Malka Komaraiah

Malka Komaraiah
Member of the Telangana Legislative Council
Assumed office
30 March 2025
Preceded byKura Raghotham Reddy
ConstituencyKarimnagar-Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad Teachers Constituency
Personal details
Born
Bandhampally, Peddapalli, Telangana, India
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
OccupationPolitician
Educationalist
Businessman

Malka Komaraiah is an Indian politician from Telangana. He was elected as a member in the Telangana Legislative Council election from Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar Teacher's constituency on 3 March 2025.[1][2] He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

He owns Delhi Public School branches in Nacharam, Nadergul, Mahendra Hills, and Pallavi educational institutes in Peddapalli, Nirmal and Hyderabad.[3]

He belongs to the Munnuru Kapu community, categorized as Other Backward Class (OBC) in Telangana.

Political career

Mr. Komaraiah entered politics by joining Bharatiya Janata Party and aspired Malkajgiri Lok Sabha ticket in 2024 Parliamentary elections. He was named as BJP candiadete for Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar Teachers’ constituency which held on 27 February 2025 and won as MLC by defeating his nearest rival PRTU candidate Vanga Mahender Reddy with a margin of 5,777 first preference votes.[4][5] Komaraiah secured 12,959 votes, Mahender Reddy got 7,182 votes out of the total 25,041 polled votes, in which 897 votes were declared invalid.[6]

References

  1. ^ "BJP wrests Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar Teachers' seat". The Hindu. 3 March 2025. Archived from the original on 4 March 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Teachers send PRTU, BJP backed candidates to Telangana Council". The New Indian Express. 4 March 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  3. ^ "DPS Owner Seeks to Make Political Foray, Eyes Malkajgiri LS Seat". Deccan Chronicle. 24 January 2024. Archived from the original on 4 March 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  4. ^ "BJP, PRTU Secure Wins in Telangana MLC Elections". Deccan Chronicle. 4 March 2025. Archived from the original on 4 March 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  5. ^ "Of 2 teachers' MLC seats, BJP & PRTU secure one each". The Times of India. 4 March 2025. Archived from the original on 4 March 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  6. ^ "Rookie politician humbles seasoned teacher-turned-politicians in Telangana MLC polls". The Hindu. 4 March 2025. Archived from the original on 4 March 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.