Kinjarapu Atchannaidu Explained

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
Predecessor3:	Kollu Ravindra Sidda Raghava Rao
Successor3:	Malagundla Sankaranarayana Perni Venkataramaiah
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
Successor4:	Pithani Satyanarayana Kollu Ravindra
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.

Political career

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 and 2019 elections from the Tekkali constituency.

He held the portfolio of Transport Ministry during the Third N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry.

Personal life

He is the brother of Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu and uncle of Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 24 May 2019. Andhra Pradesh Assembly election result: Full list of winners. 24 December 2021. The Financial Express.
2. News: 20 March 2019. Atchannaidu confident of retaining Tekkali. The Hindu. 24 December 2021. 0971-751X.
3. Web site: G. Siva. 19 October 2020. Kinjarapu Atchannaidu appointed as new chief of TDP in Andhra Pradesh. 24 December 2021. The Times of India.
4. Web site: 14 October 1996. Bye - Election, 1996. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071022064720/https://eci.gov.in/ByeElection/ByeNov1996/LA_AP_4.htm. 22 October 2007. 24 December 2021. Election Commission of India.
5. Web site: Election Commission of India.1999 results.Harishchandrapuram. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930083545/http://www.eci.gov.in/SR_KeyHighLights/SE_1999/StatisticalReport_AP99.pdf. 30 September 2007. 8 March 2007.
6. Web site: Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 2004. dead. 24 December 2021. Elections.in. 20 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210120141812/https://www.elections.in/andhra-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/2004-election-results.html.
7. News: 15 September 2009. Congress retains Tekkali seat in bypolls. Business Standard. 24 December 2021.