Vaddiraju Ravichandra | |
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Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
Assumed office 3 April 2024 | |
Preceded by | himself |
Constituency | Telangana |
In office 25 May 2022 –2 April 2024 | |
Preceded by | Banda Prakash |
Succeeded by | himself |
Constituency | Telangana |
Personal details | |
Born | Inugurthy,Kesamudram Mandal,Mahabubabad district,Telangana,India | 22 March 1964
Political party | Telangana Rashtra Samithi |
Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress |
Spouse | Vijayalakshmi |
Children | Ganga Bhavani,Nikhil Saichandra |
Parent(s) | Narayana,Venkata Narsamma |
Vaddiraju Ravichandra is an Indian politician. He is a member of parliament,representing Telangana in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of Indian Parliament as a member of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi. [1] Ravichandra,popularly known as Gayatri Ravi,is the Founder Chairman of Gayatri Group,president of Telangana Granite Quarry Owners Association and also the honorary President of the Telangana Munnuru Kapu All Association JAC and the National Union of Backward Castes.
Vaddiraju Ravichandra was born in Inugurthy village,Kesamudram mandal,Mahabubabad district of Telangana on 22 March 1964 to Narayana and Venkata Narsamma.
Vaddiraju Ravichandra contested 2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election as congress candidate from Warangal East Assembly constituency and he lost the election to Nannapuneni Narender of the TRS. He later Joined TRS party in 2019. [2] Ravichandra has been nominated for the by-election caused by the resignation of TRS member Banda Prakash on 18 May 2022 [3] and was unanimously elected to the Rajya Sabha on 23 May 2022. [4] [5] His term in the Rajya Sabha is set to end on 2 April 2024.
Vaddiraju Ravichandra's candidature was finalized by BRS President K. Chandrashekar Rao who renominated him to Rajya Sabha for the second time after discussions with senior leaders on 14 February 2024. [6] He was elected unopposed for the second time [7] and made as BRS parliamentary party deputy leader in Rajya Sabha on 23 June 2024. [8]
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