Jogi Ramesh

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

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 in 2019 and on 11 April 2022 sworn in as the Minister in the Jagan 2.0 cabinet. [1] [2] [3]

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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 and was at the forefront of the movement for the development of the BCs in the district. [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]

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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. 1 2 "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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  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. ↑ https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/story/penamaluru-andhra-pradesh-assembly-election-results-2024-live-updates-2548271-2024-06-04
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