List of home ministers of Andhra Pradesh explained

Post:Minister of Home Affairs
Insignia:Emblem of Andhra Pradesh.svg
Insigniasize:250
Flagsize:210px
Flagcaption:Emblem of Andhra Pradesh
Incumbent:Vangalapudi Anitha
Incumbentsince:12 June 2024
Department:Department of Home Affairs
Abbreviation:HM
Member Of:Andha Pradesh Cabinet
Reports To:Governor of Andhra Pradesh
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh Legislature
Appointer:Governor of Andhra Pradesh
Appointer Qualified:on the advice of the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
Inaugural:Nimmakayala Chinarajappa
Formation:8 June 2014

The Minister of Home Affairs (or simply, the Home Minister, short-form HM) is the head of Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of Andhra Pradesh. One of the senior-most officers in the Cabinet of Andhra Pradesh, the chief responsibility of the Home Minister is the maintenance of Andhra Pradesh's internal security; the state's police force comes under its jurisdiction. Occasionally, they are assisted by the Minister of State of Home Affairs.

Ever since the time of formation of Andhra Pradesh. the office has been seen as second in seniority with par to Finance minister only to the Chief Minister in the state Cabinet. Several Home Ministers have since held the additional portfolio of Deputy Chief Minister.

From June 2014 to May 2019, the Home Minister of Andhra Pradesh was Nimmakayala Chinarajappa of the Telugu Desam Party, taking over the reins from Kiran Kumar Reddy who was also Home Minister as well as last Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh before burification of state into Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Following the cabinet re-shuffling on 11 April 2022, Taneti Vanitha assumed the office under Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy ministry up to 11 June 2024.

At present Vangalapudi Anitha assumed the office under Fourth N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry on 14 June 2024.

List of Home Ministers

PortraitNameConstituencyTerm of officePartyChief Minister Ref.
FromToDays in office
United Andhra Pradesh
Chegondi Harirama JogaiahNarasapuramTelugu Desam PartyN. T. Rama Rao[1]
M. V. Mysura ReddyIndian National Congress[2]
Alapati Dharma Rao[3]
P. Indra Reddy199519961 yearTelugu Desam PartyN. T. Rama Rao
Alimineti Madhava Reddy199619994 yearsN. Chandrababu Naidu[4]
Tulla Devender Goud199920045 years
Kunduru Jana Reddy200420095 yearsIndian National CongressY. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
Sabitha Indra Reddy200920134 yearsIndian National CongressY. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
Kiran Kumar Reddy
Andhra Pradesh
1Nimmakayala ChinarajappaPeddapuram8 June 201429 May 2019Telugu Desam PartyN. Chandrababu Naidu[5]
2Mekathoti SucharithaPrathipadu8 June 20197 April 2022YSR Congress PartyY. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy.[6] [7] [8]
3Taneti VanithaGopalapuram11 April 202211 June 2024YSR Congress PartyY. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy[9] [10]
4Vangalapudi AnithaPayakaraopet12 June 2024IncumbentTelugu Desam PartyNara Chandrababu Naidu[11] [12]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Data India . 1990 . Press Institute of India . 441 . en.
  2. News: 2012-05-25 . Former TDP MP Mysura Reddy suspended for breach of discipline . en-IN . The Hindu . 2022-12-18 . 0971-751X.
  3. Web site: Naxalite violence pushes security in Andhra Pradesh to new levels . 2022-11-05 . India Today . en.
  4. Web site: 2015-03-07 . మరపురాని నేత మాధవరెడ్డి . 2022-11-04 . Sakshi . te.
  5. Web site: Have a look on educational qualifications of CBN cabinet ministers . 2022-05-17 . indiaherald.com . en.
  6. News: Mekathoti Sucharita, the Dalit(christian) woman Home Minister of Andhra Pradesh. The New Indian Express. 9 June 2019. Hyderabad.
  7. News: Mekatoti Sucharita set to create history. The Hindu. 8 June 2019. Guntur .
  8. Web site: Jagan Reddy appoints Dalit woman as home minister of Andhra Pradesh. 2019-06-08. Hindustan times. en. 2019-06-11.
  9. News: The New Indian Express . Vanitha gets home, Buggana retains finance, Botcha & Suresh swap ministries in new team . 14 April 2022 . 12 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220414035057/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2022/apr/12/vanitha-gets-home-buggana-retains-finance-botcha-suresh-swap-ministries-in-new-team-2440934.html . 14 April 2022.
  10. News: The Hindu . Buggana retains finance, Vanitha gets Home . 14 April 2022 . 11 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220414035219/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/buggana-retains-finance-vanithagets-home/article65311357.ece . 14 April 2022 . en-IN.
  11. News: 2024-06-12 . Chandrababu Naidu sworn-in as new Andhra CM: Here is full list of AP ministers . 2024-08-04 . The Economic Times . 0013-0389.
  12. Web site: Correspondent . D. C. . 2024-06-14 . AP Cabinet Ministers List: Who Gets What? . 2024-08-04 . www.deccanchronicle.com . en.

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