Nimmaka Jaya Krishna | |
|---|---|
| Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh | |
| Assumed office 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Viswasarayi Kalavathi |
| Constituency | Palakonda |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Janasena Party |
Nimmaka Jaya Krishna (born 1979) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. [1] [2] He is a member of Janasena Party. [3]
Jaya Krishna was born in Rajapuram village,Veeraghattam mandal,Palakonda revenue division,in the erstwhile Srikakulam district. [4] It is presently in Parvathipuram Manyam district. He is the son of late Nimmaka Gopala Rao,a four time MLA representing Telugu Desam party. [4] His wife is a government employee. He completed his Master of Science degree in 2006 at Osmania University,Hyderabad. [2]
He has been elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly representing the Palakonda Assembly constituency which is reserved for ST community in Parvathipuram Manyam district. [5] He won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections [3] [6] representing Janasena Party which had a pre poll alliance with Telugu Desam Party and BJP. [7] He polled 75,208 votes and defeated his nearest rival,Viswasarayi Kalavathi of YSR Congress party,by a margin of 13,291 votes. [8]
After the death of his father in 2010,he contested on TDP ticket in the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election and lost to Viswasarayi Kalavathi of YSR Congress Party by a narrow margin of 1,620 votes. [4] He lost again in the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election to the same candidate by a margin of 17,980 votes. [8] Just before the 2024 Assembly election he shifted to Janasena Party. [9]
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