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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Etela Rajender
| name                = Etela Rajender
| image              = Etela Rajender.jpg
| image              = Etela Rajendera.jpg
| caption            = Etela in 2015
| caption            = Rajender in 2023
| office              = Member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly
| office              = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| predecessor        = ''Himself''
| constituency        = [[Malkajgiri Lok Sabha constituency|Malkajgiri]]
| term_start          = 10 November 2021
| term_start          = 4 June 2024
| term_end            =  
| term_end            =  
| constituency2      = [[Huzurabad (Assembly constituency)|Huzurabad]]
| predecessor        = [[Revanth Reddy]]
| office3             = Minister of Medical & Health and Family Welfare of Telangana
| successor          =
| term_start3         = 12 February 2019
| office1             = [[Second K. Chandrashekar Rao ministry|Minister of Health, Medical and Family Welfare]]<br/>[[Government of Telangana]]
| term_end3           = 1 May 2021
| term_start1         = 12 February 2019
| office4             = Minister of Finance of Telangana
| term_end1           = 1 May 2021
| term_start4         = 2 June 2014
| governor1          = * [[E. S. L. Narasimhan]]
| term_end4           = 6 September 2018
* [[Tamilisai Soundararajan]]
| office5             = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]]
| 1blankname1        = Chief Minister
| term_start5        = May 2009
| 1namedata1          = [[K. Chandrashekar Rao]]
| term_end5          = June 2021
| predecessor1        = [[C. Laxma Reddy]]
| successor1          = [[T. Harish Rao]]
| office2             = [[First K. Chandrashekar Rao ministry|Minister of Finance & Planning, Small Savings, State Lotteries, Consumer Affairs, Legal Meteorology and Civil Supplies]]<br/>[[Government of Telangana]]
| term_start2         = 2 June 2014
| term_end2           = 12 December 2018
| governor2          = [[E. S. L. Narasimhan]]
| 1blankname2        = Chief Minister
| 1namedata2          = [[K. Chandrashekar Rao]]
| predecessor2        = ''Office established''
| successor2          = [[T. Harish Rao]]
| office3             = [[Telangana Legislative Assembly|Member of Legislative Assembly, Telangana]]
| constituency3      = [[Huzurabad Assembly constituency|Huzurabad]]
| term_start3        = 2 June 2014
| predecessor3        = ''Telangana Assembly created''
| term_end3          = 7 December 2023
| successor3          = [[Kaushik Reddy]]
| office4            = [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Member of Legislative Assembly, Andhra Pradesh]]
| term_start5        = 16 May 2009
| term_end5          = 16 May 2014
| predecessor5        = ''Constituency established''
| successor5          = ''Telangana Assembly created''
| constituency5      = [[Huzurabad (Assembly constituency)|Huzurabad]]
| constituency5      = [[Huzurabad (Assembly constituency)|Huzurabad]]
| succeeded5          = ''Himself''
| constituency6      = [[Kamalapur, Andhra Pradesh Assembly constituency|Kamalapur]]
| office6            = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start6        = 11 May 2004
| term_start6        = 2004
| term_end6          = 2009
| successor6          = ''Dissolved''
| predecessor6        = [[Muddasani Damodar Reddy]]
| predecessor6        = [[Muddasani Damodar Reddy]]
| constituency6      = [[Kamalapur (Assembly constituency)|Kamalapur]]
| term_end6          = 16 May 2009
| successor6          = ''Constituency dissolved''
| alma_mater          = [[Osmania University]] (B.Sc)
| alma_mater          = [[Osmania University]] (B.Sc)
| otherparty          = [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]] (2003–2021)
| otherparty          = [[Bharat Rashtra Samithi]] (2003–2021)
| party              = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (2021–present)
| party              = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (since 2021)
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1964|3|20}}
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1964|3|20}}
| birth_place        = [[Kamalapur, Hanamkonda district|Kamalapur]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] (now in [[Telangana]]), India
| birth_place        = [[Kamalapur, Hanamkonda district|Kamalapur]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] (now in [[Telangana]]), India
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'''Etela Rajender''' (born 20 March 1964) is an Indian politician from [[Telangana]]. He served as the first [[Finance minister|Finance Minister]] of Telangana state from 2014 to 2018 and as the [[Health minister|Health Minister]] of Telangana from 2019 to 2021.  
'''Etela Rajender''' (born 20 March 1964) is an Indian politician from [[Telangana]] serving as the [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]] from [[Malkajgiri Lok Sabha constituency]]. He previously served as the first Finance Minister of Telangana from 2014 to 2018 and as the Health Minister of Telangana from 2019 to 2021. He is a member of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] since 2021.


Etela represented [[Kamalapur, Hanamkonda district|Kamalapur]] Assembly constituency from 2004 to 2010 and [[Huzurabad (Assembly constituency)|Huzurabad]] assembly constituency since 2010 in the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] and [[Telangana Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]] (TRS) party. In 2021, he joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) and was re-elected as an MLA in the bye election.<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>
Rajender represented [[Kamalapur, Andhra Pradesh Assembly constituency|Kamalapur Assembly constituency]] from 2004 to 2010 and [[Huzurabad Assembly constituency]] from 2010 to 2023 in the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] and [[Telangana Legislative Assembly]]. He was a member of the [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]] (TRS) party until 2021, when he joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP).<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>


==Political career==
==Political career==
Etela joined TRS in 2003.<ref>{{Cite news|date=12 June 2021|title=Sacked Telangana Minister Eatala Rajender Resigns as TRS MLA, Likely to Join BJP|work=News18|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/sacked-telangana-minister-eatala-rajender-resigns-as-trs-mla-likely-to-join-bjp-3838478.html|access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref> He is recognised as a student leader with a left-wing ideology.<ref name=":0" />
Rajender joined TRS in 2003.<ref>{{Cite news|date=12 June 2021|title=Sacked Telangana Minister Eatala Rajender Resigns as TRS MLA, Likely to Join BJP|work=News18|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/sacked-telangana-minister-eatala-rajender-resigns-as-trs-mla-likely-to-join-bjp-3838478.html|access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref> He is recognised as a student leader with a left-wing ideology.<ref name=":0" />


He was elected as the [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) from Kamalapur Assembly constituency in the [[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]. He defeated the incumbent MLA [[Muddasani Damodar Reddy]].<ref name=":5">{{Cite news|last=K. M.|first=Dayashankar|date=2 April 2014|title=Etela faces stiff competition|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/etela-faces-stiff-competition/article5859501.ece|url-status=live|access-date=7 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140710061003/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/etela-faces-stiff-competition/article5859501.ece|archive-date=10 July 2014|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He served as the TRS floor leader in the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]].<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 resigned as the MLA in 2008 and was re-elected as an MLA from the Kamalapur constituency in the 2008 by-election.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news|last=K. M.|first=Dayashankar|date=2 April 2014|title=Etela faces stiff competition|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/etela-faces-stiff-competition/article5859501.ece|url-status=live|access-date=7 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140710061003/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/etela-faces-stiff-competition/article5859501.ece|archive-date=10 July 2014|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Mohammed|first=Siddique|date=1 June 2008|title=Andhra bypolls: TRS suffers shocking defeat|work=[[Rediff News]]|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2008/jun/01trs.htm|url-status=live|access-date=7 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213220634/https://www.rediff.com/news/2008/jun/01trs.htm|archive-date=13 February 2021}}</ref>
He was elected as the [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) from Kamalapur Assembly constituency in the [[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]. He defeated the incumbent MLA [[Muddasani Damodar Reddy]].<ref name=":5">{{Cite news|last=K. M.|first=Dayashankar|date=2 April 2014|title=Etela faces stiff competition|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/etela-faces-stiff-competition/article5859501.ece|url-status=live|access-date=7 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140710061003/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/etela-faces-stiff-competition/article5859501.ece|archive-date=10 July 2014|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He served as the TRS floor leader in the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]].<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 resigned as the MLA in 2008 and was re-elected as an MLA from the same constituency in the 2008 by-election.<ref name=":5"/><ref>{{Cite news|last=Mohammed|first=Siddique|date=1 June 2008|title=Andhra bypolls: TRS suffers shocking defeat|work=[[Rediff News]]|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2008/jun/01trs.htm|url-status=live|access-date=7 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213220634/https://www.rediff.com/news/2008/jun/01trs.htm|archive-date=13 February 2021}}</ref>


In 2009, the Kamalapur constituency was merged with Huzurabad Assembly constituency. He contested the [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] from Huzurabad constituency and won as the MLA. In 2010 he resigned as the MLA and won the by-election.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news|last=K. M.|first=Dayashankar|date=2 April 2014|title=Etela faces stiff competition|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/etela-faces-stiff-competition/article5859501.ece|url-status=live|access-date=7 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140710061003/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/etela-faces-stiff-competition/article5859501.ece|archive-date=10 July 2014|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
In 2009, the Kamalapur constituency was merged with Huzurabad Assembly constituency. He contested the [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] from Huzurabad constituency and won. In 2010 he resigned as the MLA and won the by-election.<ref name=":5"/>


In 2014, he was appointed as the Finance Minister of Telangana in the [[first K. Chandrashekar Rao ministry]], and served until 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|date=14 November 2014|title=Eatala Rajender justifies budgetary allocations|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/eatala-rajender-justifies-budgetary-allocations/article6600242.ece|url-status=live|access-date=14 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505191010/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/eatala-rajender-justifies-budgetary-allocations/article6600242.ece|archive-date=5 May 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
When Telangana state was established in 2014, he was appointed the Finance Minister of Telangana in the [[first K. Chandrashekar Rao ministry]], and served until 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|date=14 November 2014|title=Eatala Rajender justifies budgetary allocations|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/eatala-rajender-justifies-budgetary-allocations/article6600242.ece|url-status=live|access-date=14 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505191010/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/eatala-rajender-justifies-budgetary-allocations/article6600242.ece|archive-date=5 May 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>


He contested the [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election]] and was re-elected as the MLA from Huzurabad constituency. In 2019, he took oath as the Minister of Health for Telangana.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rahul|first=N.|date=19 February 2019|title=Ten new Ministers sworn in|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/ten-new-ministers-sworn-in/article26314787.ece|url-status=live|access-date=1 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501095548/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/ten-new-ministers-sworn-in/article26314787.ece|archive-date=1 May 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> As part of the 2018 election's declaration of assets by contestants, he has furnished {{INRConvert|42.41|c|year=2018}} in assets and was the richest among other ministers.<ref>{{Cite news|last=|date=21 November 2018|title=Worth over Rs 3 billion, meet the richest candidate in Telangana polls 2018|work=[[Business Standard]]|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/elections/worth-over-rs-3-billion-meet-the-richest-candidate-in-telangana-polls-2018-118112100618_1.html|access-date=17 June 2021}}</ref>
He contested the [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election]] and was re-elected as the MLA from Huzurabad constituency. In 2019, he took oath as the Minister of Health for Telangana.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rahul|first=N.|date=19 February 2019|title=Ten new Ministers sworn in|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/ten-new-ministers-sworn-in/article26314787.ece|url-status=live|access-date=1 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501095548/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/ten-new-ministers-sworn-in/article26314787.ece|archive-date=1 May 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> As part of the 2018 election's declaration of assets by contestants, he has furnished {{INRConvert|42.41|c|year=2018}} in assets and was the richest among other ministers.<ref>{{Cite news|last=|date=21 November 2018|title=Worth over Rs 3 billion, meet the richest candidate in Telangana polls 2018|work=[[Business Standard]]|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/elections/worth-over-rs-3-billion-meet-the-richest-candidate-in-telangana-polls-2018-118112100618_1.html|access-date=17 June 2021}}</ref>


In May 2021, Etela, along with his followers and Jamuna Hatcheries, faced allegations of land encroachments in Achampet and Hakimpet villages in [[Medak district]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite news|date=14 June 2021|title=Former Telangana Health Minister Etela Rajender Joins BJP|work=Outlook|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-former-telangana-health-minister-etela-rajender-likely-to-join-bjp-today/385130|access-date=14 June 2021}}</ref> His [[Ministry (government department)|ministerial portfolio]] was removed and he was subsequently dismissed from the [[Cabinet (government)|state cabinet]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|date=1 May 2021|title=Telangana CM KCR Takes Away Health Minister's Portfolio Over Land Grabbing Allegations|work=News18|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=14 June 2021}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Telangana: Eatala Rajender dropped from State Cabinet|url=https://telanganatoday.com/telangana-eatala-rajender-dropped-from-state-cabinet|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-05-03|website=Telangana Today|language=en-US}}</ref> Subsequently on 4 June, he resigned from TRS.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|date=4 June 2021|title=Former Telangana minister Etela Rajender resigns from TRS, likely to join BJP|work=The Indian Express|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/hyderabad/former-telangana-minister-etela-rajender-resigns-from-trs-likely-to-join-bjp-7343970/|access-date=4 June 2021}}</ref> On 12 June, he resigned as MLA.<ref>{{Cite news|date=12 June 2021|title=Former TRS minister Etela Rajender resigns as MLA, set to join BJP|work=Business Standard|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/former-trs-minister-etela-rajender-resigns-as-mla-set-to-join-bjp-121061200446_1.html|access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref>
In May 2021, Rajender, along with his followers and Jamuna Hatcheries, faced allegations of land encroachments in Achampet and Hakimpet villages in [[Medak district]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite news|date=14 June 2021|title=Former Telangana Health Minister Etela Rajender Joins BJP|work=Outlook|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-former-telangana-health-minister-etela-rajender-likely-to-join-bjp-today/385130|access-date=14 June 2021}}</ref> His [[Ministry (government department)|ministerial portfolio]] was removed and he was subsequently dismissed from the [[Cabinet (government)|state cabinet]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|date=1 May 2021|title=Telangana CM KCR Takes Away Health Minister's Portfolio Over Land Grabbing Allegations|work=News18|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=14 June 2021}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Telangana: Eatala Rajender dropped from State Cabinet|url=https://telanganatoday.com/telangana-eatala-rajender-dropped-from-state-cabinet|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-05-03|website=Telangana Today|language=en-US|archive-date=3 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503093246/https://telanganatoday.com/telangana-eatala-rajender-dropped-from-state-cabinet}}</ref> Subsequently, on 4 June, he resigned from TRS.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|date=4 June 2021|title=Former Telangana minister Etela Rajender resigns from TRS, likely to join BJP|work=The Indian Express|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/hyderabad/former-telangana-minister-etela-rajender-resigns-from-trs-likely-to-join-bjp-7343970/|access-date=4 June 2021}}</ref> On 12 June, he resigned as MLA.<ref>{{Cite news|date=12 June 2021|title=Former TRS minister Etela Rajender resigns as MLA, set to join BJP|work=Business Standard|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/former-trs-minister-etela-rajender-resigns-as-mla-set-to-join-bjp-121061200446_1.html|access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref>


On 14 June 2021, Etela joined the BJP in the presence of BJP leaders [[Dharmendra Pradhan]] and [[G. Kishan Reddy]][[New Delhi|.]]<ref>{{Cite news|date=14 June 2021|title=Former Telangana minister Etela Rajender joins BJP|work=The Indian Express|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/etela-rajender-bjp-trs-telangana-7357969/|access-date=14 June 2021}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> He has also resigned as the president of Nampally Exhibition Society, which he held since 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|date=16 June 2021|title=Etela Rajender Quits Another Key Post|work=Sakshi|url=https://english.sakshi.com/news/telangana/etela-rajendar-quits-another-key-post-137142|access-date=17 June 2021}}</ref> He contested the by-election held later that year and won as the MLA.<ref>{{Cite news|last=P.|first=Sridhar|date=2 November 2021|title=Eatala wins Huzurabad for BJP|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/eatala-wins-huzurabad-for-bjp/article37312495.ece|url-status=live|access-date=7 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118191940/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/eatala-wins-huzurabad-for-bjp/article37312495.ece|archive-date=18 November 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
On 14 June 2021, Rajender joined the BJP in the presence of BJP leaders [[Dharmendra Pradhan]] and [[G. Kishan Reddy]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=14 June 2021|title=Former Telangana minister Etela Rajender joins BJP|work=The Indian Express|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/etela-rajender-bjp-trs-telangana-7357969/|access-date=14 June 2021}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> He has also resigned as the president of Nampally Exhibition Society, which he held since 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|date=16 June 2021|title=Etela Rajender Quits Another Key Post|work=Sakshi|url=https://english.sakshi.com/news/telangana/etela-rajendar-quits-another-key-post-137142|access-date=17 June 2021}}</ref> He contested the by-election held later that year and won as the MLA.<ref>{{Cite news|last=P.|first=Sridhar|date=2 November 2021|title=Eatala wins Huzurabad for BJP|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/eatala-wins-huzurabad-for-bjp/article37312495.ece|url-status=live|access-date=7 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118191940/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/eatala-wins-huzurabad-for-bjp/article37312495.ece|archive-date=18 November 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>


=== Member of Legislative Assembly ===
In [[2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2023 assembly elections]], he contested from [[Huzurabad Assembly constituency|Huzurabad]] and [[Gajwel Assembly constituency|Gazwel]] as BJP candidate and lost in both places to BRS candidates.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Telangana election result: KCR wins from Gajwel constituency, loses in Kamareddy |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/telangana-assembly-polls-2023/story/kcr-wins-telangana-polls-from-gajwel-2471543-2023-12-03 |date=2023-12-03 |publisher=[[India Today]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Huzurabad Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: BRS's Kaushik Reddy Padi defeats BJP's Eatala Rajendar with 16873 votes |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/huzurabad-assembly-election-results-2023-live-2470943-2023-12-03 |date=2023-12-04 |work=[[India Today]]}}</ref> In [[2024 Indian general election|2024 Loksabha elections]] he contested from [[Malkajgiri Lok Sabha constituency|Malkajgiri]] and won as MP with a huge margin of 3,91,475 votes against Congress's Patnam Sunitha Mahender Reddy.<ref name="2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Malkajgiri">{{cite news |last1=Election Commission of India |title=2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Malkajgiri |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S297.htm |access-date=18 June 2024 |date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240618172459/https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S297.htm |archive-date=18 June 2024}}</ref><ref name="Party changers {{!}} Shifting hues">{{cite news |date=13 July 2024 |title=Party changers {{!}} Shifting hues |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/18th-lok-sabha-the-debutants/story/20240722-party-changers-shifting-hues-2565842-2024-07-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250302190555/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/18th-lok-sabha-the-debutants/story/20240722-party-changers-shifting-hues-2565842-2024-07-13 |archive-date=2  March 2025 |access-date=22 March 2025 |publisher=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
|-
Etela Rajender topped with raising 80 questions as Lok Sabha member from Telangana in participating in debates during the Parliament sessions between 24 June 2024 to 4 April 2025.<ref name="Chamala Tops TG MPs in Attendance, Etala Leads in Questions">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Chamala Tops TG MPs in Attendance, Etala Leads in Questions |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/telangana/chamala-tops-tg-mps-in-attendance-etala-leads-in-questions-1873277 |access-date=17 April 2025 |work= |publisher=Deccan Chronicle |date=16 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250417144942/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/telangana/chamala-tops-tg-mps-in-attendance-etala-leads-in-questions-1873277 |archive-date=17 April 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
! Term
 
=== Legislative Assembly Elections ===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
! Year
! Constituency
! Constituency
! colspan=2 | Political party
! colspan=2|Party
! Votes
! %
! Opponent
! colspan=2|Opponent Party
! Opponent Votes
! %
! Result
! Margin
! %
|-
|-
| 2004–2008|| [[Kamalapur, Hanamkonda district|Kamalapur]] || {{Full party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
! rowspan=2|[[2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2023]]
| [[Gajwel Assembly constituency|Gajwel]]
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}}
| 66,653
| 28.68
| <small>[[Kalvakuntla Chandrashekhar Rao|K Chandrashekhar Rao]]</small>
| {{Party name with color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi|rowspan=2}}
| 111,684
| 48.05
| {{no2|Lost}}
| -45,031
| -19.37
|-
|-
|2008-2009
| [[Huzurabad Assembly constituency|Huzurabad]]
|[[Kamalapur, Hanamkonda district|Kamalapur]] (re-eleceted in bypoll after resignation)
| 63,460
|{{Full party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| 30.32
| <small>[[Kaushik Reddy]]</small>
| 80,333
| 38.38
| {{no2|Lost}}
| -16,873
| -8.06
|-
|-
| 2009–2010|| [[Huzurabad (Assembly constituency)|Huzurabad]] || {{Full party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
! 2021
| [[Huzurabad Assembly constituency|Huzurabad<br><small>''(by-election)''</small>]]
| 107,022
| 51.96
| <small>[[Gellu Srinivas Yadav]]</small>
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| 83,167
| 40.38
| {{yes2|Won}}
| +23,855
| +11.58
|-
|-
|2010-2014
! [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
|[[Huzurabad (Assembly constituency)|Huzurabad]] (re-eleceted in bypoll after resignation)
| rowspan="2"|[[Huzurabad Assembly constituency|Huzurabad]]
|{{Full party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi|rowspan=6}}
| 104,840
| 59.34
| <small>[[Kaushik Reddy]]</small>
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
| 61,121
| 34.60
| {{yes2|Won}}
| +43,719
| +24.74
|-
|-
| 2014–2018|| [[Huzurabad (Assembly constituency)|Huzurabad]] (after bifurcating Telangana) || {{Full party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
! [[2014 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2014]]
| 95,315
| 58.76
| <small>Kethiri Sudarshan Reddy</small>
| 38,278
| 23.60
| {{yes2|Won}}
| +57,037
| +35.16
|-
! 2010
| [[Huzurabad Assembly constituency|Huzurabad<br><small>''(by-election)''</small>]]
| 93,026
| 67.36
| <small>[[Muddasani Damodar Reddy]]</small>
| {{Party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
| 13,799
| 9.99
| {{yes2|Won}}
| +79,227
| +57.37
|-
! [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2009]]
| [[Huzurabad Assembly constituency|Huzurabad]]
| 56,752
| 38.82
| <small>V Krishna Mohan Rao</small>
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 41,717
| 28.54
| {{yes2|Won}}
| +15,035
| +10.28
|-
! 2008
| [[Kamalapur, Andhra Pradesh Assembly constituency|Kamalapur<br><small>''(by-election)''</small>]]
| 54,092
| 44.53
| rowspan="2"|<small>[[Muddasani Damodar Reddy]]</small>
| {{Party name with color|Telugu Desam Party|rowspan=2}}
| 31,808
| 26.18
| {{yes2|Won}}
| +22,284
| +18.35
|-
! [[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
| [[Kamalapur, Andhra Pradesh Assembly constituency|Kamalapur]]
| 68,393
| 52.40
| 48,774
| 37.37
| {{yes2|Won}}
| +19,619
| +15.03
|}
 
=== Member of parliament ===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
! Year
! Constituency
! colspan=2|Party
! Votes
! %
! Opponent
! colspan=2|Opponent Party
! Opponent Votes
! %
! Result
! Margin
! %
|-
|-
| 2018–2021|| [[Huzurabad (Assembly constituency)|Huzurabad]] || {{Full party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
! [[2024 Indian general election in Telangana|2024]]
| [[Malkajgiri Lok Sabha constituency|Malkajgiri]]
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| 991,042
| 51.25
| <small>Patnam Sunitha Mahender Reddy</small>
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 599,567
| 31.00
| {{yes2|Won}}
| +391,475
| +20.25
|-
|-
| 2021–    || [[Huzurabad (Assembly constituency)|Huzurabad]] (re-elected after resignation from TRS)|| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|}
|}


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Etela is born on 20 March 1964 into a [[Mudiraju]] family in [[Kamalapur, Hanamkonda district|Kamalapur, Hanumakonda ]]district of present-day [[Telangana]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Member's Profile - Telangana-Legislature: SRI EATALA RAJENDER|url=https://www.telanganalegislature.org.in/web/legislative-assembly/members-information?p_auth=qQTnF2A8&p_p_id=AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet&p_p_lifecycle=1&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=1&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_const_id=31&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_javax.portlet.action=getMemberDetails&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_mem_id=1426&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_term_id=14|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-16|website=[[Telangana Legislature]]}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=K|first=Sammaiah|date=20 March 2021|title=Eatala Rajender Birthday Special: ఉద్యమకారుడి నుంచి రాష్ట్ర మంత్రివరకు.. ప్రజానేత ప్రస్థానం - Minister Eatala Rajender Birthday|url=https://tv9telugu.com/politics/ts-minister-eatala-rajender-birthday-celebrations-special-440421.html|url-status=live|access-date=12 June 2021|website=TV9 Telugu|language=te}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> He has studied B.Sc from [[Osmania University]] in 1984.<ref name=":3" /> He married Jamuna, who owns Jamuna Hatcheries.<ref>{{Cite news|date=30 May 2021|title=Seemandhra rulers better than KCR: Etela wife Jamuna!|work=Telugu360|url=https://www.telugu360.com/seemandhra-rulers-better-than-kcr-etela-wife-jamuna/|access-date=4 June 2021}}</ref> The couple has two children, a son and a daughter.<ref>{{Cite news|date=19 June 2017|title=Etela Rajender's non-veg feast invitation for OU students faces flak|work=The Hans India|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Telangana/2017-06-19/Etela-Rajenders-non-veg-feast-invitation-for-OU-students-faces-flak/307373|access-date=4 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Bandari|first=Pawan Kumar|date=15 November 2019|title=Telangana CM KCR, governor and ministers attends Etela Rajender's daughter's marriage in Hyderabad|work=The Hans India|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/telangana/telangana-cm-kcr-governor-and-ministers-attends-etela-rajenders-daughters-marriage-in-hyderabad-581488|access-date=4 June 2021}}</ref>
Etela was born on 20 March 1964 into a [[Mudiraju]] family in [[Kamalapur, Hanamkonda district|Kamalapur, Hanumakonda]] district of present-day [[Telangana]]. His father, Sri Mallaiah ( or Pedda Mallaiah ) ,  was a respected figure who passed away in August 2022.  <ref>{{Cite web|title=Member's Profile - Telangana-Legislature: SRI EATALA RAJENDER|url=https://www.telanganalegislature.org.in/web/legislative-assembly/members-information?p_auth=qQTnF2A8&p_p_id=AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet&p_p_lifecycle=1&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=1&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_const_id=31&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_javax.portlet.action=getMemberDetails&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_mem_id=1426&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_term_id=14|access-date=2021-06-16|website=[[Telangana Legislature]]|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624195713/https://www.telanganalegislature.org.in/web/legislative-assembly/members-information?p_auth=qQTnF2A8&p_p_id=AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet&p_p_lifecycle=1&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=1&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_const_id=31&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_javax.portlet.action=getMemberDetails&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_mem_id=1426&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_term_id=14|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=K|first=Sammaiah|date=20 March 2021|title=Eatala Rajender Birthday Special: ఉద్యమకారుడి నుంచి రాష్ట్ర మంత్రివరకు.. ప్రజానేత ప్రస్థానం - Minister Eatala Rajender Birthday|url=https://tv9telugu.com/politics/ts-minister-eatala-rajender-birthday-celebrations-special-440421.html|access-date=12 June 2021|website=TV9 Telugu|language=te}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> He has studied B.Sc. from [[Osmania University]] in 1984.<ref name=":3" /> He married Jamuna, who owns Jamuna Hatcheries. They have two children,  Nithin Rajender (son) and Neeta Rajender (daughter) . <ref>{{Cite news|date=30 May 2021|title=Seemandhra rulers better than KCR: Etela wife Jamuna!|work=Telugu360|url=https://www.telugu360.com/seemandhra-rulers-better-than-kcr-etela-wife-jamuna/|access-date=4 June 2021}}</ref> .<ref>{{Cite news|date=19 June 2017|title=Etela Rajender's non-veg feast invitation for OU students faces flak|work=The Hans India|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Telangana/2017-06-19/Etela-Rajenders-non-veg-feast-invitation-for-OU-students-faces-flak/307373|access-date=4 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Bandari|first=Pawan Kumar|date=15 November 2019|title=Telangana CM KCR, governor and ministers attends Etela Rajender's daughter's marriage in Hyderabad|work=The Hans India|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/telangana/telangana-cm-kcr-governor-and-ministers-attends-etela-rajenders-daughters-marriage-in-hyderabad-581488|access-date=4 June 2021}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 05:39, 1 March 2026


In this article, the surname is Etela.

Etela Rajender
Rajender in 2023
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
4 June 2024
Preceded byRevanth Reddy
ConstituencyMalkajgiri
Minister of Health, Medical and Family Welfare
Government of Telangana
In office
12 February 2019 – 1 May 2021
Governor
Chief MinisterK. Chandrashekar Rao
Preceded byC. Laxma Reddy
Succeeded byT. Harish Rao
Minister of Finance & Planning, Small Savings, State Lotteries, Consumer Affairs, Legal Meteorology and Civil Supplies
Government of Telangana
In office
2 June 2014 – 12 December 2018
GovernorE. S. L. Narasimhan
Chief MinisterK. Chandrashekar Rao
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byT. Harish Rao
Member of Legislative Assembly, Telangana
In office
2 June 2014 – 7 December 2023
Preceded byTelangana Assembly created
Succeeded byKaushik Reddy
ConstituencyHuzurabad
Member of Legislative Assembly, Andhra Pradesh
In office
16 May 2009 – 16 May 2014
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byTelangana Assembly created
ConstituencyHuzurabad
In office
11 May 2004 – 16 May 2009
Preceded byMuddasani Damodar Reddy
Succeeded byConstituency dissolved
ConstituencyKamalapur
Personal details
Born (1964-03-20) 20 March 1964 (age 62)
Kamalapur, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana), India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (since 2021)
Other political
affiliations		Bharat Rashtra Samithi (2003–2021)
Spouse(s)Jamuna
Children2
Alma materOsmania University (B.Sc)

Etela Rajender (born 20 March 1964) is an Indian politician from Telangana serving as the Member of Parliament from Malkajgiri Lok Sabha constituency. He previously served as the first Finance Minister of Telangana from 2014 to 2018 and as the Health Minister of Telangana from 2019 to 2021. He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party since 2021.

Rajender represented Kamalapur Assembly constituency from 2004 to 2010 and Huzurabad Assembly constituency from 2010 to 2023 in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly and Telangana Legislative Assembly. He was a member of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) party until 2021, when he joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[1][2]

Political career[edit | edit source]

Rajender joined TRS in 2003.[3] He is recognised as a student leader with a left-wing ideology.[4]

He was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Kamalapur Assembly constituency in the 2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. He defeated the incumbent MLA Muddasani Damodar Reddy.[5] He served as the TRS floor leader in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[6] He resigned as the MLA in 2008 and was re-elected as an MLA from the same constituency in the 2008 by-election.[5][7]

In 2009, the Kamalapur constituency was merged with Huzurabad Assembly constituency. He contested the 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Huzurabad constituency and won. In 2010 he resigned as the MLA and won the by-election.[5]

When Telangana state was established in 2014, he was appointed the Finance Minister of Telangana in the first K. Chandrashekar Rao ministry, and served until 2018.[8]

He contested the 2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election and was re-elected as the MLA from Huzurabad constituency. In 2019, he took oath as the Minister of Health for Telangana.[9] As part of the 2018 election's declaration of assets by contestants, he has furnished ₹42.41 crore (equivalent to ₹46 crore or US$6.4 million in 2019) in assets and was the richest among other ministers.[10]

In May 2021, Rajender, along with his followers and Jamuna Hatcheries, faced allegations of land encroachments in Achampet and Hakimpet villages in Medak district.[4][11] His ministerial portfolio was removed and he was subsequently dismissed from the state cabinet.[4][12] Subsequently, on 4 June, he resigned from TRS.[13] On 12 June, he resigned as MLA.[14]

On 14 June 2021, Rajender joined the BJP in the presence of BJP leaders Dharmendra Pradhan and G. Kishan Reddy.[15][11] He has also resigned as the president of Nampally Exhibition Society, which he held since 2014.[16] He contested the by-election held later that year and won as the MLA.[17]

In 2023 assembly elections, he contested from Huzurabad and Gazwel as BJP candidate and lost in both places to BRS candidates.[18][19] In 2024 Loksabha elections he contested from Malkajgiri and won as MP with a huge margin of 3,91,475 votes against Congress's Patnam Sunitha Mahender Reddy.[20][21]

Etela Rajender topped with raising 80 questions as Lok Sabha member from Telangana in participating in debates during the Parliament sessions between 24 June 2024 to 4 April 2025.[22]

Legislative Assembly Elections[edit | edit source]

Year Constituency Party Votes % Opponent Opponent Party Opponent Votes % Result Margin %
2023 Gajwel BJP 66,653 28.68 K Chandrashekhar Rao Bharat Rashtra Samithi 111,684 48.05 Lost -45,031 -19.37
Huzurabad 63,460 30.32 Kaushik Reddy 80,333 38.38 Lost -16,873 -8.06
2021 Huzurabad
(by-election) 		107,022 51.96 Gellu Srinivas Yadav TRS 83,167 40.38 Won +23,855 +11.58
2018 Huzurabad TRS 104,840 59.34 Kaushik Reddy INC 61,121 34.60 Won +43,719 +24.74
2014 95,315 58.76 Kethiri Sudarshan Reddy 38,278 23.60 Won +57,037 +35.16
2010 Huzurabad
(by-election) 		93,026 67.36 Muddasani Damodar Reddy TDP 13,799 9.99 Won +79,227 +57.37
2009 Huzurabad 56,752 38.82 V Krishna Mohan Rao INC 41,717 28.54 Won +15,035 +10.28
2008 Kamalapur
(by-election) 		54,092 44.53 Muddasani Damodar Reddy TDP 31,808 26.18 Won +22,284 +18.35
2004 Kamalapur 68,393 52.40 48,774 37.37 Won +19,619 +15.03

Member of parliament[edit | edit source]

Year Constituency Party Votes % Opponent Opponent Party Opponent Votes % Result Margin %
2024 Malkajgiri BJP 991,042 51.25 Patnam Sunitha Mahender Reddy INC 599,567 31.00 Won +391,475 +20.25

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Etela was born on 20 March 1964 into a Mudiraju family in Kamalapur, Hanumakonda district of present-day Telangana. His father, Sri Mallaiah ( or Pedda Mallaiah ) , was a respected figure who passed away in August 2022. [23][24][13] He has studied B.Sc. from Osmania University in 1984.[24] He married Jamuna, who owns Jamuna Hatcheries. They have two children, Nithin Rajender (son) and Neeta Rajender (daughter) . [25] .[26][27]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ ‘Government trying to crush Telangana movement’ - ANDHRA PRADESH. The Hindu (2010-01-23). Retrieved on 2016-01-13.
  2. ↑ Portfolios of the Council of Ministers in Telangana. The Hindu (2014-06-02). Retrieved on 2016-01-13.
  3. ↑ "Sacked Telangana Minister Eatala Rajender Resigns as TRS MLA, Likely to Join BJP". News18. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Telangana CM KCR Takes Away Health Minister's Portfolio Over Land Grabbing Allegations". News18. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 K. M., Dayashankar (2 April 2014). "Etela faces stiff competition". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 10 July 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  6. ↑ KCR's Telangana drama shifts to jail. Times of India (2009-11-30). Retrieved on 2016-01-13.
  7. ↑ Mohammed, Siddique (1 June 2008). "Andhra bypolls: TRS suffers shocking defeat". Rediff News. Archived from the original on 13 February 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Eatala Rajender justifies budgetary allocations". The Hindu. 14 November 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  9. ↑ Rahul, N. (19 February 2019). "Ten new Ministers sworn in". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  10. ↑ "Worth over Rs 3 billion, meet the richest candidate in Telangana polls 2018". Business Standard. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Former Telangana Health Minister Etela Rajender Joins BJP". Outlook. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  12. ↑ "Telangana: Eatala Rajender dropped from State Cabinet". Telangana Today. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Former Telangana minister Etela Rajender resigns from TRS, likely to join BJP". The Indian Express. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  14. ↑ "Former TRS minister Etela Rajender resigns as MLA, set to join BJP". Business Standard. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  15. ↑ "Former Telangana minister Etela Rajender joins BJP". The Indian Express. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  16. ↑ "Etela Rajender Quits Another Key Post". Sakshi. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  17. ↑ P., Sridhar (2 November 2021). "Eatala wins Huzurabad for BJP". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  18. ↑ "Telangana election result: KCR wins from Gajwel constituency, loses in Kamareddy". India Today. 3 December 2023.
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