Sunnam Rajaiah (8 August 1960 – 4 August 2020) was an Indian politician from Telangana.

Sunnam Rajaiah
సున్నం రాజయ్య
Member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly
In office
2014–2018
Preceded byKunja Satyavati
Succeeded byPodem Veeraiah
ConstituencyBhadrachalam
Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1999–2009
Preceded byKunja Bojji
Succeeded byKunja Satyavati
ConstituencyBhadrachalam
Personal details
Born(1960-08-08)8 August 1960
Sunnamvarigudem village, Khammam district, Andhra Pradesh
(now in East Godavari district)[1]
Died4 August 2020(2020-08-04) (aged 59)
Political partyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
Children2
ResidenceHyderabad

Career

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He was elected as a Member of Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh in 1999, 2004 and 2014 as a CPI(M) candidate.[2] In 2009 election he lost the seat to his opponent Kunja Satyavati by 6956 Votes.

Rajaiah died from COVID-19 on 4 August 2020, four days short of his 60th birthday during the COVID-19 pandemic in India.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Divided borough: Telangana MLA wants say in AP house too". Indiatimes. 22 April 2016.
  2. ^ "State Elections 2004 - Partywise Comparison for 274-Bhadrachalam Constituency of ANDHRA PRADESH". Archived from the original on 12 November 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  3. ^ Srinivas, Rajulapudi; Sreedhar, Ponnam (4 August 2020). "Senior CPI (M) leader Sunnam Rajaiah dies of COVID-19". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 August 2020.

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