Sandra Venkata Veeraiah (born 15 August 1968) is an Indian politician from Telangana. He is the incumbent MLA from Sathupalli in the Telangana Legislative Assembly. He has been elected four times as MLA, once from Communist Party of India (Marxist) representing Palair and thrice from Telugu Desam Party representing Sathupalli. He belongs to the Bharat Rashtra Samithi.
Sandra Venkata Veeraiah | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2009–2023 | |
| Preceded by | Jalagam Venkat Rao |
| Succeeded by | Matta Ragamayee |
| Constituency | Sathupalli |
| Member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1994–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Sambani Chandra Sheker |
| Succeeded by | Chandra Sekhar Sambhani |
| Constituency | Palair |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 August 1968 Rajupeta, Kusumanchi Mandal |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharat Rashtra Samithi |
| Other political affiliations | Telugu Desam Party Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Early life
editVenkata Veeraiah, who hails from a poor Dalit family, was elected as an MLA at the age of 25 in 1994.[1]
Career
editVenkata Veeraiah was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Communist Party of India (Marxist) for the Palair constituency in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1994.
In 1999, he served as the in-charge of the CPM Party for the Palair constituency. In 2004, he took on the role of in-charge for the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in the Palair constituency.
In 2009, he was elected as an MLA from the TDP for the Sathupalli constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He continued to hold the position in 2014 when the Sathupalli constituency became part of the newly-formed Telangana Legislative Assembly.[2]
He was elected as a member of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Board three times in 2016, 2017, and 2018.[3]
In 2018, he served as the Vice-President of the National TDP. In the same year, he was elected as an MLA from the TDP for the Sathupalli constituency of the Telangana Legislative Assembly.[4][5] In spite of having differing opinions with the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) he switched his allegiance and joined the TRS officially in 2021.[6][7][8][9]
References
edit- ^ India, TS Assembly. "Sandra Elected to 9th AP Assembly (United)". Telangana Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ India, The Hans. "Sandra emerges as TDP champion in Telangana State". The Hans India. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ India, The Hans. "Sandra stripped off TTD board member post". The Hans India. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ "Sathupalli Election Result 2018 Live Updates: Sandra Venkata Veeraiah of TD Wins". News18. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ India, The Hans (21 November 2017). "Loan waiver failed to bail out farmers: Sandra". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ Correspondent, Special (3 March 2019). "Sandra Venkata Veeraiah to join TRS". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Correspondent, Special (20 March 2018). "Huge variation in planned budget spends: Sandra". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Sandra Venkata Veeraiah farmers booked for riot". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/with-2-mlas-joining-trs-telugu-desam-party-loses-its-presence-in-telangana-assembly-101617826410282.html