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{{Short description|Indian politician, academic}}
{{Infobox Officeholder
| name = Malka Komaraiah
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| office = Member of the [[Telangana Legislative Council]]
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| constituency = Karimnagar-Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad Teachers Constituency
| predecessor = Kura Raghotham Reddy
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| birth_place = Bandhampally, [[Peddapalli]], [[Telangana]], [[India]]
| occupation = Politician<br/>Educationalist<br/>Businessman
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
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| term_start = 30 March 2025
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'''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.<ref name="BJP wrests Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar Teachers’ seat">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=BJP wrests Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar Teachers’ seat |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/bjp-wrests-medak-nizamabad-adilabad-karimnagar-teachers-seat/article69287084.ece |access-date=4 March 2025 |publisher=The Hindu |date=3 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250304044141/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/bjp-wrests-medak-nizamabad-adilabad-karimnagar-teachers-seat/article69287084.ece |archive-date=4 March 2025 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref name="Teachers send PRTU, BJP backed candidates to Telangana Council">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Teachers send PRTU, BJP backed candidates to Telangana Council |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2025/Mar/04/teachers-send-prtu-bjp-backed-candidates-to-telangana-council |access-date=4 March 2025 |publisher=The New Indian Express |date=4 March 2025 |archive-date= |language=en}}</ref> 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]].<ref name="DPS Owner Seeks to Make Political Foray, Eyes Malkajgiri LS Seat">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=DPS Owner Seeks to Make Political Foray, Eyes Malkajgiri LS Seat |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/dps-owner-seeks-to-make-political-foray-eyes-malkajgiri-ls-seat-879716 |access-date=4 March 2025 |work= |publisher=Deccan Chronicle |date=24 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250304045812/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/dps-owner-seeks-to-make-political-foray-eyes-malkajgiri-ls-seat-879716 |archive-date=4 March 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

He belongs to the [[Munnuru Kapu]] community, categorized as [[Other Backward Class|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.<ref name="BJP, PRTU Secure Wins in Telangana MLC Elections">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |date=4 March 2025 |title=BJP, PRTU Secure Wins in Telangana MLC Elections |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/telangana/bjp-prtu-secure-wins-in-telangana-mlc-elections-1864777 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250304044112/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/telangana/bjp-prtu-secure-wins-in-telangana-mlc-elections-1864777 |archive-date=4 March 2025 |access-date=4 March 2025 |work= |publisher=Deccan Chronicle |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Of 2 teachers’ MLC seats, BJP & PRTU secure one each">{{cite news |date=4 March 2025 |title=Of 2 teachers’ MLC seats, BJP & PRTU secure one each |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/of-2-teachers-mlc-seats-bjp-prtu-secure-one-each/articleshow/118691420.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250304045146/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/of-2-teachers-mlc-seats-bjp-prtu-secure-one-each/articleshow/118691420.cms |archive-date=4 March 2025 |access-date=4 March 2025 |publisher=The Times of India}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Rookie politician humbles seasoned teacher-turned-politicians in Telangana MLC polls">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |author1-link=4 March 2025 |date=4 March 2025 |title=Rookie politician humbles seasoned teacher-turned-politicians in Telangana MLC polls |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/rookie-politician-humbles-seasoned-teacher-turned-politicians-in-mlc-polls/article69288780.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250304181626/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/rookie-politician-humbles-seasoned-teacher-turned-politicians-in-mlc-polls/article69288780.ece |archive-date=4 March 2025 |access-date=4 March 2025 |publisher=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Telangana]]
[[Category:1969 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Members of the Telangana Legislative Council]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian politicians]]
[[Category:Telugu politicians]]

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