Minister of Information Technology, Electronics and Communications | |
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Inpharmēṣan Ṭeknālajī, Elakṭrāniks mariyu Kamyūnikēṣans Śākha Mantrī | |
Department of Information Technology, Electronics and Communications | |
Abbreviation | ITE&C |
Member of | Andha Pradesh Cabinet |
Reports to | Governor of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Legislature |
Appointer | Governor of Andhra Pradesh on the advice of the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh |
Inaugural holder | Palle Raghunatha Reddy |
Formation | 8 June 2014 |
Website | Official website |
Minister of Information Technology or simply referred to as the IT Minister, is officially known as the Minister of Information Technology, Electronics and Communications. The current IT Minister of Andhra Pradesh is Nara Lokesh.
# | Portrait | Minister (Lifespan) Constituency | Term of office | Election (Term) | Party | Ministry | Chief Minister | Ref. | |||
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Term start | Term end | Duration | |||||||||
1 | Palle Raghunatha Reddy MLA for Puttaparthi | 8 June 2014 | 1 April 2017 | 2 years, 297 days | 2014 (14th) | Telugu Desam Party | Naidu III | N. Chandrababu Naidu | [1] | ||
2 | Nara Lokesh (born 1983) MLC | 2 April 2014 | 29 May 2019 | 5 years, 57 days | [2] | ||||||
3 | Mekapati Goutham Reddy (1971–2022) MLA for Atmakur | 19 June 2019 | 21 February 2022 † | 2 years, 247 days | 2019 (15th) | YSR Congress Party | Jagan | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy | [3] | ||
4 | Gudivada Amarnath MLA for Anakapalli | 11 April 2022 | 6 June 2024 | 2 years, 56 days | [4] | ||||||
(2) | Nara Lokesh (born 1983) MLA for Mangalagiri | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | 57 days | 2024 (16th) | Telugu Desam Party | Naidu IV | N. Chandrababu Naidu | [5] [6] |
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