Jogi Ramesh

In this Telugu name, the surname is Jogi.

• Jogi Mohan Rao (father)
• Pushpavathi (mother)

Jogi Ramesh
Minister of Housing Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office 11 April 2022 –4 June 2024
Residence(s)	Ibrahimpatnam, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupation	Politician

Jogi Ramesh is an Indian politician from the state of Andhra Pradesh. He is a former Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). He represented Pedana Constituency from 2019 to 2024 and on 11 April 2022 sworn in as the Minister in the Andhra Pradesh cabinet. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Early life

Jogi Ramesh was born in 1970 in Ibrahimpatnam, Krishna district (now NTR district) to Jogi Mohan Rao and Pushpavati. He has completed BSc from National College, Acharya Nagarjuna University in 1989. Jogi Ramesh is a member of the Goud community. ^{[3] [4]}

Political career

Jogi Ramesh was active in politics in the Youth Congress wing from college days. He served as the President of Krishna district Youth Congress, Railway Board member, Satavahana RTC Regional Zonal Chairman. Jogi Ramesh contested as a Congress candidate from Pedana in 2009 Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections and won against the Telugu Desam Party candidate Kagitha Venkat Rao for the first time as an MLA with a majority of 1,192 votes. ^{[5] [6]} He later joined the YSR Congress Party in 2013, and served as the State Spokesperson for the Party. He contested 2014 Assembly Elections from Mylavaram from YSRCP and lost to Telugu Desam Party candidate Devineni Uma Maheswara Rao. ^[7] In 2019 Assembly Elections he contested again from Pedana as YSRCP candidate and defeated TDP candidate Kagitha Krishna Prasad by a majority of 7,839 votes. ^[8] Jogi Ramesh was inducted into Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy's Cabinet on 11 April 2022. ^[9]

Ramesh contested 2024 Indian general election from Penamaluru Assembly constituency representing YSR Congress Party. He was defeated by Bode Prasad with a margin of 59,915 votes. ^[10]

In 2024, Ramesh was questioned by the police as part of the investigation into the 2021 attack on N. Chandrababu Naidu's residence. ^[11]

He was arrested in 2025 by Excise and Prohibition officials at Ibrahimpatnam for his alleged involvement in the spurious liquor case. ^{[12] [13]}

References

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2. "Air of tension palpable in TDP for Pedana seat". The Hindu. 13 March 2019. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 15 July 2023.
3. "Gowdas demand strongly for ministerial berth for MLA Jogi Ramesh". 21 July 2019. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
4. "AP Minister Jogi Ramesh Profile". 11 April 2022. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
5. I & PR - 1999 Election Results (1999). "1999 Election Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
6. "Congress MLA meets Jagan at prison". 29 March 2013. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
7. "Pedana set to witness a triangular fight". 22 March 2019. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
8. "Pedana Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Pedana Constituency (Seat) Election Results, Live News". 2019. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
9. "Jagan Cabinet 2.0 – Profiles of 25 Ministers". 12 April 2022. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
10. "Penamaluru, Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: TDP's Bode Prasad with 144912 defeats YSRCP's Jogi Ramesh". India Today. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
11. Service, Express News (17 August 2024). "Naidu house attack: Cops inquire Former Andhra minister Jogi". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
12. Service, Express News (3 November 2025). "Former minister Jogi Ramesh, brother arrested in spurious liquor case". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
13. "Spurious liquor case: Andhra Pradesh ex-minister Jogi Ramesh arrested; SIT probes Rs 3-crore link, hard disks seized". The Times of India. 3 November 2025. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 22 November 2025.