Gangula Kamalakar (born 8 May 1968) is an Indian politician who served as the Minister of BC Welfare, Food and Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs of

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state. He represents Karimnagar constituency as an MLA in the

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from the Telangana Rashtra Samithi.

Early life

Kamalakar was born on 8 May 1968 in

Karimnagar Karimnagar is also known as Elagandula (Ancient name) is a city and District Headquarters in the Indian state of Telangana. Karimnagar is a major urban agglomeration and fifth largest City in the state. It is governed by Municipal corporation a ...

of present-day

(then part of

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) to Mallaiah and Laxmi Narasamma. He has educated upto Intermediate He enrolled at KITS, Ramtek, Maharashtra in Civil Engineering in 1986 batch, Unfortunately he was not able to complete his degree. He is married to Rajitha and the couple has a son and a daughter.

Career

Kamalakar started his political career in 2000 when he was elected as a corporator in the Karimnagar Municipality. In 2009, he was elected as an MLA from Karimnagar constituency on a

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(TDP) ticket. In 2013, he joined the Telangana Rashtra Samithi in the onset of

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and was re-elected in

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and 2018 election from the same constituency. Karimnagar was traditionally considered a stronghold of the Velama caste, however, Kamalakar who hails from the BC community, managed to get elected in three consecutive terms. In September 2019, Kamalakar was included in the Second K. Chandrashekar Rao ministry, and was allotted the portfolio of B.C. Welfare, Food & Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs. Kamalakar is a close aide of minister

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who fondly calls him "Karimnagar Bheemudu" and "Kamalakar Anna."

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kamalakar, Gangula 1968 births Living people Bharat Rashtra Samithi politicians Telugu politicians People from Karimnagar Telugu Desam Party politicians Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2009–2014 Telangana MLAs 2014–2018 Telangana MLAs 2018–2023 State cabinet ministers of Telangana