Manda Jagannath

Manda Jagannath (Telugu: మంద జగన్నాథ్; 22 May 1951 – 12 January 2025) was an Indian politician who was a member of the 11th, 13th, 14th & 15th Lok Sabha, representing Nagarkurnool constituency. He belonged to the Bahujan Samaj Party.^[1]

Manda Jagannath
MP
In office 1999-2008 (TDP), 2008-2013 (INC), 2013-2014 (TRS)
Constituency	Nagarkurnool (SC)
Personal details
Born	(1951-05-22)22 May 1951 Itikyala, Jagtial district, Hyderabad State, India
Died	12 January 2025(2025-01-12) (aged 73) Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Political party	Bahujan Samaj Party
Other political affiliations	Telugu Desam Party, Telangana Rashtra Samithi, Indian National Congress
Spouse	M. Savitri
Children	Two sons, one daughter
Residence(s)	Hyderabad, Telangana, India
As of 16 September, 2006 Source:

Background

Manda Jagannadham was born in Mahbubnagar district, Telangana on 22 May 1951. He held a bachelor's degree in medicine. Jagannath did his MBBS from Osmania University.

Jagannath died on 12 January 2025, at the age of 73.^[2][3]

Career

After graduating with a medicine degree he worked as a doctor in Mahbubnagar and Hyderabad.

Political career

Jagannath was one among the 5 members representing Telugu Desam Party in Lok Sabha, and a member of the party's Polit Bureau, its decision-making body. He was expelled from Telugu Desam for voting against Telugu Desam Party. He was expelled & disqualified from Lok Sabha by speaker Somnath Chatterjee for voting against party's WHIP. He represented the Nagarkurnool constituency of Andhra Pradesh.

He switched to the Indian National Congress party during the No Confidence Motion. He was re-elected in 2009.^{[citation needed]} On 29 December 2008, Mr Jagannath was appointed Andhra Pradesh government's special representative in New Delhi.

TRS Party

Jagannath joined TRS party at the peak of Telangana agitation.

Bahujan Samaj Party

Jagannath was inducted into the Bahujan Samaj Party by Manda Prabhakar, the State President of BSP.