Sun Jan 12 16:10:00 UTC 2025: ## Former Nagarkurnool MP Manda Jagannatham Passes Away

**Hyderabad, [Date]:** Manda Jagannatham, a former Member of Parliament (MP) representing Nagarkurnool, passed away on Sunday evening. He was receiving treatment at NIMS Hospital in Hyderabad for the past few days. Jagannatham, born on May 22, 1951, in Itikyala, Nagarkurnool district, served four terms as an MP, winning elections in 1996, 1999, 2004, and 2009. He won three times on a Telugu Desam Party (TDP) ticket and once on a Congress ticket. He also served as a special representative of the state government in Delhi. Before the last Lok Sabha elections, he joined the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy expressed his condolences, praising Jagannatham’s role as a Nagarkurnool MP and an active participant in the Telangana movement. He lauded Jagannatham’s contribution to the formation of Telangana state. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu also offered his condolences, highlighting Jagannatham’s political career and his service to the people. Jagannatham’s death is being mourned as a significant loss to Telangana.

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