Bonthu Rammohan

Dr Bonthu Rammohan (born 5 June 1973) is an Indian politician from the state of Telangana and the current Mayor of Hyderabad.[1] He belongs to the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) party.[2] Bonthu has become the first mayor of Hyderabad after the formation of Telangana.[3]

Dr Bonthu Rammohan
Mayor of Hyderabad, Telangana
Assumed office
11 February 2016
Preceded byMohammad Majid Hussain
Personal details
Born (1973-06-05) 5 June 1973
Warangal, Telangana, India
Political partyTelangana Rashtra Samithi
ResidenceHyderabad, Telangana, India
Alma materOsmania University

Early life

Bonthu was born in the village of Amanagal in the district of Warangal to Venkatayya and Kamalamma.

Personal life

He is married with Sridevi on 7 February 2004 and has two daughters: Kujitha and Ushasri.

Education and student politics

He completed his primary and secondary education in Mahabubabad and later attended SSC Junior College for his higher secondary education. Bonthu initially attended Adarsh College in Warangal for his tertiary education, but later transferred to Osmania University in Hyderabad.

As a student of Osmania University, he took an interest in student politics. He was an ABVP leader in his time in university and was quite active in the organisation.[4]

Political career

His political career started in 2002 just after the TRS party was born with an agenda to achieve separate statehood. He left the ABVP to join the TRS and participated actively in the agitation. This eventually led him to being appointed the TRS Youth Wing State President by party chief K. Chandrashekar Rao.

In the municipal elections, he successfully contested as Corporator from the Cherlapally division and won the GHMC Mayor seat.

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References

  1. "Rammohan to be Hyderabad mayor". The Times of India. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  2. "New Hyderabad Mayor Known For Lavish Tributes to Chief Minister KCR". NDTV. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  3. "Bonthu Rammohan to be first Mayor of Hyderabad in Telangana state". The Siasat Daily. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  4. Who is Bonthu Rammohan Archived 12 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine


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