath seat in the 2004 election, finishing in second place with 41,567 votes.[11] Reportedly his father opposed his candidature in the 2004 election.[5] He re-captured the Boath seat in the 2009 Legislative Assembly election, obtaining 64,895 votes (55.92%).[12] G. Nagesh served as the president of the TDP district unit in Adilabad.[13] He has also served as chairman of the Girijan Cooperative Corporation.[5]
Ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha election, he left the TDP and joined the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) instead.[13] He was admitted to the TRS by the party chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao on 3 March 2014.[14] After joining TRS he was listed as the candidate of the party in the Boath Legislative Assembly seat. However, G. Nagesh asked to get the nomination for the Adilabad Lok Sabha seat instead.[15] On 8 April 2014, he was declared as the TRS candidate for the Adilabad Lok Sabha seat.[16] In 2019, Nagesh lost the election to Soyam Bapu Rao.
Godam Nagesh joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on 10 March 2024 in the presence of party's General Secretary and Telangana state incharge Tarun Chugh in New Delhi ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha elections.[17][18]
References
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- ^ a b c Frontline, Vol. 12, Eds. 1-8. S. Rangarajan for Kasturi & Sons. January 1995. p. 23.
- ^ a b University of Madras (2003). Electoral politics and nation building in South Indian states. University of Madras. p. 95.
- ^ a b Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1994 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ANDHRA PRADESH
- ^ a b c The Hindu. TDP may find the going tough
- ^ India Today, Vol. 23. Thomson Living Media India Limited. 1998. p. 9.
- ^ R. J. Rajendra Prasad (2004). Emergence of Telugu Desam: And an Overview of Political Movements in Andhra. Master Minds. p. 112.
- ^ N. K. Chowdhry (1995). Assembly Elections, 1994–95: An Analysis and Results. Shipra Publications. p. 31. ISBN 978-81-85402-73-4.
- ^ The Journal of Parliamentary Information, Vol. 41. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1995. p. 30.
- ^ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1999 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ANDHRA PRADESH
- ^ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2004 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ANDHRA PRADESH
- ^ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2009 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ANDHRA PRADESH
- ^ a b The Hindu. Suspense over candidates continues in Adilabad
- ^ The Hindu. Two TDP MLAs join TRS
- ^ The Hindu. Boath MLA seeks TRS nomination from Adilabad
- ^ The Hindu. TRS announces 45 more candidates
- ^ Deccan Chronicle (10 March 2024). "Two Former Brs MPs Joined Bjp". Archived from the original on 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ The Hindu (10 March 2024). "More BRS leaders, including ex-MPs and MLAs, join BJP". Archived from the original on 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.