Gummanur Jayaram

Gummanur Jayaram (born 16 October 1968) is an Indian politician from Telugu Desam Party and formerly a member of YSR Party and Minister of Labour, Employment, Training, Factories in the Government of Andhra Pradesh.^[1][2][3][4] He was elected as a Member of the AP Legislative Assembly (India) (MLA) representing Alur (Assembly constituency) in both the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election and 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections.

P. Gummanur Jayaram
Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office 2024
Preceded by	Y. Venkatarama Reddy
Constituency	Guntakal
In office 2014–2024
Preceded by	Patil Neeraja Reddy
Succeeded by	B. Virupakshi
Constituency	Aluru
Former Minister of Labour, Employment & Factories Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office 30 May 2019 – 5 Mar 2024
Governor	▪︎ E. S. L. Narasimhan ▪︎ Biswabhusan Harichandan ▪︎ S. Abdul Nazeer
Chief Minister	Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
Preceded by	Pithani Satyanarayana
Personal details
Born	(1968-10-16) 16 October 1968 (age 56) Gummanur village, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India
Political party	Telugu Desam Party
Other political affiliations	YSR Congress Party (2011-2024) Praja Rajyam Party (2009-2011)
Spouse	Gummanur Renuka ​ (m. 1989)​
Children	5
Alma mater	Municipal Boys High School, Bellary, Karnataka

Political career

2019 Election

In 2019 election, Jayaram contested again as MLA representing YSRCP from Alur against Kotla Sujathamma from TDP. He won with total votes of 107,101 with 161 Postal and 106940 General representing 56%.^[5] With a statewide majority by the YSRCP, they formed the state government headed by Jagan Mohan Reddy as CM, and Jayaram was chosen as Minister of Labour, Employment, Training, Factories in Jagan's cabinet.

2024 Election

Jayaram was fired from his ministry as he joined hands with Telugu Desam Party without resigning his post.^[6][7] He remains the only minister to be fired from his position in the history of bifurcated Andhra Pradesh.

Development projects

Jayaram led a project bringing water channels to his constituency. He also addressed the problem in labour department,^[8] and worked with the Central Government to deliver the upcoming hospital where MoS Santosh Kumar Gangwar laid the foundation stone of the ESI Hospital in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh.^[9]