Muta Gopal (born 10 February 1953) is an Indian politician from

Telangana Telangana is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated in the Southern India, south-central part of the Indian subcontinent on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ele ...

state. He is an MLA from

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in Hyderabad district. He represents

Bharat Rashtra Samithi The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (; BRS), formerly known as Telangana Rashtra Samithi ( TRS), is an Indian political party which is predominantly active in the state of Telangana and currently the primary opposition party in the state. It was founde ...

and won the

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Early life and education

Gopal was born in

Karimnagar Karimnagar, also informally known as Elagandula, is a city and District Headquarters in the Indian state of Telangana. Karimnagar is a major urban agglomeration in the state. It is third largest City in the state and Municipal Corporation and i ...

to Muta Rajaiah and Muta Rajeswari. He is a graduate and runs his own business. He did his B.A. in 2005 at

Vinayaka Missions University Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation is a UGC, Government of India recognized private deemed-to-be-university located in Salem, Tamil Nadu, India. In 2015, the university was accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council. His ...

, Tamil Nadu. He married Saroja and they have a son and a daughter. He also served as a corporator and Zonal chairman of

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and chairman of Andhra Pradesh Minimum Wages Board.

Career

Gopal started his political career with

Telugu Desam Party The Telugu Desam Party (TDP; ) is an Indian regional political party primarily active in the Federated state, states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It was founded by Telugu cinema, Telugu matinée idol N. T. Rama Rao (NTR) on 29 March 1982 a ...

. He later shifted to TRS and was first elected as an MLA in 2018. He defeated Anil Kumar Yadav of

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...

in the

2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election The 2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election was held on 7 December 2018 which marked the second electoral event since the Telangana movement, state's formation in 2014. Key contenders included the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), Indian Na ...

by a huge margin of 36,910 votes. He retained the

Musheerabad Musheerabad is a commercial centre in Hyderabad, India. Musheerabad comes under central zone and ninth circle of Hyderabad, and falls under the Secunderabad revenue division. History The historic old portion of Musheerabad Masjid was constru ...

seat in the

representing

. He polled 75.207 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Anjan Kumar Yadav of

by a margin of 37,797 votes.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gopal, Muta 1953 births Living people Bharat Rashtra Samithi politicians Telangana MLAs 2023–2028 Telangana MLAs 2018–2023 People from Hyderabad district, India