Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu Explained

Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu
Office:21st Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Term Start:22 June 2024[1]
1Blankname:Chief Minister
1Namedata:N. Chandrababu Naidu
Deputy:vacant
Predecessor:Thammineni Seetharam
Constituency:Narsipatnam
Office1:Minister for Roads & Buildings
Government of Andhra Pradesh
Term Start1:2 April 2017[2]
Term End1:29 May 2019
Governor1:E. S. L. Narasimhan
2Blankname1:Chief Minister
2Namedata1:N. Chandrababu Naidu
Predecessor1:President's Rule
Successor1:Malagundla Sankaranarayana
Office2:Minister of Panchayat Raj, Rural Water Supply, NREGS
Government of Andhra Pradesh
Term Start2:8 June 2014[3]
Term End2:2 April 2017[4]
Governor2:E. S. L. Narasimhan
3Blankname2:Chief Minister
3Namedata2:N. Chandrababu Naidu
Predecessor2:President's Rule
Successor2:Nara Lokesh
Office3:Minister of Forests,
Environment, Science and Technology

Government of Andhra Pradesh
Term3:1999–2004
Governor3:
1Blankname3:Chief Minister
1Namedata3:N. Chandrababu Naidu
Predecessor3:Ponnapureddy Ramasubba Reddy
Successor3:Satrucherla Vijayarama Raju
Office4:Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Term4:1996[5] –1998
Predecessor4:Konathala Ramakrishna
Successor4:Gudivada Gurunadha Rao
Constituency4:Anakapalli
Office5:Minister of Roads and Buildings & Ports
Government of Andhra Pradesh
Term5:1994–1995
Governor5:Krishan Kant
1Blankname5:Chief Minister
1Namedata5:N. T. Rama Rao
Successor5:Nandamuri Harikrishna
Office6:Minister of Technical Education
Government of Andhra Pradesh
Term6:1984–1986
Governor6:
1Blankname6:Chief Minister
1Namedata6:N. T. Rama Rao
Predecessor6:Pasupati Anandha Gajapathi Raju
Office7:Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Term Start7:4 June 2024
Predecessor7:Petla Uma Sankara Ganesh
Constituency7:Narsipatnam
Term8:2014[6] - 2019
Predecessor8:Bolem Muthyala Papa
Successor8:Petla Uma Sankara Ganesh
Constituency8:Narsipatnam
Term9:1999[7] - 2009
Predecessor9:Vechalapu Sri Ramamurthy
Successor9:Bolem Muthyala Papa
Constituency9:Narsipatnam
Term10:1994 - 1996
Predecessor10:Krishnamurthyraju Raja Sagi
Successor10:Vechalapu Sri Ramamurthy
Constituency10:Narsipatnam
Term11:1983[8] - 1989
Predecessor11:Gopatrudu Bolem
Successor11:Krishnamurthyraju Raja Sagi
Constituency11:Narsipatnam
Birth Date:4 September 1957
Birth Place:Narsipatnam, Anakapalli district, Andhra Pradesh
Residence:Narsipatnam
Party:Telugu Desam Party
Citizenship:Indian
Spouse:Ch. Padmavathi
Children:2 (sons)

Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu (born 4 September 1957) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is a seven time MLa from Narsipatnam Assembly constituency.[9] He is serving as the 21st and current speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[10] He won the Narsipatnam seat in the 2023 Assembly election.[11]

Early life and education

Patrudu was born in Koppula Velama family[12] [13] at Narsipatnam in the erstwhile Visakhapatnam district. He did his bachelor's degree in Arts from PR Government College, Kakinada, in 1978.

Career

He started his political journey as a member of Telugu Desam Party and was first elected as an MLA in 1983. He won the 1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election representing Telugu Desam party from Narsipatnam Assembly constituency. He was elected for the second time in 1985 election but lost the next election in 1989 to Krishnamurthyraju Raja Sagi of Indian National Congress.

He regained the seat in 1994 on Telugu Desam Party ticket but lost the bye election 1996. However, he won back to back elections in 1999 and 2004. He won for the sixth time and regained the seat in the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative election.

He lost the 2019 election[14] but said that he would contest for a last time and won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections with a majority of over 20,000 votes.[15] He was appointed the Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly by Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu.[16] He is the third speaker in the newly formed Andhra Pradesh state, after Kodela Siva Prasad Rao and Thammineni Seetharam.

In between, he was also elected as a Member of Parliament in 1996 from Anakapalli Lok Sabha constituency. He also served as a Cabinet minister in Government of Andhra Pradesh from 2014 to 2019.[17] [18]

Notes and References

  1. News: Ayyanna Patrudu to be elected as A.P. Assembly Speaker unanimously on June 22. 21 June 2024. The Hindu.
  2. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/ap-chief-minister-chandrababu-naidu-constitutes-his-council-of-ministers/articleshow/36258853.cms
  3. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/ap-chief-minister-chandrababu-naidu-constitutes-his-council-of-ministers/articleshow/36258853.cms
  4. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/andhra-pradesh-cabinet-chandrababu-naidu-inducts-son-4-ysrc-mlas-who-switched-sides/articleshow/57972582.cms
  5. https://resultuniversity.com/election/anakapalli-lok-sabha
  6. https://resultuniversity.com/election/narsipatnam-andhra-pradesh-assembly-constituency
  7. https://resultuniversity.com/election/narsipatnam-andhra-pradesh-assembly-constituency
  8. https://resultuniversity.com/election/narsipatnam-andhra-pradesh-assembly-constituency
  9. News: 28 March 2004 . Ayyanna Patrudu files papers . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20040422045759/http://www.hindu.com/2004/03/28/stories/2004032811030300.htm . 22 April 2004 . 25 May 2011 . The Hindu.
  10. News: Bureau . The Hindu . 2024-06-22 . Ayyanna Patrudu unanimously elected as Speaker of A.P. Legislative Assembly . 2024-07-29 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
  11. Web site: Narsipatnam Assembly Election Results 2024: Narsipatnam Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday . 2024-07-29 . India Today . en.
  12. News: Patnaik . Santosh . 2019-04-07 . Ayyanna faces an uphill task . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-04-22 . 0971-751X.
  13. News: 2014-01-12 . Senior politicians’ sons to take electoral plunge . The Times of India . 2023-04-22 . 0971-8257.
  14. Web site: english . Narsipatnam Election Result 2023 Live, Narsipatnam Elections Vote Counting, Andhra-pradesh Results 2023 ABPLive . 2024-07-29 . news.abplive.com . en.
  15. Web site: Narsipatnam Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Get Narsipatnam Lok Sabha Election Results and Candidate List . 2024-07-29 . The Indian Express . en.
  16. Web site: Desk . DH Web . Andhra Assembly Elections 2024 Who is Ayyannapatrudu, the new Speaker? . 2024-07-29 . Deccan Herald . en.
  17. News: 2014-06-08 . AP Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu constitutes his council of ministers . 2024-07-29 . The Economic Times . 0013-0389.
  18. News: 2017-04-02 . Andhra Pradesh Cabinet: Chandrababu Naidu inducts son, 4 YSRC MLAs who switched sides . 2024-07-29 . The Economic Times . 0013-0389.