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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{family name hatnote|Etela|lang=Telugu}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Etela Rajender
| image =
| image_size = 160px
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1964|3|20}}
| birth_place = [[Kamalapur, Karimnagar|Kamalapur]], [[Karimnagar]], [[India]]
| spouse = Jamuna
| office = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = 2009
| constituency = [[Huzurabad (Assembly constituency)]]
| office1 = Minister of Medical & Health and Family Welfare <br>[[Government of Telangana]]
| office2 = Minister of Finance<br>[[Government of Telangana]]
| alma_mater = B.Sc. (Osmania University)
| term_start1 = 12 February 2019
| term_end1 = 1 May 2021
| term_start2 = 2014
| term_end2 = 2018
| party = [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]]
}}
'''Etela Rajender''' (born 20 March 1964) is an Indian politician. He served as the Health Minister of [[Telangana State]] from 2019 to 2021 and the Finance Minister of Telangana from 2014–2018.<ref>[http://www.myinfoindia.com/etela-rajender-profile-biodata/ Is Etela Elected First Time in Telangana]. Myinfoindia.com (2016-01-01). Retrieved on 2016-01-13.</ref> He represents [[Huzurabad (Assembly constituency)|Huzurabad]] constituency in the [[Telangana Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]] party.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100128083014/http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/23/stories/2010012356860300.htm ‘Government trying to crush Telangana movement’ - ANDHRA PRADESH]. ''The Hindu'' (2010-01-23). Retrieved on 2016-01-13.</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/portfolios-of-the-council-of-ministers-in-telangana/article6075327.ece Portfolios of the Council of Ministers in Telangana]. ''The Hindu'' (2014-06-02). Retrieved on 2016-01-13.</ref>

In May 2021, Etela's [[Ministry (government department)|ministerial portfolio]] was removed owing to the allegations of land encroachments.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-01|title=Telangana CM KCR Takes Away Health Minister's Portfolio Over Land Grabbing Allegations|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/telangana-cm-kcr-order-probe-into-land-grabbing-allegations-against-cabinet-minister-etela-rajender-3693809.html|access-date=2021-05-01|website=www.news18.com|language=en}}</ref>

==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.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110811035033/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-11-30/hyderabad/28103239_1_k-chandrasekhar-rao-siddipet-trs KCR's Telangana drama shifts to jail]. ''Times of India'' (2009-11-30). Retrieved on 2016-01-13.</ref> He is a four-time Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA).

In 2019, he took oath as the Minister of Health for Telangana.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rahul|first=N.|date=2019-02-19|title=Ten new Ministers sworn in|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/ten-new-ministers-sworn-in/article26314787.ece|access-date=2021-05-01|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Political==

'''Member of Legislative Assembly'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Duration !! Constituency !! Political party
|-
| 2004–2009|| Kamalapur|| bgcolor="#ff89ce" | TRS
|-
| 2009–2014|| [[Huzurabad (Assembly constituency)|Huzurabad]] || bgcolor="#ff89ce" | TRS
|-
| 2014–2018|| [[Huzurabad (Assembly constituency)|Huzurabad]] || bgcolor="#ff89ce" | TRS
|-
| 2018–incumbent|| [[Huzurabad (Assembly constituency)|Huzurabad]] || bgcolor="#ff89ce" | TRS
|}

==References==
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{{Cabinet of K Chandrashekar Rao}}

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[[Category:Telangana Rashtra Samithi politicians]]
[[Category:Telugu people]]
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[[Category:People from Medak]]
[[Category:People from Telangana]]
[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Telangana]]
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