Koneti Adimulam Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography
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Hometown: Satyavedu, Andhra Pradesh
Age: 66 Years
Wife: Govindamma
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Other Name | Koneti Adhimulam |
Profession(s) | • Politician • Agriculturist |
Physical Stats | |
Height (approx.) | 5' 6" (168 cm) |
Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | Black |
Politics | |
Political Party | • Indian National Congress (INC) (1997-2001) • Telugu Desam Party (TDP) (2001-2011; 2024) • Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) (2011-2024) |
Political Journey | • Joined the Indian National Congress (INC) (1977) • Elected as a Sarpanch of Bheemunicheruvu Village, Narayanavanam Mandal (1981) • Served as the Vice Chairman of Mandal Praja Parishad (1988) • Became a Member of the Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituency (MPTC) (1995) • Joined the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) (2001) • Elected as a Member of the Zilla Parishad (2001) • Joined the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) (2011) • Contested the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections on a ticket from YSRCP from the Satyavedu constituency (2014) • Won the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections from the Satyavedu constituency (2019) • Joined the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) (2024) • Suspended from the TDP on the allegations of sexual assault (September 2024) |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | Year, 1958 |
Age (as of 2024) | 66 Years |
Birthplace | Bheemunicheruvu, Andhra Pradesh, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Satyavedu, Andhra Pradesh |
School | Z. P. High School, Andhra Pradesh |
College/University | Sri Venkateswara Arts College, Tirupati (1975) |
Educational Qualification | Bachelor of Arts (BA) |
Religion | Hinduism |
Caste | Scheduled Caste (SC) |
Controversy | Sexual Assault Allegations: On 5 September 2024, a woman TDP worker accused Koneti of sexually assaulting her several times at the Tirupati Bhimas Paradise Hotel and threatening her to stay silent. To prove her claims, she provided evidence including phone calls, messages, and a pen camera footage. She further claimed that Koneti took advantage of his position in the party to harass other women, and even though she reported the incidents to CM N. Chandrababu Naidu and TDP General Secretary Nara Lokesh, nothing was done. After the accusations went public, TDP suspended Koneti, while YSRCP called for legal action. [1]India Today |
Relationships & More | |
Marital Status | Married |
Family | |
Wife/Spouse | Govindamma (homemaker) |
Children | Son- 1 • Suman Daughter(s)- 2 • Prabha • Shobha |
Parents | Father- Koneti Elumalai (deceased) Mother- Kanthamma (passed away in 2020) |
Car Collection | Mahindra Xylo |
Money Factor | |
Salary/Income (approx.) | Rs. 4.37 lakh (as of 2022-2023) |
Assets/Properties (as of 2024) | Movable Assets • Cash: Rs. 45,000 • Bank Deposits: Rs. 19,16,198 • Motor Vehicle: Rs. 5,00,000 • Jewellery: Rs. 60,000 Immovable Assets • Agricultural Land: Rs. 50,00,000 • Residential Buildings: Rs. 10,50,000 |
Net Worth (approx.) | Rs. 85.71 lakh (as of 2024) |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Koneti Adimulam
- Koneti Adimulam hails from a family of agriculturists.
- From a young age, Koneti was motivated by a desire to serve others, which led him to establish the Ambedkar Society in 1975.
- In 2014, he contested the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections on a ticket from Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) from the Satyavedu constituency. However, he lost the seat to the TDP candidate Talari Aditya by a margin of 4,227 votes.
- He won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections from the Satyavedu constituency by defeating Jadda Rajasekhar, a TDP candidate, with a margin of 44,744 votes.
- In 2024, when the YSR Congress Party did not allow him to contest in the Assembly elections, they offered him a spot to run for the Tirupati MP seat, but he refused. Following this, he switched to the Telugu Desam Party, which nominated him as their candidate for the Satyavedu (SC) MLA seat.
- On 5 September 2024, the TDP suspended Koneti after a woman party worker accused him of sexually assaulting her repeatedly in room no 109 at the Tirupati Bhimas Paradise Hotel. She claimed he threatened to kill her family and provided a pen camera footage as evidence to support her accusations.
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