Guvvala Balaraju
Guvvala Balaraju | |
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| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2014 – 3 December2023 | |
| Succeeded by | Chikkudu Vamshi Krishna |
| Constituency | Achampet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 June 1981 Gopalpet, Telangana |
| Political party | BJP (From 10 August 2025) |
| Other political affiliations | BRS (Until 2 August 2025) |
| Spouse | G. Amala |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Residence | Achampet |
Guvvala Balaraj is an Indian politician who is a former member of the legislative assembly representing Achampet (SC) (Assembly constituency).[1]
Early life
He was born in village in Wanaparthy in Mahbubnagar district, Andhra Pradesh to Guvvala Ramulu & Bakkamma, an agricultural laborer. He went to ZPHS in Wanaparthy, graduation from New Government Degree College, Khairtabad and LLM from PRR Law College, Hyderabad.
Career
He started working part-time with his father, who was a laborer and later became a small construction contractor. He now runs a company, GBR Infrastructure in Hyderabad.
Political career
He contested but lost to Manda Jagannath as a Member of Parliament for Nagarkurnool constituency. He won as an MLA from Achampet with 11,820 votes majority in the first Telangana Legislative Elections, 2014 and second time in 2018 with a majority of 9,556 votes and lost in 2023 Election by a huge margin of 49,326 votes.[2] He worked as Bharat Rashtra Samithi official spokesperson.[3][4]
Guvvala Balaraju has formally resigned from Bharat Rashtra Samithi party on 2 August 2025 [5][6] and joined BJP on 10 August in the presence of the party President N. Ramchander Rao.[7][8]
References
- ^ "Bedlam at ZP meeting". The Hindu. 14 December 2014. Archived from the original on 5 August 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "Telangana Assembly Election Results 2023: Achampet". Election Commission of India. 3 December 2023. Archived from the original on 5 August 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ INDIA, THE HANS (4 April 2016). "Nominated posts for TRS netas soon". www.thehansindia.com.
- ^ "TRSLP condemns professor Ilaiah's book against Vysya community". Telangana Today.
- ^ "Former Achampet MLA Guvvala Balaraju resigns from BRS". The Hindu. 4 August 2025. Archived from the original on 5 August 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "Guvvala Balaraju resigns from BRS, end two-decade association in emotional letter". India Today. 5 August 2025. Archived from the original on 5 August 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "Former Achampet BRS MLA Guvvala Balaraju Joins BJP". Deccan Chronicle. 10 August 2025. Archived from the original on 10 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ "Former Achampet MLA Guvvala Balaraju joins BJP, slams BRS". The Hindu. 10 August 2025. Archived from the original on 12 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.