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Manda Jagannath
MP
In office
1999-2008 (TDP), 2008-2013 (INC), 2013-2014 (TRS)
ConstituencyNagarkurnool (SC)
Personal details
Born (1951-05-22) 22 May 1951 (age 73)
Itikyala, Telangana
Political partyBahujan Samaj Party
Other political
affiliations
Telugu Desam Party, Telangana Rashtra Samithi, Indian National Congress
SpouseM. Savitri
Children2 sons and 1 daughter
ResidenceHyderabad
As of 16 September, 2006
Source: [1]

Dr. Manda Jagannath (Telugu: మంద జగన్నాథ్; born 22 May 1951) is an Indian politician, was a member of the 11th, 13th, 14th & 15th Lok Sabha of India representing Nagarkurnool constituency. He belongs to the Bahujan Samaj Party. He is set to contest from Nagarkurnool in the 2024 Lok Sabha General Elections. 6 out of 11 Sample Surveys have projected him to Win.[1]

Early life

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Manda Jagannadham was born in Mahbubnagar district, Telangana. He holds a bachelor's degree in medicine. He did his MBBS from Osmania University.

Career

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After graduating with a medicine degree he worked as a doctor in Mahbubnagar and Hyderabad.

Political career

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He was one among the 5 members representing Telugu Desam Party in Lok Sabha, and a member of the party's Polit Bureau, its decision-making body . He was expelled from Telugu Desam for voting against Telugu Desam Party. He was expelled & disqualified from Lok Sabha by speaker Somnath Chatterjee for voting against party's WHIP. He represents the Nagarkurnool constituency of Andhra Pradesh.

He switched to the Indian National Congress party during the No Confidence Motion. He was re-elected in 2009.[citation needed] On 29 December 2008, Mr Jagannath was appointed as Andhra Pradesh govt's special representative in New Delhi.

TRS Party

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He joined in TRS party at the peak of Telangana agitation.

Bahujan Samaj Party

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He was inducted into the Bahujan Samaj Party by Manda Prabhakar, the State President of BSP. He is set to contest the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha Elections from Nagarkurnool against the BSP defector former state president R.S. Praveen Kumar who had earlier switched to the Bharat Rashtra Samithi on being offered the Lok Sabha ticket.

References

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  1. ^ "Manda Jagannadham: Latest News, Videos and Photos | Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
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Manda Jagannath was in news, for slapping AP Grameena Vikas Bank manager in Mahabubnagar district on 2 July 2009.