Etra Rajeev is an Indian politician. He was the first Finance Minister of Telangana and served as the Health Minister of Telangana from 2019 to 2021.
Wiki/Biography
Etela Rajender (also spelled Eatala Rajender) was born on Friday, March 20, 1964 (age 59; as of 2023) in Kamalapur, Hanumakonda district in present-day Telangana. His zodiac sign is Pisces. He received his B.S. Received PhD from Osmania University in 1984.
appearance
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
His father’s name is Pedda Mallaiah, so there is not much information about his parents.
wife and children
Etela Rajender is married to Jamuna and she is the owner of Jamuna Hatchery. They have 2 children, Neeta Rajender and Nithin Rajender.
Etela Rajendar (second from left) at her daughter’s wedding
religion and caste
Etela Rajender belongs to a Hindu family of the Mudiraju caste and believes in Hinduism.
Etela Rajender (with folded hands) at Sri Anjaneya Swamy Temple
sign
Profession
politics
TRS
Etra began his political career in 2003 with the Bharat Rashtra Samithi party. In 2004, he was elected as MLA from Kamalapur Assembly constituency in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections. He serves as the floor leader of TRS. In 2008, he resigned as MLA and was re-elected from Kamalapur constituency. In 2009, he contested the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections from the merged Huzurabad and Kamalapur constituencies and was elected as MLA. In 2010, he resigned as MLA and won a by-election. In 2014, he became the finance minister of Telangana. In the same year, he competed with Indian National Congress leader Kesiri Sudarshan Reddy for the Huzurabad constituency and won by a margin of 57,037 votes. Later, in 2018, he was re-elected from Khuzurbad constituency. In 2019, he was appointed as the health minister of Telangana state. In May 2021, Etla was removed from his ministerial post and removed from the state cabinet due to the charges against him. On June 4, 2021, he resigned from BRS and a few days later, on June 12, 2021, he resigned as MLA.
Etra Rajendal speaks ahead of elections
bjp
On June 14, 2021, Etela joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of BJP leaders Dharmendra Pradhan and G. Kishan Reddy. Later, that same year, he contested a by-election and was elected as a provincial councilor. He also resigned as chairman of the Nampally Exhibition Association in 2021.
Etela Rajendar in Hyderabad in August 2023
Rajendar contested the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly elections from Huzurabad and Gajwel constituencies; however, he lost to BRS candidates Kaushik Reddy and K. Chandrashekar Rao respectively.
dispute
Criminal case details
- 2 charges related to penalty of criminal intimidation (Section 506 IPC)
- 1 charge of intentionally causing hurt to prevent a public servant from discharging his duties (Section 332 IPC)
- 1 charge related to attempt to murder (Section 307 IPC)
- 3 charges related to rioting penalty (Section 147 IPC)
- 3 charges related to each member of the unlawful assembly guilty of prosecuting common object (Section 149 IPC)
- 2 charges related to punishment for members of unlawful assembly (Section 143 IPC)
- 2 charges related to disobeying an order duly issued by a public servant (Section 188 IPC)
- 2 charges relating to penalty for public nuisance not otherwise provided for (Section 290 IPC)
- 2 charges related to punishment of undue restraint (Section 341 IPC)
- 1 charge related to rioting with deadly weapon (Section 148 IPC)
Allegations of land appropriation
In May 2021, there were allegations that Etela Rajender, his followers and wife Jamuna Hatcheries were involved in land encroachment in Achampet and Hakimpet villages in Medak district. The chief minister ordered the setting up of two committees to probe the alleged land encroachment by Rajendal. The first committee, headed by Medak Collector S. Harish, was formed to investigate the allegation that the Jamuna hatchery of the Rajeev family had encroached into designated areas of Medak mandals in Ashantpet and Masaipet. The probe into the Devaryamjal temple land encroachment is being conducted by the second committee, headed by Raghunandan Rao and including IAS officers Prashanth Jeevan Patil, Bharathi Holikeri and Swetha Mohanty. According to reports, the Harish-led committee found that 85 acres of allotted land belonging to 65 allottees had been encroached upon by Rajendhar’s chicken farm.
Rajeed held a press conference claiming he was innocent of any wrongdoing and even dared to be investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation or a sitting judge into the allegations. After being stripped of his health affairs, Rajeev told media persons that the series of incidents happening around him were meant to defame him. Congress spokesperson Dasoju Sravan said the BJP had called for a high-level committee to probe the allegations against Rajeev.
The chief minister hatched a political conspiracy against Rajeev to “compensate for his failure in containing the epidemic”.
address
House No. 9-72, Kamalapur village and Mandal, Hanamkonda district, Telangana state
salary
Etela Rajender’s monthly salary is Rs 4.21 lakh.
Assets and property
movable property
- Bank Deposit: Rs 11,22,327
- LIC or other insurance policy: Rs. 5,00,000
- Other assets: Rs. 15,00,000
real estate
- Agricultural Land: Rs. 2,50,00,000
- Commercial Buildings: Rs. 2,50,00,000
- Residential Building: Rs. 7,50,00,000
Note: Movable and immovable property estimates given are based on fiscal year 2017-2018. This does not include assets owned by his wife.
net worth
Etela Rajender’s net worth for FY2020-2021 is estimated to be Rs. Seven Crores. This does not include his wife’s net worth.
Facts/Trivia
- He is one of the founding members of TRS.
- Rajeed is considered a student leader with left-wing ideology.
- In 2018, he announced that his assets were worth Rs 420 million, making him India’s richest politician.
- He is also known as Rajendar Eatala.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education