Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao,often referred to by his initials NTR,was an Indian actor,film director,film producer,screenwriter,film editor,philanthropist and politician who served as a former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for seven years over three terms. He is regarded as one of the most influential actors of Indian cinema. He starred in over 300 films,predominantly in Telugu cinema,and was referred to as "Viswa Vikhyatha Nata Sarvabhouma". Rao received three National Film Awards for co-producing Thodu Dongalu (1954) and Seetharama Kalyanam (1960) under National Art Theater,Madras,and for directing Varakatnam (1970). In 1968,The Government of India honoured him with Padma Shri,the fourth-highest civilian award,for his contributions to Indian cinema. In 2013,Rao was voted as "Greatest Indian Actor of All Time" in a CNN-IBN national poll conducted on the occasion of the Centenary of Indian Cinema.
Nara Chandrababu Naidu,commonly known as CBN,is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the 13th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. He holds the record of longest-serving Chief Minister in the political history of Telugu states. He is the national president of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).
The Telugu Desam Party is an Indian regional political party with influence in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It was founded by Telugu movie star N. T. Rama Rao (NTR) on 29 March 1982 and has focused on supporting Telugu people. The party has won a five-time majority in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly and has emerged as the most successful political outfit in the state's history. It is currently the ruling party in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
The National Democratic Alliance is a right-wing Indian political group led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). It was founded on 15 May 1998 and currently controls the government of India as well as the government of 19 Indian states and one Union territory.
The Politics of Andhra Pradesh take place in the context of a bicameral parliamentary system within the Constitutional framework of India. The main parties in the state are the Telugu Desam Party (TDP),Jana Sena Party (JSP),and YSR Congress Party (YSRCP). Other parties that have small presence in the state include the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),Indian National Congress (INC),and Left parties,including both Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Communist Party of India (CPI).
Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy is an Indian politician and member of Telugu Desam Party since March 2024. He is NDA candidate from Ongole constituency in the 2024 Indian general election and is associated with the excise duty case which led to the arrest of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). He was elected to the 12th,14th and 15th Lok Sabha as a Candidate of Indian National Congress and again to 17th Lok Sabha as a candidate of YSR Congress Party.
Modugla Venugopala Reddy is an Indian politician,belonging to YSR Congress Party. He was with TDP till February 2019,and in 2014 he contested to Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly and won against Former Minister Kanna Lakshminarayana from Guntur West Assembly Constituency.In the 2009 election he was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from the Narasaraopet constituency in Andhra Pradesh.
Nara Lokesh is an Indian politician serving as the Minister of Information Technology,Electronics and Communications and the Human Resources Development departments in the Government of Andhra Pradesh and the General Secretary of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). He is the son of N. Chandrababu Naidu,the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and leader of the TDP. Lokesh served as the Minister of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development and the Information Technology,Electronics and Communication departments from 2017 to 2019 while being elected as a Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) in 2017.
Kanna Lakshminarayana,is an Indian politician,ex President Bharatiya Janata Party in the state of Andhra Pradesh and ex-Member of the Legislative Assembly for Guntur West constituency and ex-Cabinet Minister for Agriculture &Agriculture Technology Mission in Sri. N.Kiran Kumar Reddy's Cabinet. He joined the Telugu Desam Party on 23 February 2023 at Mangalagiri TDP's headquarters. He is currently the member of the 16th Andhra Pradesh Assembly from Sattenapalle Assembly constituency.
The Janasena Party is an Indian political party active in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Founded by Pawan Kalyan on 14 March 2014,it is currently the second largest party in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly and a partner in the ruling coalition. Pawan Kalyan,the party leader,has been serving as the Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh since June 2024. Janasena advocates for a centrist approach with a focus on humanism. The party's election symbol is a glass tumbler.
This is a list of political families in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
Kollu Ravindra is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh currently serving as the Minister for Mines and Geology in the Government of Andhra Pradesh. He is a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing Machilipatnam assembly constituency.
The 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election were held in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on 11 April 2019 for constituting the fifteenth legislative assembly in the state. They were held alongside the 2019 Indian general election.
Kasani Gnaneshwar Mudiraj is an Indian politician,who served as Member of Legislative Council,representing the Indian state Andhra Pradesh from 2007 to 2011. He was appointed as the State President of Telugu Desam Party for the Telangana unit by former chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu in November 2022.
Yadlapati Venkata Rao was an Indian politician from the state of Andhra Pradesh. Rao served as the Minister for Agriculture,Law and Planning in the united Andhra Pradesh from 1978 to 1980. He was elected thrice to the Vemuru Assembly constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA),and served as the Member of Parliament (MP) in Rajya Sabha representing Andhra Pradesh between 1998 and 2004.
Alla Ramakrishna Reddy,commonly known by his initials RK,is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is former Member of Legislative Assembly,he represented Mangalagiri Assembly constituency as a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative assembly from 2014 to 11 December 2023.
The 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election were held in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on 13 May 2024 for constituting the sixteenth Andhra Pradesh Assembly. They were held alongside the 2024 Indian general election. The election results were declared on 4 June 2024.
Meesala Geetha is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. she won the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election from Vizianagaram Constituency in Vizianagaram district on TDP ticket. She is a first time MLA.
Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani is a physician by profession and an Indian politician currently serving as the 28th Minister of State for Rural Development and Communications since June 2024. He was elected as a Member of parliament to the 18th Lok Sabha from Guntur Lok Sabha constituency,Andhra Pradesh. He won the Indian general election,2024 as a Telugu Desam Party (TDP) candidate.
