{{short description|Indian cricketer and politician (born 1976)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Use Indian English|date=April 2016}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Dharmapuri Arvind | image = ArvindDharmapuri.jpg | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|8|25|df=yes}} | birth_place = Korutla, Nizamabad district, Andhra Pradesh (now Jagtial district, Telangana), India | occupation = Politician | constituency = Nizamabad | office = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | term_start = 23 May 2019 | term_end = | predecessor = K. Kavitha | successor = | party = Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | module2 = {{Infobox cricketer | embed = yes | batting = Right-handed | bowling = | role = Batsman | club1 = Hyderabad (India) | year1 = {{nowrap|1995–1996}} | date = 16 April 2016 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/26541.html ESPNcricinfo }} | website = {{Official website|http://dharmapuriarvind.com/}} | spouse = Priyanka Dharmapuri<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/arvind-dharmapuri|title=Arvind Dharmapuri. National Portal of India|website=www.india.gov.in}}</ref> | children = Two sons<ref name="auto"/> }}
'''Dharmapuri Arvind''' (born 25 August 1976) is an Indian politician, philanthropist, and former Ranji Trophy cricketer.<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/26541.html |title=Dharmapuri Arvind |access-date=16 April 2016 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> He is currently serving as the member of parliament in the Lok Sabha from Nizamabad, Telangana.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/my-father-has-nothing-to-do-with-my-joining-bjp-d-aravind/article24283079.ece|title=My father has nothing to do with my joining BJP: D Aravind|date=29 June 2018|work=The Hindu|access-date=1 February 2019|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He is the youngest of two sons of D. Srinivas who served as a Cabinet Minister under 4 Chief Ministers in United Andhra Pradesh.<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 August 2017|first=Ch Sushil |last=Rao|title=TRS MP D Srinivas' son Dharmapuri Arvind may join BJP|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/trs-mp-d-srinivas-son-dharmapuri-arvind-may-join-bjp/articleshow/60097238.cms|access-date=28 November 2020|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
==Early life and education== Arvind Dharmapuri was born on 25 August 1976 at Korutla into a prominent political family in Telangana. His grandfather, Dharmapuri Venkatram, was a Jan Sangh district vice-president. His father, D. Srinivas, was a four-time legislator, a former Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee President,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/former-ap-undivided-congress-president-d-srinivas-passes-away/article68347169.ece|title=Former (undivided) A.P Congress president D. Srinivas passes away|website=The Hindu |access-date=5 Feb 2025 }}</ref> and a Rajya Sabha Member. <ref>{{Cite web|date=17 September 2019|title=Dharmapuri family associated with Jana Sangh: BJP|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/telangana/dharmapuri-family-associated-with-jana-sangh-bjp-564648|access-date=24 November 2020|website=www.thehansindia.com|language=en}}</ref> Arvind hails from the Munnuru Kapu community, categorized as Other Backward Class (OBC) in Telangana.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/man-behind-bjps-rise-in-telangana/articleshow/80023547.cms|title=Man behind BJP's rise in Telangana|website=The Times of India }}</ref> Arvind completed his Master’s in Political Science from Janardan Rai Nagar Rajasthan Vidyapeeth.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/politics/bjp-mp-dharmapuri-gets-enrollment-confirmation-from-university-trs-challenges-him-for-cbi-trail20200621215744/|title=BJP MP Dharmapuri gets enrollment confirmation from university, TRS challenges him for CBI trail|access-date=5 Feb 2025 }}</ref>
==Career== ===Cricket=== Arvind represented Hyderabad in the Ranji Trophy Ranji Trophy,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/d-arvind-ranji-player-and-a-giant-killer-737726.html|title=D Arvind: Ranji Player and a giant killer|access-date=5 Feb 2025 }}</ref> and participated in Under-19, Under-21, Under-23, and Under-25 tournaments. He played the Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup Tournament and represented South India Under-19 as an Opening Batsman.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Members : Lok Sabha|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5082|access-date=23 November 2020|website=loksabhaph.nic.in}}</ref>
===Political=== Arvind began his political career by joining the BJP in September 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/d-srinivas-son-set-to-join-bjp/article19616268.ece|title=D. Srinivas son set to join BJP|website=The Hindu |access-date=5 Feb 2025 }}</ref> and in 2019 contested as a BJP candidate from Nizamabad in the Lok Sabha elections.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mynation.com/politics/bjp-will-form-government-in-telangana-in-2023-nizamabad-mp-dharmapuri-arvind-pscq83|title=BJP will form government in Telangana in 2023: Nizamabad MP Dharmapuri Arvind|access-date=5 Feb 2025 }}</ref> <br>He defeated former TRS MP K. Kavitha, the daughter of Telangana Chief Minister, K. Chandrashekar Rao<ref>{{Cite web|date=2 June 2019|title=D Arvind: Ranji Player and a giant killer|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/d-arvind-ranji-player-and-a-giant-killer-737726.html|access-date=24 November 2020|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref> while defeating world record 184 candidates from Nizamabad Lok Sabha Constituency.<ref name="Nizamabad Constituency Lok Sabha Election Result 2024">{{cite news |title=Nizamabad Constituency Lok Sabha Election Result 2024 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-constituencies/telangana/nizamabad |access-date=5 June 2025 |work=The Times of India |date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250605041735/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-constituencies/telangana/nizamabad |archive-date=5 June 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Nizamabad">{{cite news |title=2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Nizamabad |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S294.htm |access-date=5 June 2025 |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250605041747/https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S294.htm|archive-date=5 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Arvind Dharmapuri. National Portal of India|url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/arvind-dharmapuri|access-date=24 November 2020|website=www.india.gov.in}}</ref> He was re-elected in 2024, defeating Congress veteran and former State Minister T. Jeevan Reddy, who is also a seven-time legislator. In 2022, Arvind was included in the core committee of BJP Videsh Vibhag.
Arvind played a crucial role in establishing the National Turmeric Board, fulfilling a 40-year-old demand of Telangana’s farmers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2025/Jan/14/national-turmeric-board-in-nizamabad-becomes-a-reality|title=National Turmeric Board in Nizamabad becomes a reality|access-date=5 Feb 2025 }}</ref> In October 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the formation of the Board. <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/pm-modi-announces-formation-of-national-turmeric-board-during-his-telangana-visit/articleshow/104086714.cms?from=mdr|title=PM Modi announces formation of National Turmeric Board during his Telangana visit|access-date=5 Feb 2025 }}</ref>
Before the National Turmeric Board was formed, he also contributed to the establishment of a Regional Centre of the Spices Board in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2020/Feb/05/spices-board-regional-office-comes-to-nizamabad-2099223.html|title=Spices Board regional office comes to Nizamabad |access-date=5 Feb 2025 }}</ref>
==Philanthropy== In 2013, Arvind founded the Arvind Dharmapuri Foundation (ADF)<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|date=2019-10-29|title=Helping people more satisfying, says MP|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/helping-people-more-satisfying-says-mp/article29825911.ece|access-date=2021-02-25|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> to support critically ill children from underprivileged families. The foundation has saved the lives of over 170 children under 12 years of age.<ref>{{Cite news|date=29 October 2019|title=Helping people more satisfying, says MP|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/helping-people-more-satisfying-says-mp/article29825911.ece|access-date=24 November 2020|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Additionally, the ADF operates a Welfare Fund for BJP Booth Level Committee Members in Nizamabad.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://telugu.getlokalapp.com/telangana-news/jagtial/jagityala/jagityala-arvind-dharmapuri-foundation-supports-the-families-of-booth-members-14342118|title=జగిత్యాల: బూత్ సభ్యుల కుటుంబాలకు అండగా అర్వింద్ ధర్మపురి ఫౌండేషన్|access-date=5 Feb 2025 |language=te}}</ref>
==Personal life== Arvind comes from a family with a notable political legacy. He currently resides in Hyderabad with his mother,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/trs-activists-vandalise-bjp-mp-dharmapuri-arvinds-house-in-hyderabad/articleshow/95613543.cms|title=TRS activists vandalise BJP MP Dharmapuri Arvind's house in Hyderabad|website=The Times of India |access-date=5 Feb 2025 }}</ref> wife Priyanka, and two sons, Samanyu and Rudraksh.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/telangana/pm-narendra-modi-greets-mp-arvind-on-wedding-anniversary-702271|title=PM Narendra Modi greets MP Arvind on wedding anniversary|access-date=5 Feb 2025 }}</ref> ==Key positions held== {| class="wikitable" !No !Position Held |- |1 |Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Nizamabad, Telangana<ref name=":2" /> |- |2 |Member, Committee on Industry |- |3 |Member, the Joint Committee on Offices of Profit |- |4 |Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways |}
==See also== * List of Hyderabad cricketers
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{cricinfo|id=26541}}
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