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Nimma Raja Reddy

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}
{{More citations needed|date=March 2013}}

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|birth_place = [[Warangal]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] (now in Telangana)
|death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2009|10|19|1937|3|09}}
|death_place =[[Cherial]], [[Warangal District]], Andhra Pradesh, (Now in Telangana) India
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'''Nimma Raja Reddy''', also spelled in the media as '''Nimma Raji Reddy''', (9 March 1937, [[Warangal]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] – 19 October 2009, [[Cherial]], [[Warangal]] Dist.), was an [[India]]n politician and a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] Member of the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] for three decades from Cheriyal constituency. He also served as a [[Minister (government)|Minister]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]].

==Political roles==
He entered politics in 1962 at the age of 25 as an [[Independent politician|independent]] without any political background.

* 1962–64 – For two years he was [[Sarpanch]] for Veldhanda, [[Cherial]], [[Warangal]]
* 1964–1978 – For 14 years Panchayat Raj Samithi President, Narmetta, [[Cherial]], [[Warangal]]
* 1978 – Contested in Assembly elections for the first time
* 1978–1982 – Bank Chairman, [[Cherial]], [[Warangal]]
* 1982 – Joined [[N. T. Rama Rao]]'s [[Telugu Desam Party]] (TDP)
* 1978–1999 – Served 21 years as an MLA Member of Andhra Pradesh Assembly, representing [[Telugu Desam Party]], from [[Cherial]] constituency

==Political life==
Nimma Raja Reddy, a lawyer by profession, from the age of 25 served his region for more than four [[decades]] in various roles. He first won as village sarpanch and later as Samithi president and then as a Bank Chairman. For the first time he contested Assembly elections in year 1978. After that he contested in 1983 and won consecutively on four occasions for the [[Telugu Desam Party]]. He served as MLA representing [[Cherial]] constituency, in [[Warangal district]] for two decades and also served as a [[minister (government)|minister]] for two portfolios, Finance Minister and Power and Handlooms Minister in the Government of [[Andhra Pradesh]].

In 1999, after [[Chandrababu Naidu]]'s coup on [[N. T. Rama Rao]], Naidu declined an assembly ticket to Nimma Raja Reddy for not supporting the coup and for backing the founder of the party N. T. Rama Rao. From then on until the end of [[Cherial]] constituency merger with [[Jangaon]] constituency, no leader representing Telugu Desam Party won Cherial constituency.

Nimma Raja Reddy's opposition to Chandrababu Naidu proved very costly for the Telugu Desam Party in Cherial constituency.
He also strongly supported the [[Telangana]] movement, and then also supported the [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]] party after its foundation. In April 2004, Naidu expelled him from the party along with three other senior members, Dharoor Pullaiah and C. Lakshmi Narasimha Reddy.<ref>{{cite news |title=Andhra Pradesh: Briefly: TDP expels former Minister| url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/04/20/stories/2004042007210400.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040801035530/http://www.hindu.com/2004/04/20/stories/2004042007210400.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=1 August 2004 |date=20 April 2004 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=4 February 2013}}</ref> In the 2009 assembly elections, when [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]] made an alliance with Telugu Desam Party, he opposed it and joined the [[Indian National Congress]] to show his hostility against Chandrababu Naidu. He played a very crucial role in helping [[Ponnala Laxmiah]] from Congress Party to win 2009 Assembly Elections in the New Jangaon Merger Cherial constituency.

==Death==
Nimma Raja Reddy suffered a severe heart attack on 19 October 2009 in [[Cherial]], [[Warangal]] Dist.

==References==
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Mahesh Landge

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{{short description|Indian politician from Maharashtra}}
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'''Mahesh Kishanrao Landge''', popularly known as, '''Mahesh Dada Landge''', (born 27 November 1975) is an Indian politician who is the [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from Bhosari and Member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and current city president of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] of [[Pimpri-Chinchwad]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-29|title=Bhosari MLA Mahesh Landge found COVID positive, tracing of high-risk contacts begin|url=https://www.punekarnews.in/bhosari-mla-mahesh-landge-found-covid-positive-tracing-of-high-risk-contacts-begin/|access-date=2020-09-25|website=Punekar News|language=en-US}}</ref> He is a member of the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Bhosari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhosari constituency]] from the city of Pune as Independent candidate.

== Political career ==
Before entering into politics Landge was a well-known wrestler.{{Citation needed|reason=Reliable source needed for the whole sentence|date=December 2018}} Previously he was a corporator in [[Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation|PCMC]].

Landge started his political career with [[Nationalist Congress Party]] and joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in 2017.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/azam-pansare-stuns-ncp-joins-bjp/articleshow/56429203.cms Azam Pansare stuns NCP, joins BJP]</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/MLA-Mahesh-Landge-set-to-join-BJP/articleshow/54259779.cms MLA Mahesh Landge set to join BJP]</ref><ref name="IT-20141103">{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/maharashtra-assembly-poll-results-bjp-shiv-sena-ncp-congress/1/396659.html|title=Results of Maharashtra Assembly polls 2014 |work=India Today|accessdate=11 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Its-Family-Inc-in-Pimpri-Chinchwad/articleshow/11933814.cms|title=It's Family Inc in Pimpri-Chinchwad |work=The Times of India|access-date=14 November 2017}}</ref>

=== Positions Held ===
[[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] from the Bhosari.



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Govind Mukkaji Rathod

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}}
'''Govindrao Rathod''' (death 26 October 2014)<ref name="TimesOfIndia-20141028">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/Mukhed-mourns-death-of-newly-elected-MLA-Govind-Rathod/articleshow/44954898.cms|title=Mukhed mourns death of newly-elected MLA Govind Rathod|last=Rizwanullah|first=Syed|date=2014-10-28|work=Times of India|accessdate=25 July 2015}}</ref> was a member of the 13th [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]. He represented the [[Mukhed (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mukhed]] Assembly Constituency. He belonged to the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP).<ref name="IT-20141103">{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/maharashtra-assembly-poll-results-bjp-shiv-sena-ncp-congress/1/396659.html|title=Results of Maharashtra Assembly polls 2014 |work=India Today|accessdate=2015-07-25}}</ref> He died soon after being elected & without swearing-in. He was 62 at the time of his death.<ref name="TheTelegraph-20141028">{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1141028/jsp/nation/story_18972517.jsp#.VbPXMqSqqko|title=Death & power flurry|date=2014-10-28|work=The Telegraph|accessdate=25 July 2015}}</ref>
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|birth_date = 1952
|death_date = {{death date and age|2014|10|26|1952|df=y}}
|party= [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|office = Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
|term_start = 19 October 2014
|term_end = 26 October 2014
|predecessor = Hanmant Venketrao Patil, [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|successor = [[Tushar Rathod]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|office2 = Mukhed Municipal Council
}}

==Career==
Rathod was a long time member of the [[Indian National Congress]]. He was twice president of the Mukhed Municipal Council and a member of the Nanded Zilla Parishad. He joined the BJP, before the October, 2014 Assembly elections.<ref name="TimesOfIndia-20141028" /> In October, 2014 he was elected to the state assembly.<ref name="IT-20141103" />

==Death==
On 28 October 2014, Rathod was travelling to Mumbai by the train [[Devagiri Express]], he complained of chest pain and suffered a heart attack around 10.30 pm, near [[Jalna (city)|Jalna]], he was taken to a hospital in Jalna, but was declared [[dead on arrival]].<ref name="TimesOfIndia-20141028" /><ref name="TheNewIndianExpress-20141027">{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/Newly-Elected-Maharashtra-BJP-Legislator-Govind-M-Rathod-Dead/2014/10/27/article2495731.ece|title=Newly Elected Maharashtra BJP Legislator Govind M Rathod Dead|date=2014-10-27|work=The New Indian Express|accessdate=25 July 2015}}</ref>

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