| Vemula Kurmayya | |
| Birth Date: | 1903 |
| Birth Place: | Mallavaram, Gudivada Taluk, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Party: | Indian National Congress |
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| Office: | Member of the Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start: | 1936 |
| Constituency: | Bandar, General Rural (Scheduled Castes) Constituency |
| Office2: | Minister for Rural Development |
| Term Start2: | 1947 |
| Term End2: | 1949 |
Vemula Kurmayya (born 1903) was an Indian independence activist, Congress party leader, and social reformer from the Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh. He played a role in India's struggle for independence and worked for the upliftment of marginalized communities.[1]
Vemula Kurmayya was born in 1903 in Mallavaram, a village in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. Started being involved in political activism during the Non-Cooperation Movement of 1921. he discontinued formal education and joined the Gandhi National School in Vijayawada.[2]
Kurmayya became an apprentice in spinning and weaving at Sabarmati Ashram from 1925 to 1927.[3]
During the Civil Disobedience Movement of 1930 and the Individual Satyagraha Movement of 1940, Kurmayya's active participation in these movements led to multiple imprisonments.[4]
Vemula Kurmayya's contributions to the independence struggle led him into a leadership role within the Indian National Congress. He was elected four times to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly and emerged as a significant figure in both the State and Central Committee.