| Kinjarapu Atchannaidu | |
| Office: | Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development & Fisheries Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| Term Start: | 12 June 2024 |
| Governor: | S. Abdul Nazeer |
| 1Blankname: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata: | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
| Predecessor: | Seediri Appalaraju |
| Office1: | Minister of Agriculture, Co-operation & Marketing Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| Term Start1: | 12 June 2024 |
| Governor1: | S. Abdul Nazeer |
| 1Blankname1: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata1: | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
| Predecessor1: | Kakani Govardhan Reddy |
| Office2: | 2nd President of the Telugu Desam Party, Andhra Pradesh |
| 1Blankname2: | National President |
| 1Namedata2: | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
| Term Start2: | 20 October 2020 |
| Term End2: | 14 June 2024 |
| Predecessor2: | Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao |
| Successor2: | Palla Srinivasa Rao |
| Office3: | Minister of Handlooms, Textiles, Backward Classes Welfare & Empowerment and I & PR Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| Governor3: | E. S. L. Narasimhan |
| 1Blankname3: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata3: | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
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| Successor3: |
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| Term Start3: | 2 April 2017 |
| Term End3: | 29 May 2019 |
| Office4: | Minister for Labour, Factories, Youth & Sports, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| Term Start4: | 8 June 2014 |
| Term End4: | 2 April 2017 |
| Governor4: | E. S. L. Narasimhan |
| 1Blankname4: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata4: | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
| Predecessor4: | President's Rule |
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| Office5: | Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh |
| Term Start5: | 2014 |
| Constituency5: | Tekkali |
| Predecessor5: | Korla Bharathi |
| Term Start6: | 1996 |
| Term End6: | 2009 |
| Predecessor6: | Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu |
| Successor6: | constituency abolished |
| Constituency6: | Harishchandrapuram |
| Party: | Telugu Desam Party |
| Website: | http://www.kinjarapu.com/ |
Kinjarapu Atchannaidu is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is serving as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing the Tekkali constituency from the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) since 2014.[1] [2] He is the chief of TDP for the state of Andhra Pradesh since October 2020.[3] He is currently serving as the cabinet minister in the Government of Andhra Pradesh.
Atchannaidu was elected as an MLA from the Harishchandrapuram constituency in three consecutive elections: 1996 by-poll,[4] 1999[5] and 2004.[6] Following the reorganization and dissolution of the Harishchandrapuram constituency, he contested and lost the 2009 elections for the Tekkali constituency. He also lost the immediate by-poll in 2009 that occurred due to the death of the elected MLA.[7] He was elected back in the 2014, 2019 and 2024 elections from the Tekkali constituency.
He held the portfolio of Transport Ministry during the Third N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry.
He is the brother of Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu and uncle of Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu.