Maganti Gopinath
Maganti Gopinath | |
|---|---|
 Gopinath in 2022 | |
| Member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly for Jubilee Hills | |
| In office 2014–2025 | |
| Preceded by | P. Vishnuvardhan Reddy |
| Succeeded by | TBD |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 June 1963 Hyderguda, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Died | 8 June 2025 (aged 62) Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Political party | Bharat Rashtra Samithi |
| Other political affiliations | Telugu Desam Party |
Maganti Gopinath (2 June 1963 – 8 June 2025) was an Indian politician from Telangana state. He was a three-time member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Jubilee Hills Assembly constituency in Hyderabad district.[1] He won the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election from Bharat Rashtra Samithi.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Gopinath was born in Hyderguda, Hyderabad on 2 June 1963[3][4] to Krishnamurthy and Mahanand Kumari. He passed intermediate from Venkateswara tutorials and completed his graduation from a college affiliated with Osmania University.[5][6] He married Sunitha and they had three children, a son M. Vatsalyanath and two daughters, Akshara Nag and Disira.[7]
Career
[edit]Gopinath started his political journey with the Telugu Desam Party in its initial years in 1983 as a student and an admirer of former chief minister N. T. Rama Rao.[5] From 1985 to 1992, he was the president of Telugu Yuvatha, the youth wing of the TDP. He also served as director of the Hyderabad Urban Development Authority from 1987 to 1989.[8] Then, he was a member of the District Consumer Forum from 1989 to 1993.[5] In 2018, he served as a member of the Public Estimates Committee.[9]
He was elected as an MLA for the first time in 2014. Representing the Telugu Desam Party, he was elected in the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election in the Jubilee Hills Assembly constituency.[10] He polled 50,898 votes and defeated his nearest rival, V. Naveen Yadav of AIMIM by a margin of 9,242 votes. Later, he shifted to Telangana Rashtra Samithi, and won the Jubilee Hills seat in the 2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election defeating P. Vishnuvardhan Reddy of the Indian National Congress by a margin of 16,004 votes.[11][12]
He became an MLA for the third time winning the Jubilee Hills seat in the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election. He polled 80,549 votes and defeated his nearest rival and former Indian cricket captain Mohammed Azharuddin of the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 16,337 votes.[13][14][15]
Death
[edit]Gopinath died of heart attack in a Hyderabad hospital, on the morning of 8 June 2025, six days after his 62nd birthday.[16][17][18][19] He had been admitted to a private hospital on 5 June. Gopinath had also been suffering from a kidney-related illness and underwent a surgery two months before his death.[20]
References
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- ^ "Jubilee Hills Constituency Election Results 2023: Jubilee Hills Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Maganti Gopinath: జూబ్లీహిల్స్ ఎమ్మెల్యే మాగంటి గోపీనాథ్ కన్నుమూత". EENADU (in Telugu). Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ IANS (8 June 2025). "BRS MLA from Jubilee Hills Maganti Gopinath passes away at 63". The News Minute. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ a b c "Maganti Gopinath | MLA | TRS | Jubilee Hills | Hyderabad | Telangana". 25 April 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Maganti Gopinath(BRS):Constituency– JUBILEE HILLS(HYDERABAD) – Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Jubilee Hills MLA Maganti Gopinath passes away at 63". The Hindu. 8 June 2025. Archived from the original on 9 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ "హైదరా'బాద్షా' మాగంటి". Andhrajyothy Telugu News (in Telugu). 27 January 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "తెలంగాణ పీఏసీ చైర్మన్గా అక్బరుద్దీన్ ఒవైసీ". 15 July 2021. Archived from the original on 15 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "IndiaVotes AC: Telangana 2014". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Jubilee Hills constituency election result 2023: BRS's Maganti Gopinath leads against Congress's Mohammed Azharuddin". The Times of India. 3 December 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Jubilee Hills Election Result 2023: Maganti Gopinath Of BRS Declared Winner". News18. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Jubilee Hills assembly election results 2023: Jubilee Hills Winning Candidates List and Vote Share". India Today. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Jubilee Hills Election Result 2023 LIVE: Congress' Mohammad Azharuddin loses against Maganti Gopinath of BRS". CNBC TV18. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Jubilee Hills Election Result 2023 Live, Jubilee Hills Elections Vote Counting, Telangana Results 2023". ABP News. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ Reddy, R. Ravikanth (8 June 2025). "Jubilee Hills MLA Maganti Gopinath passes away at 63". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ "BRS MLA Maganti Gopinath passes away". The Hindu. 8 June 2025. Archived from the original on 9 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ "Jubilee Hills BRS MLA Maganti passes away at 62". The Times of India. 9 June 2025. Archived from the original on 9 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ "BRS legislator Maganti Gopinath is no more". Telangana Today. 8 June 2025. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ "Telangana news: Jubilee Hills MLA Maganti Gopinath dies at 62". The Mint. 8 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.