The Telangana High Court has disqualified Kothagudem BRS MLA Vanama Venkateshwar Rao for giving false information to the election commission during the 2018 assembly elections.
The court has declared Jalagam Venkata Rao, the petitioner and former BRS candidate, as the new Kothagudem MLA. Venkateshwar Rao contested as a Congress candidate but later joined the BRS party.
Jalagam had filed a complaint in 2018, alleging that Vanama submitted a false report in his election affidavit. After a thorough investigation, the High Court ruled that Vanama’s election was invalid.
As a penalty, Vanama has been fined Rs 5 lakh for submitting a false affidavit. The court also stated that he is not eligible to be an MLA from 2018 until now.
