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Maganti Gopinath (born 2 June 1963) is an Indian politician from Telangana state. He is a three time MLA from Jubilee Hills Assembly constituency in Hyderabad district. He represents Bharat Rashtra Samithi and won the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election.
Early life and education
Gopinath was born in Hyderguda, Hyderabad to Krishnamurthy and Mahanand Kumari. He passed intermediate from Venkateswara Tutorials and the completed his graduation from a college affiliated with Osmania University. He married Sunitha and they have three children, a son M. Vatsalyanath and two daughters, Akshara Nag and Disira.
Career
Gopinath started his political journey with Telugu Desam Party in 1983 as an admirer of former chief minister N. T. Rama Rao. From 1985 to 1992, he was the president of Telugu Yuvatha, the youth wing of TDP. He also served as Director of Hyderabad Urban Development Authority from 1987 to 1989. Then, he was a member of the District Consumer Forum from 1989 to 1993. In 2018, he served as a member of Public Estimates Committee.
He was elected as an MLA for the first time in 2014. Representing Telugu Desam Party, he won the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Jubilee Hills Assembly constituency. He polled 50,898 votes and defeated his nearest rival, V. Naveen Reddy of AIMIM by a margin of 9,242 votes. Later, he shifted to Telangana Rashtra Samithi, and won the Jubilee Hills seat in the 2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election defeating P. Vishnuvardhan Reddy of Indian National Congress by a margin of 16,004 votes.
He became a third time MLA, winning the Jubilee Hills seat in the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election. He polled votes 80,549 and defeated his nearest rival and former Indian cricket captain Mohammed Azharuddin of Indian National Congress, by a margin of 16,337 votes.
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Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Maganti Gopinath
- Jubilee Hills Assembly constituency
- 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election
- Telangana Legislative Assembly
- Bhadradri Ramudu
- Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency
- Mohammad Azharuddin
- 3rd Telangana Assembly
- Jubilee Hills
- 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election