Karanam Dharmasri (born 1969) is an Indian politician from

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. He was a two time MLA from Chodavaram Assembly constituency in the erstwhile

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Early life and education

Dharmasri hails from an agricultural family. His father Visvanadham is a farmer. After completing his graduation in Arts in 1989, he did B.Ed. in 1993. In between, he did his Bachelor of Law from

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and passed out in 1992. He married Venkata Vijayalaxmi. In June 2022, he was selected for a government teacher post, 24 years after he attended an interview because of legal delays in appointments.

Career

Dharmasri was elected to the

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in 2004 from Madugula representing

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. Later, he lost the 2009 election from Chodavaram on a Congress ticket and 2014 election by a narrow margin of 909 votes, on YSRCP ticket. He won the

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on YSRCP ticket from Chodavaram constituency in the erstwhile

and present

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. He defeated Kalidindi Surya Naga Sanyasi Raju of

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by a huge margin of 27,637 votes. He was appointed government whip in July 2022. Later, in October 2022, he resigned as MLA citing support to the three-city capitals which is being opposed by TDP. However, after some deliberations, he was nominated again by YSR Congress party to contest the

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from Chodavaram. But he lost the Chodavaram seat to his old foe, Sanyasi Raju of TDP by a margin of 42,189 votes.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dharmasri, Karanam Telugu politicians People from Visakhapatnam district YSR Congress Party politicians Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2019–2024 Living people 1969 births Andhra University alumni