Vemula Kurmayya
Vemula Kurmayya | |
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| Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1967–1970[1] | |
| Preceded by | Peta Bapayya |
| Succeeded by | Kota Ramaiah |
| Constituency | Tiruvur |
| In office 1955–1962 | |
| Preceded by | Gungi Rama Rao |
| Succeeded by | Gungi Rama Rao |
| Constituency | Gudivada |
| Minister for Rural Development, Madras | |
| In office 1947–1949 | |
| Chief Minister | Omandur Ramaswamy Reddiar |
| Member of the Madras Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1936–? | |
| Constituency | Bandar, General Rural (Scheduled Castes) Constituency |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1903 Mallavaram, Gudivada Taluk, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Died | 1970 |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
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Vemula Kurmayya (1903 – 1970) was an Indian independence activist, Congress party leader, and social reformer from the Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh. He played a role in India's struggle for independence and worked for the upliftment of marginalized communities.[2]
Vemula Kurmayya was born in 1903 in Mallavaram, a village in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. Started being involved in political activism during the Non-Cooperation Movement of 1921. he discontinued formal education and joined the Gandhi National School in Vijayawada.[3]
Kurmayya became an apprentice in spinning and weaving at Sabarmati Ashram from 1925 to 1927.[4]
During the Civil Disobedience Movement of 1930 and the Individual Satyagraha Movement of 1940, Kurmayya's active participation in these movements led to multiple imprisonments.[5]
Vemula Kurmayya's contributions to the independence struggle led him into a leadership role within the Indian National Congress. He was elected four times to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly and emerged as a significant figure in both the State and Central Committee.
In 1962 Anshra Pradesh election he lost to Gungi Rama Rao from Gudivada constituency.
References
- ↑ "Tiruvuru Elections Results 2014, Current MLA, Candidate List of Assembly Elections in Tiruvuru, Andhra Pradesh". Elections in India. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ↑ Rao, Duggaraju Srinivasa (14 November 2022). "Sundru Venkaiah, pre-Independence Dalit leader from Andhra". The South First. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ↑ "Vemula Kurmayya". INDIAN CULTURE.
- ↑ "Remembering a social movement in 1917 against untouchability in coastal Andhra". 7 November 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ↑ Kshīrasāgara, Rāmacandra (1994). Dalit Movement in India and Its Leaders, 1857-1956. M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. ISBN 978-81-85880-43-3.
Further reading
- Dalit Movement in India and Its Leaders, 1857-1956