Guntur Bapanaiah Explained
| Guntur Bapanaiah |
| Native Name: | Telugu: గుంటూరు బాపనయ్యకు |
| Assembly1: | Andhra Pradesh Legislative |
| Constituency Am1: | Nidumolu |
| Term Start1: | 1962, 1978 |
| Assembly2: | Madras Legislative |
| Constituency Am2: | Divi |
| Term Start2: | 1951 |
| Term End2: | 1953 |
| Predecessor2: | (none - new assembly) |
| Successor2: | (none - assemblies split) |
| Birth Date: | 1919 |
| Death Date: | March 25, |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Party: | Communist Party of India (Marxist) (1964-1978)
Communist Party of India (1930s-1964) |
Guntur Bapanaiah (1919 - March 25, 1978) was an Indian politician, Dalit leader, freedom fighter,[1] and founding member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) party after it split from the Communist Party of India in 1964. In the 1930s, he became an active member of the Communist Party and joined the associated Raitu Coolie Sangham agricultural labour organization in 1939.[2] He helped organize peasant movements in Challapalli Estate in 1938 and 1950[2] and was, at one time, general secretary of the Andhra Provincial Agricultural Labourers Association.[3] He was elected as a member of the Madras Legislative Assembly for the Divi constituency in 1951[4] [5] [6] and of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly for the Nidumolu constituency in 1962 and 1978.[7] [8]
Bapanaiah died on March 25, 1978, not long after the election, and was replaced in the Assembly by his wife.[9]
Notes and References
- Book: Dalits' Struggle for Social Justice in Andhra Pradesh. 257. 2016. Jammanna. Akepogu. Sudhakar. Pasala. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 1443894664.
- The Kisan struggles in Andhra Pradesh: a study of Kisan struggles of Munagala and Challapalli Zamindaries. Koteswara Rao. E.. 2011. Chapter 7: The role of Communists in the Kisan struggles against the Challapalli Zamindar. 203, 211. 2023-09-21.
- Web site: How Not to Write a Dalit Memoir. Jangam. Chinnaiah. 2018-05-22. The Wire India. 2023-09-21.
- Left and national movements in the Madras presidency 1930 to 47 a study in politics of hegemony. Chapter 2: Articulation of Left Ideological hegemony and the Formation of Communist Party of India in the Madras Presidency. Narasaiah. I.. 2009. 47. 2023-09-21.
- Book: Na Parichayalu. Moturu Hanumantha Rao. te. Prajasakthi Book House. Vijayawada. 1998. 96–98.
- Web site: Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Madras. Election Commission of India. 69, 333. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101006102851/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf. 2010-10-06.
- Web site: Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1962. Elections.in. 2023-09-21.
- Web site: Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1978. Elections.in. 2023-09-21.
- Web site: Badvel bye-poll: Why TDP and Pawan Kalyan's JSP are not contesting citing ‘tradition’. Jahnavi. 2021-10-06. The News Minute. 2023-09-21.
