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'''Thammineni Veerabhadram''' (born 1954) is an Indian politician, belonging to the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]].<ref name="Sabha2003"/> As of 2011 he was a [[Central Committee]] member of the party.<ref>''The Hindu''. ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20110526123958/http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/20/stories/2011052052000500.htm CPI(M) pays rich tributes to Puchalapalli Sundaraiah]''</ref>

Veerbhadram hails from [[Khammam District]].<ref name="b">''Business Standard''. ''[http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/cpm-sets-up-separate-committee-for-telangana-state-114030800590_1.html CPM sets up separate committee for Telangana state]''</ref> Wife name is '''UMA''', and son name is '''SANGAMITHRA''' and Daughter name '''Dr.SRUTHI'''..He entered politics through activism in the [[Students Federation of India]].<ref name="b"/>

Veerbhadram contested the [[Khammam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Khammam Lok Sabha seat]] in the [[1991 Indian general election]]. He finished in second place with 310,268 votes (43.37% of the votes in the constituency). There was less than 1% margin between him and the winning candidate, P.V. Rangaiah Naidu of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1991/VOL_I_91.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1991 TO THE TENTH LOK SABHA – VOLUME I (NATIONAL AND STATE ABSTRACTS & DETAILED RESULTS)]''</ref> He contested the Khammam seat again in the [[1996 Indian general election|1996 election]] and got elected to the [[11th Lok Sabha]].<ref name="Sabha2003">{{cite book|author=India. Parliament. Lok Sabha|title=Indian Parliamentary Companion: Who's who of Members of Lok Sabha|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZLZVAAAAYAAJ|year=2003|publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat|page=596}}</ref><ref name="e96">Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1996/Vol_I_LS_96.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1996 TO THE ELEVENTH LOK SABHA – VOLUME I (NATIONAL AND STATE ABSTRACTS & DETAILED RESULTS)]''</ref> He obtained 374,675 votes (42.82%), defeating P.V. Rangaiah Naidu.<ref name="e96"/>

He lost the Khammam Lok Sabha seat in the [[1998 Indian general election|1998 election]]. Veerabhadram won 352,083 votes (39.01%), finishing in second place. He was the most voted CPI(M) candidate in the fray outside of the left strongholds [[West Bengal]] and [[Kerala]].<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1998/Vol_I_LS_98.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1998 TO THE 12TH LOK SABHA – VOLUME I (NATIONAL AND STATE ABSTRACTS & DETAILED RESULTS)]''</ref>

Veerabhadram was elected to the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] in the [[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2004 election]], standing as a candidate in the Khammam constituency. He obtained 46,505 votes.<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2004/StatisticalReports_AP_2004.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2004 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ANDHRA PRADESH]''</ref> In the [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2009 Legislative Assembly]] election he contested the neighbouring Palair constituency instead, where he finished in second place with 58,889 votes (37.98%).<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/Statistical_Report_AP2009.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2009 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ANDHRA PRADESH]''</ref> As of 2011 he served as honorary president of the Khammam District unit of the Kulavivaksha Vyatireka Porata Sangham.<ref>''The Hindu''. ''[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/cpim-demands-rs10000-crore-in-state-budget-for-dalits/article1139397.ece CPI(M) demands Rs.10,000 crore in State budget for dalits]''</ref>

When the CPI(M) decided to create a separate State Committee for Telangana in March 2014, following the passing of the Andhra Pradesh State Reorganisation Bill, Veerabhadram was elected as its Secretary.<ref name="b"/><ref>Communist Party of India (Marxist). ''[http://www.cpim.org/content/andhra-telangana-two-separate-committees Andhra, Telangana – Two Separate Committees]''</ref>

'''Controversies:'''
There have been accusations by his own party members who have been later expelled from his party. A book titled "Nippuku Chedalu" was published that narrates the controversial allegations on Tammineni Veerabhadram and his loyalists. This book has been instrumental and been used by the congress and other opposition parties to attack the Communist Parties attributing them also to be corrupt.<ref>http://www.oneindia.com/2008/07/25/ap-clp-refutes-karats-allegation-1216996400.html</ref>

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