Kaleru Venkatesh (born 10 December 1960) is an Indian politician from Telangana state. He is an MLA from Amberpet Assembly constituency in Hyderabad district. He represents Bharat Rashtra Samithi and won the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election.[1][2]

MLA Kaleru Venkatesh participated in Kalayatra on September 17, 2022 on the occasion of Telangana Jateeya Samaikyatha Vajrotsavalu.

Early life and education

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Venkatesh was born in Golnaka to late K. Anjaneyulu. He completed his LLB in 1986 from Faculty of Law, Delhi University.[3] His wife, Kaleru Padma, was a former corporator of Golnaka. In 2005, he was the president of the Criminal Court Bar Association in Hyderabad.[4]

Career

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Venkatesh started his political journey with Indian National Congress. He was the floor leader of Congress in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation from 2009 to 2012. From 2009 to 2014, he served as Golnaka corporator. Later, he joined Telangana Rashtra Samithi and became an MLA for the first time in 2018 from Amberpet Assembly constituency. He won the 2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election defeating G. Kishan Reddy of Bharatiya Janata Party by a narrow margin of 1,016 votes. He polled 61,558 votes.[5]

He won for the second time from Amberpet representing Bharat Rashtra Samithi in the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election. He polled 74,416 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Chenaboyanna Krishna Yadav of Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 24,537 votes.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Amberpet assembly election results 2023: Amberpet Winning Candidates List and Vote Share". India Today. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Amberpet Election Result 2023 LIVE Updates and Highlights: Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin". News18. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Kaleru Venkatesh(BRS):Constituency- AMBERPET(HYDERABAD) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Kaleru Venkatesh | MLA | TRS | Amberpet | Hyderabad | Telangana". 24 April 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Amberpet constituency Telangana election result 2023: BRS candidate wins by 24,537 votes". The Times of India. 3 December 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  6. ^ english. "Amberpet Election Result 2023 Live, Amberpet Elections Vote Counting, Telangana Results 2023 | ABP News". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 16 July 2024.