Madhavaneni Raghunandan Rao

Madhavaneni Raghunandan RaoDOCKET NO. 96746

Medak, Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party election symbolBharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

18TH LOK SABHA

29 CRIMINAL CASES

PARTICULARS

AGE
59
EDUCATION
B.Sc, L.L.B., B.Ed., PGDHR from Osmania University
TERMS SERVED
1
PROFESSION BEFORE POLITICS
Advocate
DECLARED ASSETS
₹22.09 Cr
DYNASTY CONNECTIONS
None. Self-made politician with roots in TRS before joining BJP.

Madhavaneni Raghunandan Rao (born 22 March 1968) is an Indian politician and advocate from Telangana. He is currently serving as a Member of Parliament for Medak since June 2024. He began his career practicing law in Patancheru and later shifted to the High Court in Hyderabad. His political journey started with the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), where he was an active figure in the separate Telangana statehood movement. He joined the BJP in 2012 after differences with the TRS leadership. He gained statewide prominence when he won the Dubbak Assembly constituency by-election in 2020.

ASSET DECLARATIONS OVER TIME

2020₹15 CrUnknown
2024₹22.09 CrRs 12,11,78,789

PARLIAMENTARY PERFORMANCE

ATTENDANCE
95.8%
QUESTIONS ASKED
129
DEBATES PARTICIPATED
9
MPLADS UTILIZATION
18.3%

SOURCE: PRS India

MPLADS FUND UTILIZATION

ALLOCATED
₹14.70 Cr
SPENT
₹2.91 Cr
UNSPENT
₹11.79 Cr
UTILIZATION
19.8%
WORKS COMPLETED
39
WORKS RECOMMENDED
100

SOURCE: Empowered Indian (empoweredindian.in/mplads), MPLADS government data

PROMISES TRACKED (3)

0 FULFILLED · 0 BROKEN · 0 IN PROGRESS · 3 UNVERIFIED

  1. 01. Central Funds for Medak: Securing significant Central government investment to foster infrastructure and regional development.

    UNVERIFIED

    general · SOURCE: The Hindu / 2024 Campaign

  2. 02. Tellapur-Karimnagar Railway Line: Advocating for a 225 km railway line connecting Tellapur, Patancheruvu, Sangareddy, Jogipet, Medak, Siddipet, and Karimnagar.

    UNVERIFIED

    general · SOURCE: PRS India / Public Speeches

  3. 03. PM Awas Yojana Implementation: Promised proper execution of central housing schemes which he claimed the state government failed to implement.

    UNVERIFIED

    party manifesto · SOURCE: New Indian Express

CRIMINAL CASE DETAILS

29 cases declared including IPC 153A (Promoting enmity), IPC 504, 506 (Criminal intimidation), IPC 188. Many cases are linked to political protests and speeches during the Telangana statehood movement and BJP agitations.

CONTROVERSIES

  • Expelled from TRS in 2012 over allegations of meeting TDP chief N. Chandrababu N

    LOW · ALLEGED

    Expelled from TRS in 2012 over allegations of meeting TDP chief N. Chandrababu Naidu secretly.

    2013-05-14 · SOURCE: Wikipedia, DeccanChronicle, various sources 2013

  • Faced allegations and police cases over provocative speeches during BJP rallies.

    MEDIUM · ALLEGED

    Faced allegations and police cases over provocative speeches during BJP rallies. [Verification note: YouTube reference to 'Jinnaram Temple Incident' and warnings to police; internal BJP clashes with Bandi Sanjay Kumar; specific police cases not detailed in search results.]

    2025 · SOURCE: The South First, YouTube (Jinnaram Temple incident reference) 2025

ELECTORAL HISTORY

2014DubbakBJPLOST (N/A)
2018DubbakBJPLOST (N/A)
2020DubbakBJPWON (1,079)
2023DubbakBJPLOST (N/A)
2024MedakBJPWON (39,139)

PARTY SWITCHES

  • TRS to BJP (2012)

SOURCES

  • [1] The Hindu / 2024 Campaign
  • [2] PRS India / Public Speeches
  • [3] New Indian Express