Azmeera Chandulal

Azmeera Chandulal (17 August 1954 – 15 April 2021) was an Indian politician who served as Tourism and Tribal Welfare Minister of Telangana and Member of Legislative Assembly from Mulugu constituency until 2018.

Early life Azmeera Chandulal was born on 17 August 1954 at Jaggannapet in Warangal District.

Political career He once served the state government of Andhra Pradesh as Minister for Tribal Welfare as a ruling party member under Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (NTR). He was elected three times to Assembly from Mulugu Constituency as Legislative Member, and twice as a Member of Parliament from Warangal.

In 2014 Telangana Assembly Election he was re-elected from Mulugu Assembly constituency. He was inducted into Cabinet on June 2, 2014, and made Tourism and Culture Minister of Telangana.

Personal life He was married to Sharada and had 3 sons.

Positions held 1981-85 Sarpanch, Village Jaggannapet Mandal, Warangal district, Andhra Pradesh 1985-89 and Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (1st term) 1986-88 and chairman, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes 1989 Cabinet Minister, Tribal Welfare, Andhra Pradesh 1994 to 1996 Re-elected to Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (2nd term) 1994-96 Member, Politbureau, Telugu Desam Party 1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha (1st term) Warangal 1996-97 Member, Committee on Labour and Welfare 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term) Warangal 1998-99 Member, Committee on Human Resource Development Member, Committee on Labour and Welfare Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment 1999-2001 S.T. Cell State President, Telugu Desam Party 2001-2003 Director TRIFED, New Delhi, Govt. of India 2003-2005 TRICOR Chairman, Andhra Pradesh 2004 Joined Telangana Rashtra Samithi 2006 Politbureau Member, Telangana Rashtra Samithi 2014 Re-elected, Member of Legislative Assembly, Mulugu Constituency, Warangal Dist., Telangana State (3rd term) 2014 to December 2018 – Minister Tribal welfare, tourism and cultural portfolios, Telangana