Vemula Veeresham
Member of Telangana Legislative Assembly
In office
First term (2014 – 2018), Second term (2023 - present)
Preceded byChirumarthi Lingaiah (prior to 2014)
Succeeded byChirumarthi Lingaiah (2018-2023)
ConstituencyNakrekal
Personal details
Born1982
Pannalagudem, Nalgonda district, Telangana
Political partyINC (2022-present)
Other political
affiliations		BRS
SpousePushpa Latha
ChildrenSon Vipul Kumar Daughter Vinuthna
Residence(s)H.No.18-14/2, Pannalagudem, Nakrekal, Vill. And Mandal, Nalgonda, dist.
EducationDr. B. R. Ambedkar Open University

Vemula Veeresham (born 1982) is an Indian politician from Telangana. He represented Nakrekal Assembly constituency. He initially belonged to Telangana Rashtra Samithi but later joined Indian National Congress

Early life

He was born to Vemula Kondaiah and Mallamma in Utukur village of Shali Gowraram Mandal Nalgonda district, Telangana, India and belongs to scheduled caste, Madiga community.[1] He has completed his school education in Z.P.H.S. Madhavaram Kalan and his intermediate and degree in Nakrekal. Since his school education itself he actively participated in the student organization P.D.S.U.

Political career

Veeresham won from Nakrekal in 2014 Telangana Assembly Elections for the first time by defeating sitting MLA Chirumarthi Lingaiah. Being brought up from a poor backward family he knows the problems of the poor very well. Several development activities were initiated with the support of Minister for Energy, Telangana G. Jagadish Reddy.[2][3]

He again contested as an MLA on Telangana Rashtra Samithi ticket in 2018 Assembly Elections. He was defeated by Chirumarthi Lingaiah of Indian National Congress. In 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election, he contested from the Indian National Congress and won with a majority of 68000 votes.[4]

Personal life

He is married to Pushpa Latha. They have a son, Vipul Kumar and a daughter, Vinuthna.

References

  1. ↑ VEMULA VEERESHAM Info
  2. ↑ Nakrekal Results
  3. ↑ "Nakrekal MLA loses relative in accident". The Hindu. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  4. ↑ https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenDecNew2023/candidateswise-S2995.htm
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