M. Sanjay Kumar Explained
M. Sanjay Kumar (born 6 July 1962) is an Indian politician in the state of Telangana.[1] He is currently serving as an MLA from Jagtial constituency of Jagtial district for a second[2] term after making his debut as a law maker in 2018.[3]
Early life and education
Kumar was born in Anthargam village, Jagtial mandal to Vathsala and Hanumantha Rao. He studied MBBS at Siddartha Medical College, Vijayawada under Acharya Nagarjuna University in 1989. Later, he did his M.S. in Ophthalmology[4] from JJM Medical College, Davanagiri in Karnataka under the Kuvempu University in 1992.[5]
Career
He contested[6] as a Bharat Rashtra Samithi candidate and won the Jagtial seat in the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly Election defeating T. Jeevan Reddy of Congress by 15,822 votes.[7] [8] [9] [10] In 2018, Jeevan Reddy, then a sitting MLA, lost by a bigger margin of 42,439 votes.[11] Sanjay joined the Congress party on 23 June 2024 in the presence of TPCC chief and Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy.[12]
Notes and References
- News: The Hindu . In Jagtial, popular doctor makes his debut . 24 June 2024 . 11 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240624071502/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/telangana-assembly-elections-2018/telangana-assembly-elections-2018-popular-doctor-makes-his-debut/article25716795.ece . 24 June 2024 . en-IN.
- News: Dayashankar . K. M. . 2018-12-11 . In Jagtial, popular doctor makes his debut . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-12-05 . 0971-751X.
- Web site: 2023-12-21 . నేతల గ్రామం అంతర్గాం . 2024-03-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231221181020/https://www.eenadu.net/telugu-news/districts/Karimnagar/530/123213516 . 21 December 2023 .
- News: 2023-12-05 . Doctors turn netas, 15 to enter Telangana House . 2023-12-05 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
- Web site: 2020-04-25 . Dr. M. Sanjay Kumar MLA Jagtial Telangana TRS theLeadersPage . 2024-03-07 . en-US.
- Web site: 2023-12-03 . Jagtial Telangana Assembly Constituency Election 2023: Date of Result, Voting, Counting; Candidates . 2023-12-05 . Financialexpress . en.
- Web site: Jagtial Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: BRS retains Jagtial seat, Dr. Sanjay wins with 70243 votes . 2023-12-05 . India Today . 3 December 2023 . en.
- Web site: 2023-12-03 . Jagtial Election Result 2023 LIVE Updates and Highlights: Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin . 2023-12-05 . News18 . en.
- Web site: hindi . Dr sanjay telangana jagtial candidate Profile,Candidates Net Worth, Education News ABP न्यूज़ . 2023-12-05 . www.abplive.com . hi.
- Web site: Quint . The . 2023-12-03 . Jagtial Election Result 2023 Live Updates: BRS has Won in this Seat of Telangana . 2023-12-05 . TheQuint . en.
- Web site: ఓట్లు కొల్లగొట్టారు . 2024-03-07 . EENADU . te.
- News: The Hindu . Jagtial MLA quits BRS, joins Congress . 24 June 2024 . 23 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240624070736/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/jagtial-mla-quits-brs-joins-congress/article68325174.ece . 24 June 2024 . en-IN.