Manda Jagannath
Manda Jagannath was an Indian politician who was a member of the 11th, 13th, 14th & 15th Lok Sabha, representing Nagarkurnool constituency. He belonged to the Bahujan Samaj Party.
Background
Manda Jagannadham was born in Mahbubnagar district, Telangana on 22 May 1951. He held a bachelor's degree in medicine. Jagannath did his MBBS from Osmania University.Jagannath died on 12 January 2025, at the age of 73.
Career
After graduating with a medicine degree he worked as a doctor in Mahbubnagar and Hyderabad.Political career
Jagannath was one among the 5 members representing Telugu Desam Party in Lok Sabha, and a member of the party's Polit Bureau, its decision-making body. He was expelled from Telugu Desam for voting against Telugu Desam Party. He was expelled & disqualified from Lok Sabha by speaker Somnath Chatterjee for voting against party's WHIP. He represented the Nagarkurnool constituency of Andhra Pradesh.He switched to the Indian National Congress party during the No Confidence Motion. He was re-elected in 2009. On 29 December 2008, Mr Jagannath was appointed Andhra Pradesh government's special representative in New Delhi.