Konathala Ramakrishna (born 4 January 1957) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is a two-time Member of Parliament from Anakapalle Lok Sabha constituency and also a former MLA from Anakapalli Assembly constituency and a state minister in the Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy government before serving as Andhra Pradesh Congress parliament members convenor from 1991 to 1996.[1]
Konathala Ramakrishna | |
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| Minister of Commercial Taxes Government of Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 14 May 2004 – 20 May 2009 | |
| Governor | |
| Chief Minister | Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy |
| Preceded by | Ashok Gajapathi Raju |
| Succeeded by | Konijeti Rosaiah |
| Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh | |
| Assumed office 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Gudivada Amarnath |
| Constituency | Anakapalle |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Dadi Veerabhadra Rao |
| Succeeded by | Ganta Srinivasa Rao |
| Constituency | Anakapalle |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1989–1996 | |
| Preceded by | P. Appalanarasimham |
| Succeeded by | Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu |
| Constituency | Anakapalle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 January 1957 Anakapalli, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (now Anakapalli district, Andhra Pradesh) |
| Political party | Jana Sena Party (2024-present) |
| Other political affiliations |
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| Spouse | Konathala Padmavathi (m.1982) |
| Children | 2 (daughters) |
| Education | M.Com |
| Alma mater | Andhra Vidhyalayam |
| Profession | |
Early life and education
editRamakrishna was born in Anakapalli in a business family of Gavara community.[2][3] His father is Konathala Subramanyam.
Career
editRamakrishna started his political career with Indian National Congress in 1982. In 1989, he contested as an MP candidate of Congress from Anakapalle Parliamentary Constituency and won by a slender margin of 9 votes defeating Telugu Desam Party candidate P. Appalanarasimham.[4] He retained the MP seat for Congress defeating the same candidate in 1991. However, he lost the same seat in the 1996 Indian General Election in Andhra Pradesh.
He was a state minister in the Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy government before serving as Andhra Pradesh Congress parliament members convenor from 1991 to 1996.[5]
In the 2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, he won as a Congress candidate against Dadi Veerabhadra Rao of Telugu Desam Party.[6] He was the Minister for Commercial Taxes in the late Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy government from 2004 to 2009.[2] In 2009, he lost the MLA seat to Ganta Srinivasa Rao of Praja Rajyam Party. After the death of former Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy, he joined YSR Congress Party and supported Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. But later, he quit the party.[7] In June 2016, he staged a dharna to demand funds for the Babu Jagjeevanram Uttarandhra Sujala Sravanthi irrigation project.[8]
He is nominated to contest the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election from Anakapalli Constituency on Jana Sena Party which he joined in January 2024.[2] Thus, he joined his long-time political rival Dadi Veerabhadra Rao in the three-party political alliance of Telugu Desam, BJP and Jana Sena, and vowed to defeat YSRCP.[9] He said that they were only political rivals but always had good relationship outside politics.[10] However, many TDP cadre were unhappy that a turncoat was given the seat.[11][12]
References
edit- ^ "Ex YSRCP leader Konatala Ramakrishna may join Janasena Party". The Times of India. 17 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "New JS entrant Konathala to contest from Anakapalli". The Times of India. 25 February 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "Ex YSRCP leader Konatala Ramakrishna may join Janasena Party". The Times of India. 17 January 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "When elections were won by just one vote in India". India Today. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "Ex YSRCP leader Konatala Ramakrishna may join Janasena Party". The Times of India. 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election 2004 - Constituency wise Results". m.rediff.com. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "Konathala still in dilemma". The Hindu. 28 January 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ Service, Express News (15 June 2016). "Konathala stages dharna, to set up Sadhana Samithi". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ Bureau, The Hindu (8 March 2024). "Political rivals-turned-allies join hands, vow to strengthen TDP-JSP alliance in Anakapalli". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ 'దాడి' మా లెక్చరర్.. డిగ్రీలో నాకు సైకిల్ నేర్పించారు: కొణతాల (in Telugu). Retrieved 18 April 2024 – via timesxptelugu.indiatimes.com.
- ^ Correspondent, D. C. (25 February 2024). "Two North Andhra TD Leaders Quit Party Posts, Unhappy with List". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Bureau, The Hindu (25 February 2024). "A.P. Assembly elections: TDP activists miffed at allotment of Anakapalli seat to JSP's Konathala Ramakrishna". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
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