Ilaiah was born in Saidapur Village in the Yadadri Bhuvanagiri District, Telangana.[9] His parents are Beerla Somajaru and Beerla Buchamma. He belongs to Kuruma Community of BC-B. He completed his schooling at Zilla Parishad High School in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri in 1991. He did his graduation in arts at Sri Laxmi Narasimha Degree College in Bhongir in 2000.[1] He married Beerla Anitha and together they have a son and two daughters.
Political career
As a student, Ilaiah joined National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), the student wing of the Congress party in SLNS Degree College. In 2006, he became the village Sarpanch of Saidapur. In 2008, he became the Mandal president of Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri. Later, he became the incharge of Alair Assembly constituency for Congress.[9]
He made his debut as MLA in 2023 winning from Alair.[10]