Gangula Kamalakar
Gangula Kamalakar is an Indian politician who served as the Minister of BC Welfare, Food and Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs of Telangana state. He represents Karimnagar constituency as an MLA in the Telangana Legislative Assembly from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi.
Early life
Kamalakar was born on 8 May 1968 in Karimnagar of present-day Telangana to Mallaiah and Laxmi Narasamma. He has educated up to Intermediate. He enrolled at KITS, Ramtek, Nagpur dist in BE 1986 batch, unfortunately never been able to go beyond second year due to backlogs. Eventually dropped out. He is married to Rajitha and the couple has a son and a daughter.Career
Kamalakar started his political career in 2000 when he was elected as a corporator in the Karimnagar Municipality. In 2009, he was elected as an MLA from Karimnagar constituency on a Telugu Desam Party ticket. In 2013, he joined the Telangana Rashtra Samithi in the onset of Telangana movement and was re-elected in 2014 and 2018 election from the same constituency. Karimnagar was traditionally considered a stronghold of the Velama caste, however, Kamalakar who hails from the Other Backward Class community, managed to get elected in three consecutive terms.In September 2019, Kamalakar was included in the Second K. Chandrashekar Rao ministry, and was allotted the portfolio of B.C. Welfare, Food & Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs. Kamalakar is a close aide of minister K. T. Rama Rao who fondly calls him "Karimnagar Bheemudu" and "Kamalakar Anna."