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Mynampally Hanumanth Rao (born January 10, 1966) is an Indian politician and former MLA representing the Malkajgiri constituency in the Telangana Legislative Assembly. He resigned from Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and joined Indian National Congress on 29 September 2023.
Mynampally Hanumanth Rao | |
|---|---|
 Mynampally Hanumanth Rao | |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2018–2023 | |
| Constituency | Malkajgiri, Telangana |
| Member of Legislative Council | |
| In office 2017–2018 | |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Constituency | Medak, Andhra Pradesh |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2008–2009 | |
| Constituency | Ramayampet, Andhra Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 10, 1966 Korvipally,Medak, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Political party | INC (2014)&(23 September 2023 -Present) BRS ( 2014 - 22 September 2023) TDP (2008-2014) |
| Spouse | Vani |
| Children | Mynampally Rohit, Shivank |
| Parent(s) | Kishan Rao, Sarojini |
| Residence | Hyderabad |
Political career
editHanumanth Rao was twice elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly. First from Ramayampet (constituency abolished in 2009) in 2008 and then from Medak in 2009 from TDP. In 2014, he contested the Malkajgiri Lok Sabha seat as a Telangana Rashtra Samithi candidate and finished in second place. He was the President of the Greater Hyderabad Telangana Rashtra Samithi from 2014 to 2016.
He was unanimously elected as an MLC from MLAs Quota on 5 March 2017.
On 12 December 2018, he resigned from his Member of Legislative Council position after he won the Malkajgiri Assembly Constituency as a Member of Legislative Assembly third time with a majority of 74,000 votes.
Rao tendered his resignation to BRS party on 22 September 2023. Later, he, and his son Rohit Rao, joined the Indian National Congress and Hanumantha Rao was nominated to contest on INC ticket from Malkajgiri in the party's first list. He lost the general election in 2023.
References
edit- ."Telangana Legislative Assembly". 12 December 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- "Telangana Legislative Council". 7 March 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018.