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'''Kunja Bojji''' (10 February 1926<ref>https://tv9telugu.com/politics/kunja-bojji-a-rare-political-leader-with-ethics-down-to-earth-characteristics-special-story-453742.html</ref> – 12 April 2021)<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/veteran-cpi-m-leader-kunja-bojji-passes-away/article34301630.ece</ref> was an [[India]]n politician belonging to the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]. He represented the [[Bhadrachalam (ST)(Assembly constituency)|Bhadrachalam seat]] in the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] between 1985 and 1999.<ref name="a">''The Hindu''. ''[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/this-threetime-mla-doesnt-have-a-house/article5939186.ece?ref=sliderNews This three-time MLA doesn’t have a house]''</ref><ref name="e">Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/archive/electionanalysis/AE/S01/partycomp274.htm 274 - Bhadrachalam (ST) Assembly Constituency]''</ref> He belonged to the [[Koya (tribe)|Koya]] community.<ref name="a"/>
'''Kunja Bojji''' (10 February 1926<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tv9telugu.com/politics/kunja-bojji-a-rare-political-leader-with-ethics-down-to-earth-characteristics-special-story-453742.html|title = Kunja Bojji: పెన్షన్ డబ్బులూ ప్రజల కోసమే..తుది శ్వాస వరకూ ప్రజాసేవలోనే..'కుంజా బొజ్జి' ఓ అరుదైన నాయకుడు!|date = 12 April 2021}}</ref> – 12 April 2021)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/veteran-cpi-m-leader-kunja-bojji-passes-away/article34301630.ece|title = Veteran CPI (M) leader Kunja Bojji passes away|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 12 April 2021|last1 = Sridhar|first1 = P.}}</ref> was an [[India]]n politician belonging to the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]. He represented the [[Bhadrachalam (ST)(Assembly constituency)|Bhadrachalam seat]] in the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] between 1985 and 1999.<ref name="a">''The Hindu''. ''[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/this-threetime-mla-doesnt-have-a-house/article5939186.ece?ref=sliderNews This three-time MLA doesn’t have a house]''</ref><ref name="e">Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/archive/electionanalysis/AE/S01/partycomp274.htm 274 - Bhadrachalam (ST) Assembly Constituency]''</ref> He belonged to the [[Koya (tribe)|Koya]] community.<ref name="a"/>


Kunja Bojji was a courier for guerrillas during the [[Telangana armed struggle]] of the 1950s. In the 1970s he joined the CPI(M) and was elected a samiti member.<ref name="a"/> In 1985 he, along with two other CPI(M) leaders was ambushed by Naxalites and his companions were killed.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Seshu|first=Ravindra|date=2018-11-03|title=Khammam: Kunja Bojji sets the bar high for aspirants|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/031118/khammam-kunja-bojji-sets-the-bar-high-for-aspirants.html|access-date=2021-01-29|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref>
Kunja Bojji was a courier for guerrillas during the [[Telangana armed struggle]] of the 1950s. In the 1970s he joined the CPI(M) and was elected a samiti member.<ref name="a"/> In 1985 he, along with two other CPI(M) leaders was ambushed by Naxalites and his companions were killed.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Seshu|first=Ravindra|date=2018-11-03|title=Khammam: Kunja Bojji sets the bar high for aspirants|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/031118/khammam-kunja-bojji-sets-the-bar-high-for-aspirants.html|access-date=2021-01-29|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref>

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Kunja Bojji
కు౦జా బొజ్జి
Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1985–1999
Preceded byYerraiah Reddi Murla
Succeeded bySunnam Rajaiah
ConstituencyBhadrachalam , Andhra Pradesh
Personal details
Born(1926-02-10)February 10, 1926
Adavi
DiedApril 12, 2021(2021-04-12) (aged 95) Venkannagudem, Khammam District, Andhra Pradesh
Political partyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
Spouse(s)Subbalakshmi

Kunja Bojji (10 February 1926[1] – 12 April 2021)[2] was an Indian politician belonging to the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He represented the Bhadrachalam seat in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly between 1985 and 1999.[3][4] He belonged to the Koya community.[3]

Kunja Bojji was a courier for guerrillas during the Telangana armed struggle of the 1950s. In the 1970s he joined the CPI(M) and was elected a samiti member.[3] In 1985 he, along with two other CPI(M) leaders was ambushed by Naxalites and his companions were killed.[5]

In the 1985, 1989 and 1994 elections to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly he was elected with 42.37%, 50.82% and 62.55% vote share respectively.[4]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Kunja Bojji: పెన్షన్ డబ్బులూ ప్రజల కోసమే..తుది శ్వాస వరకూ ప్రజాసేవలోనే..'కుంజా బొజ్జి' ఓ అరుదైన నాయకుడు!". 12 April 2021.
  2. Sridhar, P. (12 April 2021). "Veteran CPI (M) leader Kunja Bojji passes away". The Hindu.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Hindu. This three-time MLA doesn’t have a house
  4. 4.0 4.1 Election Commission of India. 274 - Bhadrachalam (ST) Assembly Constituency
  5. Seshu, Ravindra (3 November 2018). "Khammam: Kunja Bojji sets the bar high for aspirants". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 29 January 2021.