Konda Surekha (born 19 August 1965) is an Indian politician currently serving as the Cabinet Minister for Forest and Environment, and Endowments in the Government of Telangana. She represents Warangal East assembly constituency in the Telangana Legislative assembly. She previously represented Shyampeta and Parakala constituencies in the Telangana legislative assembly.[1][2] She is a member of the Indian National Congress party.[3]
Konda Surekha | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Endowments, Environment & Forests Government of Telangana | |
| Assumed office 07 December 2023 | |
| Governor |
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| Chief Minister | Revanth Reddy |
| Preceded by | Allola Indrakaran Reddy |
| Member of Legislative Assembly, Telangana | |
| Assumed office 7 December 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Nannapuneni Narender |
| Constituency | Warangal East |
| In office 2 June 2014 – 11 December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Basavaraju Saraiah |
| Succeeded by | Nannapuneni Narender |
| Constituency | Warangal East |
| Minister of Women Development, Child Welfare, Disabled and Juvenile Government of Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 25 May 2009 – 2 September 2009 | |
| Governor | N. D. Tiwari |
| Chief Minister | Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy |
| Preceded by | Nedurumalli Rajyalakshmi |
| Succeeded by | Vakiti Sunitha Laxma Reddy |
| Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 2009–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Bandari Shara Rani |
| Succeeded by | M. Bikshpathi |
| Constituency | Parakala |
| In office 1999–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Sirikonda Madhu Sudanachary |
| Succeeded by | Constituency Abolished |
| Constituency | Shyampeta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 August 1965 Warangal |
| Political party | Indian National Congress (until- 2011)(2018-present) |
| Other political affiliations | YSR Congress Party (2011-2013) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (2013-2018) |
| Spouse | Konda Murali |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Hyderabad |
Early life
editKonda Surekha was born in the city of Warangal, India to Thumma Chandramouli and Thumma Radha and married to Konda Murali.
Career
editKonda Surekha was elected as Mandal Parishad, in 1995. In 1996 she was appointed PCC member and in 1999 was elected as M.L.A. from Shayampet. In 1999 she became a Congress Legislature Party Treasurer, as well as being a member of Women & Child Welfare Committee, Health and Primary Education Standing committee. She was appointed AICC Member in 2000.
In 2004 she got elected as MLA –Shayampet and in 2004 was an official spokesperson for Congress party. She became Ex Officio Member, Municipal corporation, in 2005. In 2009 she got elected as Parkal MLA and was sworn in as Minister for Women Development & Child Welfare, Disabled & Juvenile Welfare.
She served as Minister for Women Development & Child Welfare, Disabled & Juvenile Welfare under Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy,[4] but resigned after YSR's death when his son Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy was not made Chief Minister, even though he has majority of MLAs support.[5][6]
She resigned on 4 July 2011, her MLA seat for Jagan cause and later for YSR's name mentioned in FIR.[7] She contested by-polls held on 12 June 2012 from Parkal assembly constituency as YSR Congress Party candidate.
She resigned from YSRC party in July 2013 citing ill-treatment from the Jagan Mohan Reddy Party people. Days before Indian general elections 2014 she joined Telangana Rashtra Samithi party and contested from Warangal-East Assembly constituency.[8] She won as an MLA from Warangal East (Assembly constituency) with a 55,085 votes majority.
In 2018 she quit TRS party along with her husband and joined the INC.[9]
On 7 December 2023, she took oath as the cabinet minister in Telangana and later she were assigned Environment and Forests, and Endowment portfolios on 9 december 2024 in Revanth Reddy Ministry.[10][11]
Political statistics
edit| Year | Contested For | Party | Constituency | Opponent | Votes | Majority | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1995 | MPP | INC | Won | |||||
| 2 | 1999 | MLA | Shyampet | Devu Sambaiah (BJP) | 43384–42813 | 571 | Won [12] | ||
| 3 | 2004 | Premendar Reddy Gujjula (BJP) | 72454–28430 | 44024 | Won [13] | ||||
| 4 | 2009 | Parkal | Bikshapathy Moluguri (TRS) | 69135–56335 | 12800 | Won [14] | |||
| 5 | 2012 – ByPoll | YSRCP | Bikshapathy Moluguri (TRS) | 51936–50374 | 1562 | Lost [15] | |||
| 6 | 2014 | TRS | Warangal East | Baswaraju Saraiah (INC) | 88641–33556 | 55085 | Won [16] | ||
| 7 | 2018 | INC | Parkal | Challa Dharma Reddy (TRS) | 105903-59384 | 46519 | Lost [17] | ||
| 8 | 2023 | Warangal East | BJP]]) | 67757-52105 | 15652 | Won | |||
Personal life
editKonda Surekha is married to Konda Murali, an ex-MLC and a Congress leader from Warangal district.[18] They have one daughter.
Controversy
editIn October 2024, Surekha sparked controversy by making unsubstantiated remarks about the Akkineni family (known for actors Akkineni Nagarjuna and Naga Chaitanya) and K.T Rama Rao, a political leader. These remarks were widely condemned as derogatory and intrusive. A defamation lawsuit was subsequently filed against Surekha. [19]
References
edit- ^ "Konda Surekha Profile".
- ^ PTI (4 July 2011). "Telangana issue: Jagan loyalist MLA quits". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ The Hindu (8 December 2023). "A fighter all through, Surekha gets back into limelight again with Cabinet post". Archived from the original on 21 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "Surekha gives a setback to Rosaiah leadership in Andhra Pradesh with resignation". Sify. 30 October 2009. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ "Andhra minister's resignation accepted". Sify. 30 October 2009. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ Menon, Amarnath K. and Priya Sahgal "Why Sonia fears Jagan?" India Today 26 November 2010
- ^ "Cong says it's not opposed to Telangana". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ "Konda couple joins TRS". The Hindu. 19 March 2014.
- ^ "Days after internal revolt in TRS, Konda Surekha and husband join Congress". The News Minute. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ The Hindu (9 December 2023). "Portfolios allocated to Ministers in the new Telangana Cabinet". Archived from the original on 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ India Today (9 December 2023). "Revanth Reddy assigns portfolios to 11 ministers in Telangana Cabinet: Full list". Archived from the original on 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
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- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
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- ^ "Konda couple joins TRS". The Hindu. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Nagarjuna slams Konda Surekha's remarks on Naga Chaitanya-Samantha's divorce". Hindustan Times. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.