# Maganti Gopinath (మగంటి గోపీనాథ్)
**Maganti Gopinath** (మగంటి గోపీనాథ్; 2 June 1963 – 8 June 2025) was an Indian politician from [Telangana](https://www.edgepedia.org/telangana) who represented the Jubilee Hills constituency in [Hyderabad](https://www.edgepedia.org/hyderabad) in the Telangana Legislative Assembly for three consecutive terms, from 2014 to 2025. He won in 2014 on a [Telugu Desam Party](https://www.edgepedia.org/telugu-desam-party) (TDP) ticket and in 2018 and 2023 on the ticket of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), later renamed the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS).[1](https://telanganatoday.com/brs-legislator-maganti-gopinath-is-no-more) In the 2023 election he defeated the Congress candidate and former Indian cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin by a margin of 16,337 votes.[2](https://www.eci.gov.in/eci-backend/public/all_files/full-statistical-reports/telangana/2023/Detailed_Results.pdf)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born / died | 1963, Hyderguda, Hyderabad; 8 June 2025, AIG Hospitals, Gachibowli, Hyderabad[1](https://telanganatoday.com/brs-legislator-maganti-gopinath-is-no-more) |
| Legislative career | MLA for Jubilee Hills in 2014 (TDP), 2018 (TRS) and 2023 (BRS)[1](https://telanganatoday.com/brs-legislator-maganti-gopinath-is-no-more) |
| 2023 result | 80,549 votes (43.94%), defeating Mohammad Azharuddin (INC, 64,212 votes) by 16,337[2](https://www.eci.gov.in/eci-backend/public/all_files/full-statistical-reports/telangana/2023/Detailed_Results.pdf) |
| 2018 result | 68,979 votes (44.30%), majority of 16,004 over P. Vishnuvardhan Reddy of the Congress[3](https://www.sasdigitaltv.com/articles/66/ts-elections-jubilee-hills-2023-results-comparison-to-2018-candidates-and-voters-details) |
| Party offices | President of Telugu Yuvatha 1985–1992; TDP Hyderabad district president; BRS Hyderabad District President from 2022[4](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/jubilee-hills-mla-magani-gopinath-passes-away-after-heart-attack/amp_articleshow/121703019.cms) • [5](https://www.news9live.com/state/telangana/brs-mla-maganti-gopinath-passes-away-kcr-pays-tribute-to-his-mortal-remains-2864532) |
| Education | B.A., Osmania University[1](https://telanganatoday.com/brs-legislator-maganti-gopinath-is-no-more) |
| Family | Survived by his wife Sunitha, son Vatsalyanath, and daughters Akshata and Disira[4](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/jubilee-hills-mla-magani-gopinath-passes-away-after-heart-attack/amp_articleshow/121703019.cms) |
## Early life and start in politics
Gopinath was born in Hyderguda, Hyderabad, in 1963 and completed a B.A. at [Osmania University](https://www.edgepedia.org/osmania-university).[1](https://telanganatoday.com/brs-legislator-maganti-gopinath-is-no-more) He began his political career with the Telugu Desam Party, the party founded by [N. T. Rama Rao](https://www.edgepedia.org/n-t-rama-rao), joining in 1983.[4](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/jubilee-hills-mla-magani-gopinath-passes-away-after-heart-attack/amp_articleshow/121703019.cms) One account places his joining in 1982 and says that in 1985 NTR himself handed him the appointment letter as president of Hyderabad City Telugu Youth.[5](https://www.news9live.com/state/telangana/brs-mla-maganti-gopinath-passes-away-kcr-pays-tribute-to-his-mortal-remains-2864532)
**Early positions.** He served as state president of the TDP youth wing, Telugu Yuvatha, from 1985 to 1992, and as TDP Hyderabad district president.[4](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/jubilee-hills-mla-magani-gopinath-passes-away-after-heart-attack/amp_articleshow/121703019.cms) He worked as a director of the then Hyderabad Urban Development Authority (HUDA) from 1987 to 1989 and was a member of the Hyderabad District Consumer Forum.[4](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/jubilee-hills-mla-magani-gopinath-passes-away-after-heart-attack/amp_articleshow/121703019.cms)
## Legislative career
Gopinath won the Jubilee Hills seat for the first time in the 2014 Telangana Assembly election on a TDP ticket, defeating the MIM candidate Naveen Yadav by a margin of 9,242 votes.[1](https://telanganatoday.com/brs-legislator-maganti-gopinath-is-no-more) • [6](https://telugu.abplive.com/telangana/hyderabad/brs-leader-maganti-gopinath-political-career-begins-with-tdp-3-times-mla-of-jubilee-hills-209832/amp) On 11 March 2016 he left the TDP and joined the TRS in the presence of party president and Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao.[7](https://www.telugupoliticalwiki.com/2017/08/maganti-gopinath.html)
He retained Jubilee Hills in the 2018 election on the TRS ticket with 68,979 votes (44.30 percent) and a majority of 16,004 over the Congress candidate P. Vishnuvardhan Reddy.[3](https://www.sasdigitaltv.com/articles/66/ts-elections-jubilee-hills-2023-results-comparison-to-2018-candidates-and-voters-details) In January 2022, KCR appointed him president of the party's Hyderabad district unit, a post he continued to hold after the party was renamed BRS.[7](https://www.telugupoliticalwiki.com/2017/08/maganti-gopinath.html) • [5](https://www.news9live.com/state/telangana/brs-mla-maganti-gopinath-passes-away-kcr-pays-tribute-to-his-mortal-remains-2864532)
**The 2023 election.** In the November 2023 Assembly election Gopinath won a third term with 80,549 votes (43.94 percent) against 64,212 (35.03 percent) for [Mohammad Azharuddin](https://www.edgepedia.org/mohammad-azharuddin) of the Congress and 25,866 (14.11 percent) for Lankala Deepak Reddy of the BJP, a margin of 16,337 votes in a constituency with 385,287 registered electors.[2](https://www.eci.gov.in/eci-backend/public/all_files/full-statistical-reports/telangana/2023/Detailed_Results.pdf) His affidavit for that election declared total assets of Rs 19,93,03,309, an increase of about 70 percent over the Rs 117,160,680 declared in 2018, and no criminal cases.[8](https://adrindia.org/sites/default/files/Analysis_of_asset_comparison_of_Re_Contesting_MLAs_in_Telangana_Assembly_elections_2023_Finalver_English.pdf) • [9](https://www.myneta.info/telangana2018/candidate.php?candidate_id=6266)
## Death
Gopinath suffered a massive heart attack at his residence on 5 June 2025 and was admitted to AIG Hospitals in Gachibowli at around 2:56 pm the same day.[1](https://telanganatoday.com/brs-legislator-maganti-gopinath-is-no-more) He had also been suffering from a kidney-related ailment after surgery a couple of months earlier, and had faced health problems over the preceding year.[1](https://telanganatoday.com/brs-legislator-maganti-gopinath-is-no-more) • [4](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/jubilee-hills-mla-magani-gopinath-passes-away-after-heart-attack/amp_articleshow/121703019.cms) He was treated on a ventilator for three days and died after his condition deteriorated, with doctors declaring him dead at 5:45 am on Sunday, 8 June 2025.[5](https://www.news9live.com/state/telangana/brs-mla-maganti-gopinath-passes-away-kcr-pays-tribute-to-his-mortal-remains-2864532) • [1](https://telanganatoday.com/brs-legislator-maganti-gopinath-is-no-more) News reports gave his age as 62 or 63; the birth date of 1963 reported by the same coverage makes him 62 at death.[4](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/jubilee-hills-mla-magani-gopinath-passes-away-after-heart-attack/amp_articleshow/121703019.cms) • [10](https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/brs-mla-maganti-gopinath-dies-after-heart-attack-at-63-8618750)
His body was taken to his residence in Madhapur, where BRS chief and former chief minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao paid tribute, and the last rites were performed at the [Mahaprasthanam](https://www.edgepedia.org/mahaprasthanam) in Jubilee Hills at 3 pm.[5](https://www.news9live.com/state/telangana/brs-mla-maganti-gopinath-passes-away-kcr-pays-tribute-to-his-mortal-remains-2864532) The funeral was held with state honors as decided by the ruling government.[10](https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/brs-mla-maganti-gopinath-dies-after-heart-attack-at-63-8618750) Condolences came from BRS working president [K. T. Rama Rao](https://www.edgepedia.org/k-t-rama-rao), Union minister [G. Kishan Reddy](https://www.edgepedia.org/g-kishan-reddy), former ministers T. Harish Rao and Talasani Srinivas Yadav, TDP leader Nara Lokesh, and Azharuddin, who had lost to Gopinath in 2023.[4](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/jubilee-hills-mla-magani-gopinath-passes-away-after-heart-attack/amp_articleshow/121703019.cms) • [5](https://www.news9live.com/state/telangana/brs-mla-maganti-gopinath-passes-away-kcr-pays-tribute-to-his-mortal-remains-2864532) • [11](https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/telangana/brs-mla-maganti-gopinath-passes-away-1883997)
## Aftermath
His death vacated the Jubilee Hills seat and triggered a by-election. The Congress candidate V. Naveen Yadav won it, defeating the BRS nominee, Gopinath's widow Maganti Sunitha, by a margin of 24,729 votes; Naveen Yadav polled 98,988 votes, Sunitha 74,259, and the BJP's Lankala Deepak Reddy 17,061.[12](https://www.yugmarg.com/edition/2025/11/15/pages.pdf)
## References
1. [BRS legislator Maganti Gopinath is no more, Telangana Today (8 June 2025)](https://telanganatoday.com/brs-legislator-maganti-gopinath-is-no-more)
2. [Election Commission of India, State Election 2023 to the Legislative Assembly of Telangana, Detailed Results](https://www.eci.gov.in/eci-backend/public/all_files/full-statistical-reports/telangana/2023/Detailed_Results.pdf)
3. [TS Elections Jubilee Hills 2023 Results Comparison To 2018 Candidates And Voters Details, SAS Digital TV](https://www.sasdigitaltv.com/articles/66/ts-elections-jubilee-hills-2023-results-comparison-to-2018-candidates-and-voters-details)
4. [BRS MLA from Hyderabad's Jubilee Hills, Maganti Gopinath passes away, Times of India (8 June 2025)](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/jubilee-hills-mla-magani-gopinath-passes-away-after-heart-attack/amp_articleshow/121703019.cms)
5. [BRS MLA Maganti Gopinath passes away, KCR pays tribute to his mortal remains, News9 Live (8 June 2025)](https://www.news9live.com/state/telangana/brs-mla-maganti-gopinath-passes-away-kcr-pays-tribute-to-his-mortal-remains-2864532)
6. [Maganti Gopinath Political Career, ABP Desam Telugu](https://telugu.abplive.com/telangana/hyderabad/brs-leader-maganti-gopinath-political-career-begins-with-tdp-3-times-mla-of-jubilee-hills-209832/amp)
7. [Maganti Gopinath, MLA, Jubilee Hills, BRS Party, Telangana, Telugu Political Wiki](https://www.telugupoliticalwiki.com/2017/08/maganti-gopinath.html)
8. [Analysis of asset comparison of re-contesting MLAs in Telangana Assembly elections 2023, Association for Democratic Reforms](https://adrindia.org/sites/default/files/Analysis_of_asset_comparison_of_Re_Contesting_MLAs_in_Telangana_Assembly_elections_2023_Finalver_English.pdf)
9. [Maganti Gopinath (BRS), Jubilee Hills, affidavit information, MyNeta](https://www.myneta.info/telangana2018/candidate.php?candidate_id=6266)
10. [BRS MLA Maganti Gopinath Dies After Heart Attack At 63, NDTV/PTI (8 June 2025)](https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/brs-mla-maganti-gopinath-dies-after-heart-attack-at-63-8618750)
11. [BRS MLA Maganti Gopinath Dead, Deccan Chronicle](https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/telangana/brs-mla-maganti-gopinath-passes-away-1883997)
12. [Jubilee Hills Assembly by-election result, Yugmarg (15 November 2025)](https://www.yugmarg.com/edition/2025/11/15/pages.pdf)
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