| Native name | గుంటూరు బాపనయ్యకు |
|---|---|
| Assembly 1 | Andhra Pradesh Legislative |
| Constituency am 1 | Nidumolu |
| Term start 1 | 1962, 1978 |
| Assembly 2 | Madras Legislative |
| Constituency am 2 | Divi |
| Term start 2 | 1951 |
| Term end 2 | 1953 |
| Predecessor 2 | (none - new assembly) |
| Successor 2 | (none - assemblies split) |
| Death date | March 25, 1978 (aged 58–59) |
| Party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) (1964-1978) Communist Party of India (1930s-1964) |
Guntur Bapanaiah (1919 - March 25, 1978) was an Indian politician, Dalit leader, freedom fighter,[1] and founding member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) party after it split from the Communist Party of India in 1964.[citation needed] In the 1930s, he became an active member of the Communist Party and joined the associated Raitu Coolie Sangham agricultural labour organization in 1939.[2][3] He helped organize peasant movements in Challapalli Estate in 1938 and 1950[3][2] and was, at one time, general secretary of the Andhra Provincial Agricultural Labourers Association.[4] He was elected as a member of the Madras Legislative Assembly for the Divi constituency in 1951[3][5][6] and of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly for the Nidumolu constituency in 1962 and 1978.[7][8]
Bapanaiah died on March 25, 1978, not long after the election, and was replaced in the Assembly by his wife.[9]
References
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- ^ Koteswara Rao, E. (2011). "Chapter 7: The role of Communists in the Kisan struggles against the Challapalli Zamindar". The Kisan struggles in Andhra Pradesh: a study of Kisan struggles of Munagala and Challapalli Zamindaries. pp. 203, 211. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ Narasaiah, I. (2009). "Chapter 2: Articulation of Left Ideological hegemony and the Formation of Communist Party of India in the Madras Presidency". Left and national movements in the Madras presidency 1930 to 47 a study in politics of hegemony. p. 47. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ Jangam, Chinnaiah (2018-05-22). "How Not to Write a Dalit Memoir". The Wire India. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ Na Parichayalu (in Telugu). Vijayawada: Prajasakthi Book House. 1998. pp. 96–98.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Madras". Election Commission of India. pp. 69, 333. Archived from the original on 2010-10-06.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1962". Elections.in. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1978". Elections.in. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ Jahnavi (2021-10-06). "Badvel bye-poll: Why TDP and Pawan Kalyan's JSP are not contesting citing 'tradition'". The News Minute. Retrieved 2023-09-21.