Balka Suman


Balka Suman is an Indian politician and was a Member of Parliament to the 16th Lok Sabha from Peddapalle, Telangana. He won the 2014 Indian general election being a Telangana Rashtra Samithi candidate. He has been elected as an MLA from Chennur, Mancherial district, in 2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election. He won the election with a majority of 28,132 votes against his opponents. He is going to be the youngest Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Telangana State. He resigned his Post Member of Parliament after winning as an MLA at Chennur Constituency.

Early life and education

Suman was born on 18 October 1983 in Regunta village of Karimnagar district of Telangana to Balka Suresh and Muttamma. His father Balka Suresh has been a strong TRS party supporter and Metpally TRS party president during Telangana movement; presently he is the Metpally Market Committee Chairman; his mother Muttamma is a housewife. Suman has two siblings, a younger brother and sister. He is married to Rani Alekhya, a TV journalist, in 2013 and the couple has two children – Suhan and Sushan.
Suman completed primary education from Class 1 to 4 at Metpally. From Class 5 to 9, he studied at APSWR School for boys at Pembatla in Jagityal district. From SSC to Intermediate, he studied at APSWR at Rukmapur, Choppadandi in Karimnagar district.
After junior college, Balka Suman graduated with B.A. Degree from Government Degree College, Korutla, Jagityal district. The year 2003 is significant in Suman's life as it marked his entry to Osmania University to do Master's in English at Secunderabad PG College. Suman joined M.Phil. in Linguistics in 2004 but dropped out of it as he was busy with student politics and separate Telangana movement. In 2008, he registered for Ph.D. in English at Arts College, Osmania University. His area of research is Native American Literature.

Political career

Suman entered politics in 2001 by joining the Telangana Rashtra Samithi, and was a key driving force at Osmania University. He actively participated in Telangana agitation.
He served as O.U campus' student wing president for Telangana Rashtra Samithi in 2007 and was made the student wing State President of TRS party in 2010. He is currently the MLA from Chennur constituency.
Between 2009 and 2014, he played an important role in the Telangana movement, supporting the demands of Telangana people.
Member of Legislative Assembly member in December 2018 elections at CHENNUR Constituency.

Controversies

Suman was involved in a physical fight during a TV debate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7CcES5Knec.
Balka Suman is also known to be very aggressive in his style of politics. He was involved in fights with various district collectors and senior police officers during his tenure as Member of Parliament, and Member of Legislative Assembly.
For the latest municipal elections in 2020, there is a serious allegation that he has threatened and bribed two candidates to withdraw from the elections.