Etela Rajender

Etela Rajender (born 20 March 1964) is the Health Minister of Telangana State. He was the Finance Minister of Telangana from 2014–2018.[1] He is an Indian politician belonging to the Telangana Rashtra Samithi party.[2][3] He is an elected legislator to the Telangana Legislative Assembly from Huzurabad constituency.

In this Telugu name, the surname is Etala.
Etela Rajender
Member of Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2009
ConstituencyHuzurabad (Assembly constituency)
Minister of Medical & Health and Family Welfare
Government of Telangana
Assumed office
2019
Minister of Finance
Government of Telangana
In office
2014–2018
Personal details
Born (1964-03-20) 20 March 1964
Kamalapur, Karimnagar, India
Political partyTelangana Rashtra Samithi
Spouse(s)Etela Jamuna
Alma materB.Sc. (Osmania University)

Career

Etela was there with party supreme K Chandrashekhar Rao from the inception of the party in 2001. He was one of the founding members of the party.

He was elected from Kamalapur in the 2004 General Elections. He is the TRS floor leader in the state assembly. Etela is the Health Minister of Govt. of Telangana State.[4] He is a four-time Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA).

Political

Member of Legislative Assembly

DurationConstituencyPolitical party
2004–2009KamalapurTRS
2009–2014HuzurabadTRS
2014–2018HuzurabadTRS
2018–incumbentHuzurabadTRS

References
  1. Is Etela Elected First Time in Telangana. Myinfoindia.com (2016-01-01). Retrieved on 2016-01-13.
  2. ‘Government trying to crush Telangana movement’ - ANDHRA PRADESH. The Hindu (2010-01-23). Retrieved on 2016-01-13.
  3. Portfolios of the Council of Ministers in Telangana. The Hindu (2014-06-02). Retrieved on 2016-01-13.
  4. KCR's Telangana drama shifts to jail. Times of India (2009-11-30). Retrieved on 2016-01-13.


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