Kinjarapu Atchannaidu
Indian politician
Kinjarapu Atchannaidu | |
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| Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development & Fisheries Government of Andhra Pradesh | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 12 June 2024 | |
| Governor | S. Abdul Nazeer |
| Chief Minister | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
| Preceded by | Seediri Appalaraju |
| Minister of Agriculture, Co-operation and Marketing Government of Andhra Pradesh | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 12 June 2024 | |
| Governor | S. Abdul Nazeer |
| Chief Minister | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
| Preceded by | Kakani Govardhan Reddy |
| 2nd President of Telugu Desam Party Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 20 October 2020 – 14 June 2024 | |
| National President | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
| Preceded by | Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao |
| Succeeded by | Palla Srinivasa Rao |
| Minister of Handlooms, Textiles, Backward Classes Welfare & Empowerment and I & PR Government of Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 2 April 2017 – 29 May 2019 | |
| Governor | E. S. L. Narasimhan |
| Chief Minister | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
| Preceded by | |
| Succeeded by | |
| Minister for Labour, Employment, Factories, Youth & Sports, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Government of Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 8 June 2014 – 2 April 2017 | |
| Governor | E. S. L. Narasimhan |
| Chief Minister | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
| Preceded by | President's Rule |
| Succeeded by |
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| Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh | |
| Assumed office 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Korla Bharathi |
| Constituency | Tekkali |
| In office 1996–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu |
| Succeeded by | Constituency Abolished |
| Constituency | Harishchandrapuram |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Telugu Desam Party |
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| Website | http://www.kinjarapu.com/ |
Kinjarapu Atchannaidu is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is serving as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing the Tekkali constituency from the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) since 2014.[1][2] He is the chief of TDP for the state of Andhra Pradesh since October 2020.[3] He is currently serving as the cabinet minister in the Government of Andhra Pradesh.
Political career
Atchannaidu was elected as an MLA from the Harishchandrapuram constituency in three consecutive elections: 1996 by-poll,[4] 1999[5] and 2004.[6] Following the reorganization and dissolution of the Harishchandrapuram constituency, he contested and lost the 2009 elections for the Tekkali constituency. He also lost the immediate by-poll in 2009 that occurred due to the death of the elected MLA.[7] He was elected back in the 2014 and 2019 elections from the Tekkali constituency.[2][3]
He held the portfolio of Transport Ministry during the Third N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry.[3]
Personal life
He is the brother of Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu and uncle of Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu.[3]
References
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh Assembly election result: Full list of winners". The Financial Express. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Atchannaidu confident of retaining Tekkali". The Hindu. 20 March 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d G, Siva (19 October 2020). "Kinjarapu Atchannaidu appointed as new chief of TDP in Andhra Pradesh". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ "Bye - Election, 1996". Election Commission of India. 14 October 1996. Archived from the original on 22 October 2007. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ "Election Commission of India.1999 results.Harishchandrapuram" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2007.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 2004". Elections.in. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ "Congress retains Tekkali seat in bypolls". Business Standard. 15 September 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
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