Beerla Ilaiah, born on June 6, 1975, won the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly elections in the Alair constituency. Representing the Indian National Congress, he defeated Gongidi Sunitha of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) by a large margin of 49,636 votes, garnering a total of 122,140 votes.
Ilaiah comes from Saidapur village in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district. He completed his schooling at Zilla Parishad High School in 1991 and graduated with a B.A. from Sri Laxmi Narasimha Degree College in 2000. His political career began as a student in the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) and later served as the sarpanch of Saidapur in 2006 and mandal president of Yadadri Bhuvanagiri by 2008. In 2023, he became an MLA for Alair and serves as a Government Whip in Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s team, focusing on the development of agriculture, tourism, and education in the constituency.
Ilaiah is from the Golla-Kurma community and is expected to receive a cabinet position in the future. His dedication to his constituency, charitable work, and electoral success make him a prominent leader in the political scene of the former Nalgonda district.
