Vaddiraju Ravichandra
Member of Parliament , Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
2022 May 24
Preceded byBanda Prakash
Personal details
Born22 March 1964
Inugurthy, Kesamudram Mandal, Mahabubabad district, Telangana, India
Political partyTelangana Rashtra Samithi
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress
SpouseVijayalakshmi
ChildrenGanga 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.

Personal life

Vaddiraju Ravichandra was born in Inugurthy village, Kesamudram mandal, Mahabubabad district of Telangana on 22 March 1964 to Narayana and Venkata Narsamma.

Political life

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]

References

  1. ↑ Telangana Today (23 May 2022). "Vaddiraju Ravichandra unanimously elected as Rajya Sabha member". Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  2. ↑ Deccan Chronicle (7 April 2019). "Granite trader Vaddiraju joins TRS". Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "TRS announces three candidates for RS polls". 18 May 2022. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "TRS nominee elected uncontested to Rajya Sabha". 24 May 2022. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "Ravichadra elected unanimous to Rajya Sabha". 23 May 2022. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
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