Kumbam Anil Kumar Reddy

Kumbam Anil Kumar Reddy
Member of Telangana Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 December 2023
Preceded by	Pailla Shekar Reddy
Constituency	Bhongir
Personal details
Born	(1961-02-08) 8 February 1961 (age 63) Valigonda, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district, Telangana, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Other political affiliations	BRS (July 2023 - September 2023)
Spouse	Jyothi Reddy
Children	Keerthi Reddy[1]
Parent	Srinivas Reddy (father)
Residence	Hyderabad

Kumbam Anil Kumar Reddy is an Indian politician from Telangana. He was elected as member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly from Bhongir constituency in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district in 2023 Telangana Assembly elections.^[2]

Political career

Anil Kumar began his political career in Indian National Congress and he unsuccessfully contested in 2018 on Indian National Congress Ticket from Bhongir Assembly seat in 2018 and was runner-up with over 60,000 votes with a vote share of 35.45 percent. he was appointed as Yadadri Bhuvanagir DCC President had left the Congress owing to local politics which were influenced by Bhongir MP Komatireddy Venkat Reddy on 24 July 2023 and joined the ruling BRS in the presence of Chief Minister K. Chandra Shekhar Rao.^[3]

Anil Kumar Two months after joining the ruling BRS switched over to the Congress party on in the presence of TPCC chief A. Revanth Reddy on 25 September.^[4][5] He contested the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election from the Bhongir Constituency and won by a margin of 26201 votes, defeating BRS candidate Pailla Shekar Reddy.^[2]

References

1. You and I (10 October 2018). "Of High Spirits and Devotion". Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
2. "Election Commission of India - Bhongir". 6 December 2023. Archived from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
3. "CM KCR admits Yadadri DCC president in BRS". Deccan Chronicle. 25 July 2023. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
4. "Kumbham Anil set to return to Congress just 2 months after joining BRS". The Hindu. 25 September 2023. Archived from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
5. "Revanth Welcomes Ex-Cong DCC Prez into Party Fold". Deccan Chronicle. 25 September 2023. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.