R. Krishnaiah
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R. Krishnaiah | |
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Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
Assumed office 22 June 2022 | |
Preceded by | Suresh Prabhu |
Constituency | Andhra Pradesh |
Member of Legislative Assembly, Telangana | |
In office 2 June 2014 – 11 December 2018 | |
Preceded by | Devireddy Sudheer Reddy |
Succeeded by | Devireddy Sudheer Reddy |
Constituency | Lal Bahadur Nagar |
Personal details | |
Born | Rallagudpally Village, Mominpet Mandalam, Vikarabad district, Telangana | 13 September 1954
Political party | YSR Congress Party (2022–present) |
Other political affiliations | Telugu Desam Party (until 2019) |
Spouse | Shabari Devi |
Children | Rishi Arun Rani Shweta devi |
Residence | Hyderabad |
Ryaga Krishnaiah (born 13 September 1954), known as R. Krishnaiah, is current Member of Parliament from Rajya Sabha of YSR Congress Party from 2022.[1]
Krishnaiah was elected as MLA representing L.B. Nagar constituency in 2014 from the Telugu Desam Party.[2] He has been an active vocalist for the last 35 years for the rights of Other Backward Classes (OBC) and their standard of living through politics, education, and law in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and against the Central Government of India.[3]
Early life and education
[edit]Krishnaiah holds degrees in M.A., LL.M., M.Phil., LL.B., and B.Com. He is the President of the National Backward Classes Welfare Association and has led around 140 unions of OBC employees within Central and State Government Departments. He also serves as the President of the Social Welfare Hostel Union, representing 1.4 million hostel students from Scheduled Castes, Tribes, and OBCs.
He is the editor of BC Garjana, a magazine addressing social issues. Krishnaiah was an MLA from 2014 to 2018 and was nominated as the Chief Minister candidate for Telangana by TDP and BJP in 2014. His past roles include leadership positions in RSS, A.B.V.P., and the AP Social Welfare Hostel Students Union.[4]
Awards
[edit]- National Ambedkar Award (2003)
- National Mahatma Jyothi Rao Pule Award (2011)
References
[edit]- ^ "Ryaga Krishnaiah". PRS Legislative Research. Archived from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "Lal Bahadur Nagar Assembly Constituency Election Result". Result University. Archived from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "National Bc Welfare Association President R Krishnaiah News". The Times of India (a search result). Archived from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ Illyas, M.D. (18 May 2022). "YSRC finalises four candidates for Rajya Sabha". Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
External links
[edit]- "Briefly: Fair deal for BC urged". The Hindu. 12 August 2005. Retrieved 9 June 2019.[dead link]
- "The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : BC leaders clash at panel meet". 1 July 2012. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012.
- http://www.goudsinfo.com/famouspersons.htm Archived 9 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- rkrishnaiah.com Archived 7 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- OBC Rules information www.obcguru.com by Shailendra Wagadre