Kurnool Assembly Constituency in Andhra Pradesh is a stronghold of CPM. Abdul Gafoor is a senior leader of CPM in the district. He is from Kurnnol and represented Kurnool Assembly constituency for two terms. He served as State Secretary of CITU, an associate of CPM. He was MLA of the Kurnool from 1999 to 2009. He contested in 2009 elections and was defeated by TG Venkatesh of the Congress Party. Gafoor is known to be a strong and committed leader of CPM is the state. Here is the biodata of Abdul Gafoor: