Kollu Ravindra is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh currently serving as the Minister for Mines and Geology in the Government of Andhra Pradesh. He is a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing Machilipatnam assembly constituency.[1]
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| Office: | Minister of Mines and Geology Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| Term Start: | 12 June 2024 |
| Governor: | S. Abdul Nazeer |
| 2Blankname: | Chief Minister |
| 2Namedata: | Nara Chandrababu Naidu |
| Predecessor: | Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy |
| Office1: | Minister of Excise Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| Term Start1: | 12 June 2024 |
| Governor1: | S. Abdul Nazeer |
| 2Blankname1: | Chief Minister |
| 2Namedata1: | Nara Chandrababu Naidu |
| Predecessor1: | Kalattur Narayana Swamy |
| Office2: | Minister for Law & justice Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| Term Start2: | 8 June 2014 |
| Term End2: | 29 May 2019 |
| Governor2: | E. S. L. Narasimhan |
| 1Blankname2: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata2: | Nara Chandrababu Naidu |
| Predecessor2: | Palle Raghunatha Reddy |
| Successor2: | Buggana Rajendranath Reddy |
| Office3: | Minister for Skill development,Youth & Sports Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| Term Start3: | 8 June 2014 |
| Term End3: | 29 May 2019 |
| Governor3: | E. S. L. Narasimhan |
| 1Blankname3: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata3: | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
| Predecessor3: | President's Rule |
| Successor3: |
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| Office4: | Minister for Employment, NRI Empowerment and Relations Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| Term Start4: | 8 June 2014 |
| Term End4: | 29 May 2019 |
| Governor4: | E. S. L. Narasimhan |
| 1Blankname4: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata4: | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
| Predecessor4: | President's Rule |
| Successor4: | Gummanur Jayaram |
| Office5: | Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh |
| Term Start5: | 2024 |
| Predecessor5: | Perni Venkataramaiah |
| Constituency5: | Machilipatnam |
| Term Start6: | 2014 |
| Term End6: | 2019 |
| Successor6: | Perni Venkataramaiah |
| Predecessor6: | Perni Venkataramaiah |
| Constituency6: | Machilipatnam |
| Party: | Telugu Desam Party |
| Residence: | Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh |
| Birth Place: | Machilipatnam, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Father Name: | Kollu Subba Rao |
| Profession: | Politician |
| Alma Mater: | B.A (Ambedkar open University), B.L.Hindu college (Nagarjuna University) |
| Children: | 2 |
Kollu Ravindra was born in Machilipatnam, Krishna District. He belongs to the Agnikula Kshatriya community.[2] He entered into politics in 1998 and became Telugu Desam Party youth president of Machilipatnam.
Kollu Ravindra entered politics in 1998 as Youth President of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Machilipatnam, a position he held for ten years. He was then given the TDP ticket in Machilipatnam for the May 2009 Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections. He lost that election by 9,300 votes to the Congress candidate Perni Venkataramaiah. Five years later, in 2014, he defeated the same Perni Venkataramaiah by 15,800 votes.[3] He then entered the Andhra Pradesh Cabinet with two portfolios: Handlooms & Excise and BC Welfare and Empowerment.
In March 2015, Kollu Ravindra started Sparsha, a charity dedicated to the education of poor people in Machilipatnam.
Following a cabinet reshuffle in April 2017, he was appointed Minister for Law & Justice, Skill Development, Youth, Sports, Unemployment Benefits, NRI Empowerment and Relations.[4] [5]
Kollu Ravindra is married to Neelima and the couple has two sons.[6] His father-in-law is former Andhra Pradesh Cabinet Minister Nadakuditi Narasimha Rao.[7]
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