Bandi Sanjay Kumar
Bandi Sanjay Kumar | |
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State President of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Telangana | |
Assumed office 11 March 2020 | |
Preceded by | K. Laxman |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
Assumed office May 2019 | |
Preceded by | B. Vinod Kumar |
Constituency | Karimnagar |
Personal details | |
Born | Karimnagar, Andhra Pradesh (Present-day Telangana), India | 11 July 1971
Residence(s) | Karimnagar, Telangana, India |
Education | MA (public admn.) discontinued |
Alma mater | Madurai Kamaraj University |
Profession | Business |
Source: [1] |
Bandi Sanjay Kumar (born 11 July 1971) is an Indian politician who is a Member of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, representing the Karimnagar constituency since 2019. In 2020, he was appointed the state president of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Telangana.[1] He is a board member of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bibinagar, Hyderabad, Telangana.
Early life and education
Bandi was born on 11 July 1971 to B. Narsayya and B. Sakuntala. He completed his secondary schooling at Sri Saraswathi Shishumandir Unnata paathashaala, in Karimnagar, in 1986. Bandi was also active in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh as a youth, joining the organization at the age of twelve.[2]
Political career
Bandi was involved with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, the RSS' student wing, and eventually became town president and a state executive member of the organization. He also occupied leadership positions in this organization, becoming "town secretary, town president, national secretary of Kerala and incharge of Tamil Nadu."[2] In 1996, during BJP leader LK Advani's Suraj Rath Yatra, in which he campaigned across India for 35 days,[3] Bandi was responsible for "ensuring seamless functioning of ...Advani's vehicle."[2]
Bandi was elected a municipal corporator for Karimnagar's 48th division in 2005, and served in this role until his resignation in 2019, when he was elected to the Lok Sabha.[4] Bandi was also fielded by the BJP in 2014 and 2018 as its candidate for the state assembly elections; he contested the Karimnagar seat both times. He was, however, unsuccessful in both elections, and lost to the Telangana Rashtra Samiti's Gangula Kamalakar.[5]
In the 2019 Indian general election, Bandi was fielded by the BJP from the Karimnagar Lok Sabha constituency. He contested against the incumbent Member of Parliament, the Telangana Rashtra Samiti's B. Vinod Kumar, and the Indian National Congress' Ponnam Prabhakar.[5] Riding on a wave of support in favor of incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP, which extended to Telangana,[6] Bandi was elected by a margin of 89,508 votes.[7] His election was considered something of a surprise due to the BJP's prior lack of significant strength in Telangana,[8] as well as the fact that both his major opponents were politically well-established.[5] With his election to the Lok Sabha, Bandi became one of four Bharatiya Janata Party MPs from Telangana, a historic first for the party.[9] In addition to his position as an MP, Bandi serves as the president of the Telangana state unit of the BJP.[5]
References
- ^ "Karimnagar MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar appointed as BJP Telangana president". R Pridhvi Raj. New Indian Express. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Bandi Sanjay". www.andhrajyothy.com. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ Jaffrelot, Christophe (2010). Religion, Caste, and Politics in India. India: Primus Books. p. 334. ISBN 978-93-80607-04-7.
- ^ "Karimnagar: Elected MP, Bandi Sanjay Kumar quits as corporator". Deccan Chronicle. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d Dayashankar, K. m (24 May 2019). "BJP's Bandi Sanjay springs a surprise". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ Pavan, P. (28 May 2019). "Telangana Rashtra Samithi sees Modi wave eating into its votes; to adopt issue based approach with BJP". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 29 May 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "General Election 2019 – Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "BJP sees potential for its growth in Telangana". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Beginning of BJP era in Telangana". Deccan Herald. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
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