Indian politician (born 1962)
M. Sanjay Kumar (born 6 July 1962) is an Indian politician in the state of Telangana .[ 1] He is currently serving as an MLA from Jagtial constituency of Jagtial district for a second[ 2] term after making his debut as a law maker in 2018.[ 3]
Early life and education
Kumar was born in Anthargam village, Jagtial mandal to Vathsala and Hanumantha Rao. He studied MBBS at Siddartha Medical College, Vijayawada under Acharya Nagarjuna University in 1989. Later, he did his M.S. in Ophthalmology[ 4] from JJM Medical College, Davanagiri in Karnataka under the Kuvempu University in 1992.[ 5]
Career
He contested[ 6] as a Bharat Rashtra Samithi candidate and won the Jagtial seat in the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly Election defeating T. Jeevan Reddy of Congress by 15,822 votes.[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] In 2018, Jeevan Reddy, then a sitting MLA, lost by a bigger margin of 42,439 votes.[ 2] [ 11] Sanjay joined the Congress party on 23 June 2024 in the presence of TPCC chief and Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy .[ 12]
References
^ The Hindu (11 December 2018). "In Jagtial, popular doctor makes his debut" . Archived from the original on 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024 .
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^ "నేతల గ్రామం అంతర్గాం |" . 21 December 2023. Archived from the original on 21 December 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2024 .
^ "Doctors turn netas, 15 to enter Telangana House" . The Times of India . 5 December 2023. ISSN 0971-8257 . Retrieved 5 December 2023 .
^ "Dr. M. Sanjay Kumar | MLA | Jagtial | Telangana | TRS | theLeadersPage" . 25 April 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2024 .
^ "Jagtial Telangana Assembly Constituency Election 2023: Date of Result, Voting, Counting; Candidates" . Financialexpress . 3 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023 .
^ "Jagtial Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: BRS retains Jagtial seat, Dr. Sanjay wins with 70243 votes" . India Today . 3 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023 .
^ "Jagtial Election Result 2023 LIVE Updates and Highlights: Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin" . News18 . 3 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023 .
^ hindi. "Dr sanjay telangana jagtial candidate Profile, Candidates Net Worth, Education News | ABP न्यूज़" . www.abplive.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 5 December 2023 .
^ Quint, The (3 December 2023). "Jagtial Election Result 2023 Live Updates: BRS has Won in this Seat of Telangana" . TheQuint . Retrieved 5 December 2023 .
^ "ఓట్లు కొల్లగొట్టారు" . EENADU (in Telugu). Retrieved 7 March 2024 .
^ The Hindu (23 June 2024). "Jagtial MLA quits BRS, joins Congress" . Archived from the original on 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024 .