Chennamsetty Ramachandraiah
Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
Assumed office
30 March 2021
Preceded byGundumala Thippe Swamy
Gummidi Sandhya Rani
Vattikuti Veera Venkanna Chowdary
ConstituencyMLA's
Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
In office
18 March 2011 – 29 March 2017
Endowments Minister
Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
18 January 2012 – 2014
Chief MinisterKiran Kumar Reddy
Succeeded byPydikondala Manikyala Rao as separated andhra Pradesh
Endowments Minister
Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
2011–2014
Succeeded byPydikondala Manikyala Rao as separated andhra Pradesh
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
3 April 1998 – 2008
Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1985–1989
Preceded byS Rama Muni Reddy
Succeeded byK Sivananda Reddy
ConstituencyKadapa
Personal details
Born (1948-03-27) 27 March 1948
Cuddapah
Political partyTelugu Desam Party(1982-2008)
(03 December 2024- Incumbent)
Other political
affiliations
SpouseC. Kasturi Bai
ResidenceKadapa

Chennamsetty Ramachandraiah (born 1947) is a politician of the YSR Congress party and Chartered Accountant by profession. He was a Member of the Legislative Council[1] and a minister of endowments in the state cabinet of Andhra Pradesh. He was the Opposition leader of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative council. He is from Rajampeta, Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh.

A chartered accountant by profession, Ramchandraiah was a bank employee before entering politics in 1981.

Political career

He was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1985 and served as a minister in the state cabinet in 1986–88. He was also a member of the Rajya Sabha for two terms. He held many positions in the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), including as a member of its politburo. He quit TDP citing difference with Chandrababu Naidu[2] in 2008.

After the PRP merged with the Indian National Congress, Ramachandraiah was elected as MLC in Congress Party. On 19 January 2012 he also got Endowments ministry. This is his second time of being in state ministry cabinets.[3]

He quits Congress and later joined YSRCP in 2018.[4][5] He got elected as MLC in 2021.[6]

C Ramachandraiah on 3rd December 2023 resigned to YSRCP and joined Telugu Desam Party in the presence of party chief N Chandrababu Naidu.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Congress, TDP, PR candidates elected from Kadapa". The Hindu. KADAPA. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Former TDP MP Ramachandraiah joins Chiranjeevi's party". The Times of India. 13 September 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  3. ↑ Kumar, S. Nagesh (19 January 2012). "Two Ministers inducted into Kiran Kumar's Cabinet". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  4. ↑ The Hindu (3 November 2018). "C. Ramachandraiah quits Congress". Archived from the original on 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Ramachandraiah, several other leaders join YSRCP". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Six newly elected Andhra Pradesh MLCs take oath". The Times of India. 1 April 2021. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  7. ↑ Deccan Herald (4 January 2024). "YSRCP MLC C Ramachandraiah quits party, joins TDP in Andhra Pradesh". Archived from the original on 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.


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