Konda Surekha
Minister of Endowments, Environment & Forests
Government of Telangana
Assumed office
07 December 2023
GovernorTamilisai Soundararajan
Chief MinisterRevanth Reddy
Preceded byAllola Indrakaran Reddy
Member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
December 2023
Preceded byNannapuneni Narender
ConstituencyWarangal East
In office
2014–2018
Preceded byBasavaraju Saraiah
Succeeded byNannapuneni Narender
ConstituencyWarangal East
Minister of Women Development, Child Welfare, Disabled and Juvenile Welfare
Government of United Andhra Pradesh
In office
25 May 2009 – 2 September 2009
GovernorN. D. Tiwari
Chief MinisterY. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
Preceded byNedurumalli Rajyalakshmi
Succeeded byVakiti Sunitha Laxma Reddy
Member of Legislative Assembly
United Andhra Pradesh
In office
2009–2012
Preceded byBandari Shara Rani
Succeeded byM. Bikshpathi
ConstituencyParakala
In office
1999–2009
Preceded bySirikonda Madhu Sudanachary
Succeeded byConstituency Abolished
ConstituencyShyampeta
Personal details
Born (1965-08-19) 19 August 1965 (age 58)
Warangal
Political partyIndian National Congress
(until- 2011)(2018-present)
Other political
affiliations		YSR Congress Party
(2011-2013)
Bharat Rashtra Samithi
(2013-2018)
SpouseKonda Murali
Children1
ResidenceHyderabad

Konda Surekha (born 19 August 1965) is an Indian politician currently serving as the Cabinet Minster 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.

Early life

Konda Surekha was born in the city of Warangal, India to Thumma Chandramouli and Thumma Radha and married to Konda Murali.

Career

Konda 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,[3] 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.[4][5]

She resigned on 4 July 2011, her MLA seat for Jagan cause and later for YSR's name mentioned in FIR.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]

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.[9][10]

Political statistics

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 [11]
3 2004 Premendar Reddy Gujjula (BJP) 72454–28430 44024 Won [12]
4 2009 Parkal Bikshapathy Moluguri (TRS) 69135–56335 12800 Won [13]
5 2012 – ByPoll YSRCP Bikshapathy Moluguri (TRS) 51936–50374 1562 Lost [14]
6 2014 TRS Warangal East Baswaraju Saraiah (INC) 88641–33556 55085 Won [15]
7 2018 INC Parkal Challa Dharma Reddy (TRS) 105903-59384 46519 Lost [16]
8 2023 Warangal East Errabelli Pradeep Rao (BJP) 67757-52105 15652 Won

Personal life

Konda Surekha is married to Konda Murali, an ex-MLC and a Congress leader from Warangal district.[17] They have one daughter.

References

  1. ^ "Konda Surekha Profile".
  2. ^ PTI (4 July 2011). "Telangana issue: Jagan loyalist MLA quits". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Andhra minister's resignation accepted". Sify. 30 October 2009. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  5. ^ Menon, Amarnath K. and Priya Sahgal "Why Sonia fears Jagan?" India Today 26 November 2010
  6. ^ "Cong says it's not opposed to Telangana". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Konda couple joins TRS". The Hindu. 19 March 2014.
  8. ^ "Days after internal revolt in TRS, Konda Surekha and husband join Congress". The News Minute. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. ^ "Parkal Election Result 2018 Live Updates: Candidate List, Winner, Runner-up MLA List".
  15. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. ^ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  17. ^ "Konda couple joins TRS". The Hindu. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
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