Gangula Kamalakar (born 8 May 1968) is an Indian politician who served as the Minister of BC Welfare, Food and Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs of Telangana state.
Kamalakar was born on 8 May 1968 in Karimnagar of present-day Telangana (then part of Andhra Pradesh) to Mallaiah and Laxmi Narasamma.
He enrolled at KITS, Ramtek, Maharashtra in Civil Engineering in 1986 batch; he did not complete his degree.
In 2009, he was elected as an MLA from Karimnagar constituency on a Telugu Desam Party (TDP) ticket.
[2] Karimnagar was traditionally considered a stronghold of the Velama caste, however, Kamalakar who hails from the Other Backward Class (OBC) community, managed to get elected in three consecutive terms.