Samineni Udayabhanu
Samineni Udayabhanu (born 1 August 1955) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is an MLA of YSR Congress Party from Jaggayyapeta Assembly Constituency in Krishna District. He won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election.[1][2]
Early life and education[edit]
Udayabhanu was born in Jaggayyapeta, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh. His father was Samineni Viswanadham.[3] He completed his schooling in Zilla Parishad High School in 1970 before completing his intermediate, the two-year pre-university course. Then, he did his B.Com., also from SGS College in 1975.[citation needed]
Career[edit]
Udayabhanu made his debut in electoral politics in 1999 representing Indian National Congress. He won the 1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election defeating Rajagopal Sreeram of Telugu Desam Party by a margin of 4,778 votes. He won the Jaggayyapeta seat again in 2004 on a Congress ticket defeating Nettam Sriraghuram of TDP by a margin of 11,694 votes.[4] But he lost the 2009 and 2014 elections to Rajagopal Sreeram of Telugu Desam Party.[5] However, he was reelected from the same constituency in the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election defeating Sreeram by a margin of 4,778 votes.[6]
In August 2023, he was appointed as a member of the TTD trust board.[7][8] But a Public Interest Litigation was filed in the court challenging his appointment as he was facing charges in Delhi liquor scam case.[9] He also served as the government whip.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Jaggayyapeta Constituency Election Results 2019: Jaggayyapeta Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner". The Times of India. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ "Jaggayyapeta Constituency Winner List in AP Elections 2019 | Jaggayyapeta Constituency MLA Election Results 2019". web.archive.org. 2021-07-24. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ "Samineni Udaya Bhanu". PRS Legislative Research. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election 2004 - Constituency wise Results". m.rediff.com. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ "Andhrapradesh Andhra-pradesh Results,Andhrapradesh Candidate List,Andhrapradesh Andhra-pradesh Results & Live Updates ,Andhrapradesh Polling Booths | Lokmat News". Lokmat Times. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ Ameen, Md (2023-12-29). "No berth for Jaggaiahpet in Cabinet for 2 decades". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ "TTD: తితిదే పాలక మండలి సభ్యులుగా 24 మందికి అవకాశం". EENADU (in Telugu). Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ "టీటీడీ బోర్డు సభ్యునిగా ఉదయభాను | Udayabhanu as a member of TTD board". web.archive.org. 2023-08-26. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ Service, Express News (2023-09-14). "Andhra Pradesh HC issues notices to three TTD members". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ "Whips - Legislative Assembly". aplegislature.org. 2023-12-04. Archived from the original on 2024-02-26. Retrieved 2024-05-15.