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Etela Rajender
Member of Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2009
ConstituencyHuzurabad (Assembly constituency)
Minister of Medical & Health and Family Welfare
Government of Telangana
In office
12 February 2019 – 1 May 2021
Minister of Finance
Government of Telangana
In office
2014–2018
Personal details
Born (1964-03-20) 20 March 1964 (age 62)
Kamalapur, Karimnagar, India
Political partyTelangana Rashtra Samithi
Spouse(s)Jamuna
Alma materB.Sc. (Osmania University)

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.[1] He represents Huzurabad constituency in the Telangana Legislative Assembly from the Telangana Rashtra Samithi party.[2][3]

In May 2021, Etela's ministerial portfolio was removed owing to the allegations of land encroachments.[4]

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.[5] He is a four-time Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA).

In 2019, he took oath as the Minister of Health for Telangana.[6]

Political

Member of Legislative Assembly

Duration Constituency Political party
2004–2009 Kamalapur TRS
2009–2014 Huzurabad TRS
2014–2018 Huzurabad TRS
2018–incumbent Huzurabad TRS

References

  1. Is Etela Elected First Time in Telangana. Myinfoindia.com (2016-01-01). Retrieved on 2016-01-13.
  2. ‘Government trying to crush Telangana movement’ - ANDHRA PRADESH. The Hindu (2010-01-23). Retrieved on 2016-01-13.
  3. Portfolios of the Council of Ministers in Telangana. The Hindu (2014-06-02). Retrieved on 2016-01-13.
  4. "Telangana CM KCR Takes Away Health Minister's Portfolio Over Land Grabbing Allegations". www.news18.com. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  5. KCR's Telangana drama shifts to jail. Times of India (2009-11-30). Retrieved on 2016-01-13.
  6. Rahul, N. (19 February 2019). "Ten new Ministers sworn in". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 May 2021.