Koninty Manik Rao

Koninty Manik Rao (born 9 July 1955) is an Indian politician from Telangana state. He is an MLA from Zahirabad Assembly constituency which is reserved for SC community in Sangareddy district. He represents Bharat Rashtra Samithi and won the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election.

Early life and education
Rao is from Zahirabad. His late father, Koninty Balappa, was a farmer. He was a government employee and retired as Road Transport Officer. He did his Diploma in Automobile and Mechanical engineering in 1978 at Government Polytechnic, Masab Tank, Hyderabad.

Career
Rao started his career with Bharat Rashtra Samithi. He contested the 2014 Assembly election but lost. However, he won the Zahirabad Assembly constituency in the 2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election on BRS ticket. He retained the seat in the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election from Zahirabad seat representing BRS. He polled 97,205 votes, and defeated his nearest rival A. Chandrasekhar Rao of Indian National Congress by a margin of 12,790 votes.