R._Krishnaiah

R. Krishnaiah

R. Krishnaiah

Indian politician

Ryaga Krishnaiah (born 13 September 1954), known as R. Krishnaiah, is current Member of Parliament from Rajya Sabha of YSR Congress Party from 2022.[1]

Quick Facts Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, Preceded by ...

Krishnaiah was elected as MLA representing L.B. Nagar constituency in 2014 from the Telugu Desam Party.[2] He has been an active vocalist for the last 35 years for the rights of Other Backward Classes (OBC) and their standard of living through politics, education, and law in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and against the Central Government of India.[3]

Early life and education

Krishnaiah received an M.A., LL.M., M.Phil., LL.B., and a B.Com. Krishnaiah serves as the President of the National Backward Classes Welfare Association. He led approximately 140 unions of OBC employers in the Central and State Government Departments. Krishnaiah is also the President of the Social Welfare Hostel Union, an organization that represents 14 lakhs of Scheduled Caste, Tribes, and OBCs hostel students.

As the Editor of BC Garjana, a monthly magazine with a circulation of 40,000, Krishnaiah writes articles regarding anti-dowry systems and other social problems.

Krishnaiah was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from 2014 to 2018; he was declared as the Chief Minister candidate by the alliance parties TDP and BJP for Telangana state in the 2014 election; tenure as an RSS Member from 1970 to 1979, where he served as an In-charge and conducted classes; leadership as State Level Leader for A.B.V.P. from 1972 to 1978; Founding President of the State BC Student Association; editor of Voice Weaker Section, a Telugu monthly magazine, from 1982 to 1992; and Presidency of AP Social Welfare Hostel Students Union, Andhra Pradesh State Sama Sangrm Parishad, and Pro-Mandal agitation A.P. State Reservation Protection Committee.[4]

Awards

  • National Ambedkar Award (2003)
  • National Mahatma Jyothi Rao Pule Award (2011)

References

  1. [1]
    "Ryaga Krishnaiah". PRS Legislative Research. Archived from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  2. [2]
    "Lal Bahadur Nagar Assembly Constituency Election Result". Result University. Archived from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  3. [3]
    "National Bc Welfare Association President R Krishnaiah News". The Times of India (a search result). Archived from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  4. [4]
    Illyas, M.D. (18 May 2022). "YSRC finalises four candidates for Rajya Sabha". Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
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