Bade Nagajyothi Explained

Bade Nagajyothi (born 1994) is an Indian politician from Telangana state. She is the chairperson of the Mulugu Zilla Praja Parishad.[1]

Early life

She was born to Bade Nageswara Rao and Rajeswari in the forests[2] near Kalvapalli village of S.S. Tadvai mandal of the erstwhile Warangal district in 1994. Both her father and mother were former Maoist leaders. Her uncle Bade Chokka Rao, alias Damodar, is also a member of the banned Maoist party.[3] She was brought up by her grandparents and did her early schooling at Ashram school in Kalvapalli and later joined Chaitanya High School in Hanumakonda. She took to electoral politics on the advice of her paternal aunt, who was a doctor.[4] She is a post-graduate with M.Sc. (Botany) and also has B.Ed. degree from Kakatiya University, Warangal.[5] She quit as a teacher after joining politics. She is from Koya tribe.[6]

Career

Nagajyothi started her political career as a Sarpanch, winning the local Zilla Parishad elections as an independent in her native village Kalavapalli in 2019[7] and was later vice-chairman of the ZPTC. She is named as the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) candidate to contest the Mulugu Constituency against Seethakka in the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly Election.[8] [9] [10] [11] After filing her nomination on 10 November 2023, she took part in a huge road show.[12] She lost to Seethakka by 33,700 votes in the elections held on 30 November.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-11-07 . In Mulugu's Congress-BRS fight, daughter of slain Maoist takes on former Naxalite . 2023-11-18 . The Indian Express . en.
  2. Web site: telugu . NT News . 2023-08-24 . బడే నాగజ్యోతికి ఎమ్మెల్యే సీటు ఎందికిచ్చారంటే… . 2023-12-12 . www.ntnews.com . te-IN.
  3. Web site: Telangana Mulugu constituency - Naxalite's daughter Vs Former Naxalite . 2023-11-18 . indiaherald.com . en.
  4. Web site: 2023-08-29 . బడే నాగజ్యోతికి ఎమ్మెల్యే సీటు ఎందికిచ్చారంటే…-Namasthe Telangana . 2023-11-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230829104154/https://www.ntnews.com/lifestyle/mulugu-brs-mla-candidate-bade-naga-jyothi-thanks-to-cm-kcr-1221390 . 2023-08-29 .
  5. Web site: 2023-08-21 . Slain Naxalite's daughter to challenge former Naxalite in Mulugu constituency . 2023-11-18 . Telangana Today . en-US.
  6. News: 2023-08-23 . Red legacy: Mulugu set for radical fight between duo . The Times of India . 2023-11-18 . 0971-8257.
  7. News: Sridhar . P. . 2023-08-21 . Hand-picked by KCR, Nagajyothi vows to emerge triumphant from ST-reserved Mulugu Assembly constituency . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-11-10 . 0971-751X.
  8. Web site: Contributor . B. Q. . 2023-08-21 . Telangana Assembly Elections 2023: KCR Releases First List Of BRS Candidates; Details Here . 2023-11-10 . BQ Prime . en.
  9. Web site: Sharat Kumar . Puli . 2023-08-25 . Women candidates in assembly race from Warangal, Karimnagar districts . 2023-11-10 . Deccan Chronicle.
  10. Web site: Basava . Bhaskar . 2023-08-23 . Battle Royale: Late Naxal leader's daughter Nagajyothi takes on former Naxal Seethakka in Mulugu . 2023-11-18 . newsmeter.in . en.
  11. Web site: BRS List: టీవీలో తన పేరు విని కన్నీళ్లు పెట్టుకున్న బడే నాగజ్యోతి . 2023-11-18 . Samayam Telugu . te.
  12. Web site: India . The Hans . 2023-11-10 . BRS MLA Candidate Bade Nagajyothi Files Nomination . 2023-11-18 . www.thehansindia.com . en.
  13. Web site: Election Commission of India . 2023-12-03 . results.eci.gov.in.