Velama - Members of Parliament ( MP )

  • Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao - MP / MLA, Former BJP President AP unit, BJLP Leader for AP assembly, Karimnagar, former Union minister for Home and Commerce
  • Jalagam Kondal Rao, Congress leader, brother of Jalagam Vengala Rao, twice Member of Parliament ( 1977 & 1980 ), from Khammam parliament constituency, youngest (at the age of 25) to become MLA in the history of AP State Assembly.
     

Velama - Members of Legislative Assembly ( MLA )

  • G Narayan Rao - Former MLA, former speaker of AP legislative assembly
  • Cheeti Vijayaranga Rao - Freedom Fighter, Muncipal Chairman, Metpally, Panchayat Samithi president, Metpally, former MLA, Metpally constituency, ZP Chairman, Karimnagar District. Since 1967 serving volunteerily as Member secretary, Metpally Khadi Gramodyog Pratishtan (M.K.G.P)., Vice Chairman, Bhagya Nagar Khadi samithi.
  • Chalimeda Anand Rao - Former MLA, former AP govt cabinet minister for Law, Commercial Taxes, and Agriculture, and former leading attorney
  • Kotagiri Vidyadara Rao - Former MLA, former AP govt. cabinet minister for Panchayath Raj, Agriculture and Major Industries
  • Jalagam Prasad Rao - Former MLA, former AP govt. cabinet minister for Panchayath Raj
  • Raja Yachendra Raja - Former MLA, Venkatagiri, former AP govt minister
  • Thakkallapally Purushottam Rao, Former MLA ( Warangal ) - Former R & B Minister, and present chairman Rural Development Commission
  • Regulapati Papa Rao - Former MLA, Siricilla, Karimnagar District
  • Dr. Nemurugommula Sudhakar Rao - Former MLA - Chennur, Warangal dist ( Son of Late N Yethiraja Rao )
  • Dr Thakkallapelly Rajeshwar Rao - Former MLA, former mayor of Warangal city
  • Juvvadi Chandrashekhar Rao - Former MLA, Karimnagar
  • M Muralimanohar Rao - Former MLA, Luxettipet, Adilabad dist
  • Katari Devender Rao - Former MLA, Karimnagar.
  • Martineni Dharma Rao - Former MLA, Hanamkonda, Warangal Dist
  • Suryaneni Rajeshwar Rao, Former MLA, Mulugu ( 1970's), Warangal dist, former CPI Leader.
  • Errabelli Varada Rajeshwar Rao - Former MLA, Wardhannapet, Warangal dist
  • Sankineni Venakteshwar Rao - Former MLA Thungathurty, Nalgonda Dist
  • Venepally Chander Rao - Former MLA Kodad, Nalgonda Dist
  • Mechineni Kishan Rao, Former MLA, Secunderabad - Former minister for Education in Nadella Bhasker Rao Govt.
  • Martineni Dharma Rao - Former MLA, Hanamkonda, Warangal dist.
  • Vardhineni Venkateshwer Rao - Former minister.
  • Kotagiri Hanmantha Rao - Former MLA, Nuziveedu, Krishna dist.
  • Madhavaram Ramchender Rao - Former minister for Labour
  • Katikineni Madhusudhan Rao - Former MLA (TDP) from Kollapur, Mahabhoob Nagar dist
  • Vujjini Narayan Rao - Former MLA, Munugodu, Nalgonda Dist
  • Palvai Rajyalakshimi - Former MLA from Sirpur Kagaznagar,  Adilabad dist
  • Gone Hanmantha Rao - Former MLA from Laksettipet, Adilabad dist and District President for TDP 
  • Deevakonda Surendar Rao, former MLA from 1978 - 82, Jagityal,  Ex Chairman of AP Housefed.
  • R. Bhooma Rao,  Ex - MLA, Bhodan constituency, Nizamabad, Ex -Chairman of Nizamabad Cooperative Sugar Factory.

Velama - Other Representatives

  • Jagapathi Rao - former ZP chairperson, Medak
  • Manikonda Laxmikantha Rao, former Zilla Parishad Chairman, Medak dist
  • K V Rajeshwer Rao - former ZP chairperson, Karimnagar
  • Bolleni Gopal Krishna Patil, Ex Panchayat Samiti President & Senior Congress Party Leader, Pandharkawada, Maharashtra.
  • Thakkallapally Narayana Rao - former Chairman of Warangal Market Committee
  • Malraj Rajeshwar Rao - Sarpanch ( 5 times ), Donabanda, Adilabad Dist
  • Veeramaneni Pandu Ranga Rao -  President of Pendlipakala Gram Panchayat, Devarakonda Mandal, Nalgonda Dist, for 35 years, and as Devarakonda Market Commitee chairman for 18 years.
  • Sivaiah Naidu, Polical leader, former district agricultural division of DMK (Dravida Munetra Kazagam) party in Tiruvellore district. He is elected as panchayat board president in 1996 unopposed, and is a leader of Velama community in Tiruvellore constituency. His father Venkama Naidu worked as president for Velama Kandriga village for nearly thirty years.

 

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