| Tammineni Veerabhadram | |
|---|---|
 Veerabhadram in a television interview | |
| Telangana State Secretary, CPI (M) | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 8 March 2014 | |
| Constituency | Khammam |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1996–1998 | |
| Constituency | Khammam |
| Member of Legislative Assembly, United Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Chief Minister | Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy |
| Constituency | Khammam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1954 |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Spouse | Uma |
| Children | Sangamithra (son), Dr. Sruthi (daughter) |
| Residence | Khammam |
Tammineni Veerabhadram (born 1954) is an Indian politician, belonging to the Communist Party of India (Marxist). As of December 2022, he is a Central Committee member of the party.
Early and Personal life
Veerabhadram hails from Khammam District. His wife's name is Uma, son's name is Sangamithra and daughter's name Dr. Sruthi. He entered politics through activism in the Students Federation of India.
Career
Veerabhadram contested the Khammam Lok Sabha seat in the 1991 Indian general election. He finished in second place with 310,268 votes (43.37% of the votes in the constituency). There was less than 1% margin between him and the winning candidate, P.V. Rangaiah Naidu of the Indian National Congress. He contested the Khammam seat again in the 1996 election and got elected to the 11th Lok Sabha. He obtained 374,675 votes (42.82%), defeating P.V. Rangaiah Naidu.
He lost the Khammam Lok Sabha seat in the 1998 election. Veerabhadram won 352,083 votes (39.01%), finishing in second place. He was the most voted CPI(M) candidate in the fray outside of the left strongholds West Bengal and Kerala.
Veerabhadram was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in the 2004 election, standing as a candidate in the Khammam constituency. He obtained 46,505 votes. In the 2009 Legislative Assembly election, he contested the neighbouring Palair constituency instead, where he finished in second place with 58,889 votes (37.98%). As of 2011, he served as honorary president of the Khammam District unit of the Kulavivaksha Vyatireka Porata Sangham.
When the CPI(M) decided to create a separate State Committee for Telangana in March 2014, following the passing of the Andhra Pradesh State Reorganisation Bill, Veerabhadram was elected as its Secretary.
Controversies
There have been accusations by his own party members who have been later expelled from his party. A book titled "Nippuku Chedalu" was published that narrates the controversial allegations on Tammineni Veerabhadram and his loyalists. This book has been instrumental and been used by the Congress and other opposition parties to attack the Communist Parties attributing them also to be corrupt.
References
- ^ India. Parliament. Lok Sabha (2003). Indian Parliamentary Companion: Who's who of Members of Lok Sabha. Lok Sabha Secretariat. p. 596.
- The Hindu. CPI(M) pays rich tributes to Puchalapalli Sundaraiah
- ^ Business Standard. CPM sets up separate committee for Telangana state
- Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1991 TO THE TENTH LOK SABHA – VOLUME I (NATIONAL AND STATE ABSTRACTS & DETAILED RESULTS)
- ^ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1996 TO THE ELEVENTH LOK SABHA – VOLUME I (NATIONAL AND STATE ABSTRACTS & DETAILED RESULTS)
- Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1998 TO THE 12TH LOK SABHA – VOLUME I (NATIONAL AND STATE ABSTRACTS & DETAILED RESULTS)
- Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2004 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ANDHRA PRADESH
- Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2009 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ANDHRA PRADESH
- The Hindu. CPI(M) demands Rs.10,000 crore in State budget for dalits
- Communist Party of India (Marxist). Andhra, Telangana – Two Separate Committees
- "AP CLP refutes Karat's allegation". 25 July 2008.