Merugu Nagarjuna

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Dr. Merugu Nagarjuna
Minister of Social Welfare
Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
11 April 2022 –4 June 2024
Residence(s)D.No.7-51, Malapalli (V), Repalle (M), Bapatla (Dt)-522257

Merugu Nagarjuna is an Indian politician, Minister for Social Welfare of Andhra Pradesh and Member of Legislative Assembly belonging to Yuvajana Sramika Raitu Congress Party. [2] He represents Vemuru assembly constituency. [3] [4] [1]

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Early life

Merugu Nagarjuna is a native of Vellaturu village, Bhattiprolu mandal, Guntur district. He was born on June 15, 1966, to Koteswara Rao in Vellaturu village, Bhattiprolu mandal, Guntur district. [5]

Education

In 1994, Merugu Nagarjuna completed his Master of Commerce, Master of Philosophy, Doctor of Philosophy in Andhra University. He worked as a Professor of Andhra University in Visakhapatnam. [6]

Political career

Merugu Nagarjuna started his political journey with the Congress Party and Nagarjuna is very active in student politics from his childhood. He became an activist of Indian National Congress party by Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy and later on he served as Chairman of SC, ST Commission Andhra Pradesh. He then gradually rose in Yuvajana Sramika Raitu Congress Party (YSRCP).

Merugu Nagarjuna joined the YSRCP and early he served as President of SC CELL Andhra Pradesh state of the YSR Congress Party. [7] He has served as a Convenor of YSRCP. He served as an Official Spokesperson. In 2019, Nagarjuna is the current MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly) of YSRCP in Vemuru constituency, Guntur district. [8]

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  2. ↑ "Member's Information". Aplegislature.org. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Vemuru Election Results 2019 Live Updates". News18.com. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "YSRCP MLA candidate Nagarjuna meets CEO Dwivedi". Thehansindia.com. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
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  6. ↑ "Merugu Nagarjuna | MLA | YSRCP | Vemuru | Guntur | Andhra Pradesh". 19 May 2020.
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