Political families of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana explained

This is a list of political families in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

Dharmana Family

• • Dharmana Prasada Rao, MLA from Srikakulam and former MLA from Narasannapeta Dharmana Krishna Das, MLA from Narasannapeta

Adhireddy Family

• Adhireddy Apparao, ex-MLC
• Adhireddy Veera Raghavamma, first female mayor of Rajahmundry
• Adhireddy Bhavani, ex-MLA Rajahmundry city
• Adhireddy Srinivas, MLA (Rajahmundry City Assembly constituency)

Alla family

• Alla Ayodhya Rami Reddy, Rajya Sabha member

Anipireddy family

• Anipireddy Venkata Praveen Kumar Reddy MLA
• Anipireddy Venkata Lakshmi Devamma - MLA

Bhuma family

• Bhuma Shekar Reddy, MLA from Allagadda
• Bhuma Nagi Reddy, former MP from Nandyal and former MLA from Allagadda Nandyal
• Shobha Nagi Reddy, former MLA from Allagadda
  • Bhuma Akhila Priya, former MLA from Allagadda and former cabinet minister of Andhra Pradesh
• Bhuma Brahmananda Reddy former MLA from Nandyal
• S. V. Subba Reddy - MLA from Pattikonda & State Minister.
• S. V. Mohan Reddy - MLA from Kurnool & MLC.

Byreddy family

• Byreddy Sesha Sayana Reddy - Ex-MLA from Nandikotkur & Former State Minister
• Byreddy Rajasekhar Reddy - Ex-MLA from Nandikotkur & Former State Minister
• Byreddy Shabari - MP from Nandyal Lok Sabha constituency.
• Byreddy Siddartha Reddy - Ex SAP Chairman ]].

Devineni family

• Devineni Rajasekhar (Nehru), MLA from Kankipadu and State Minister
  • Devineni Avinash, contested from Gudivada Devineni Uma Maheswara Rao, MLA from Mylavaram and State Minister
• Devineni Venkata Ramana, MLA from Nandigama and State Minister

Galla family

• Galla Aruna Kumari, MLA from Chandragiri and State Minister

Gangula Family

• Gangula Thimma Reddy (MLA, Allagadda assembly constituency)
• Gangula Prathap Reddy (Rajya sabha member,Lok sabha member from Nandyal, MLA from Allagadda assembly constituency)
• Gangula Prabhakar Reddy (Govt.whip, MLC,Andhra Pradesh)
• Gangula Bijendra Nath Reddy (Nani) (MLA from Allagadda assembly constituency)

Gouthu family

• Gouthu Latchanna, MP, MLA, State Minister and Opposition Leader in State Assembly
  • Gouthu Syam Sunder Sivaji, MLA from Palasa Gouthu Sireesha, contested from Palasa

Ganta family

• Ganta Srinivasa Rao MLA, State Minister & Lok Sabha Member
• Ponguru Narayana MLC & State Minister
• Pulaparthi Ramanjaneyulu MLA from Bhimavaram (Assembly constituency).

Gadikota family

• Gadikota Srikanth Reddy MLA & State Minister
• Gadikota Mohan Reddy MLA
• Gadikota Dwarakanth Reddy MLA
• Gadikota Rama Subba Reddy MLA
• Gadikota Vijaya reddy MLC

J. C. family

• J.C. Nagi Reddy Rajhya Sabha Member
• J. C. Diwakar Reddy - MLA, State Minister & Lok Sabha Member
• J. C. Prabhakar Reddy - MLA from Tadpatri (Assembly constituency)
• G. Deepak Reddy - MLC
• J. C. Pavan Reddy - MP Candidate
• J. C. Ashmith Reddy - MLA Candidate

Kalvakuntla family

• Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao, former chief minister of Telangana
  • Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao, former cabinet minister of Telangana
  • Kalvakuntla Kavitha, former MP from Nizamabad and MLC in Telangana
• Thaneeru Harish Rao former cabinet minister of Telangana
• Joginapally Santosh Kumar, Rajya Sabha member

Kanna family

• Kanna Lakshminarayana, Ex-Minister
  • Kanna Naga Raju, Ex-Mayor Guntur

Kasu family

• Kasu Brahmananda Reddy, CM of Andhra Pradesh. Central Home Minister, Governor
• Kasu Venkata Reddy, Ex MLA (Brother of Kasu Brahmananda Reddy)
• Kasu Krishna Reddy, Minister of Andhra Pradesh
• Kasu Mahesh Reddy MLA of Gurazala (Assembly constituency)

Kotla family

• Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy, Chief minister, Central Cabinet Minister
• Kotla Jayasurya Prakasha Reddy, Lok Sabha of Kurnool & Central Minister
• Kotla Sujathamma, MLA of Dhone

Kinjarapu family

• Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu, Union Minister and MLA from Srikakulam
  • Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu, MP from Srikakulam ^[1]
    • • Adireddy Bhavani, MLA from Rajahmundy City Kinjarapu Atchannaidu, MLA, Tekkali Aadireddy Appa Rao, MLC

Kimidi family

• Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao MLA & State Minister
• Kimidi Ganapathi Rao MLA
• Kimidi Mrunalini MLA & State Minister

Kethireddy family

• Kethireddy Surya Pratap Reddy MLA of Dharmavaram
• Kethireddy Venkatarami Reddy MLA from Dharmavaram

Konidala Family

• Konidala Pawan Kalyan, current Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh; founder of Janasena Party
• Konidala Chiranjeevi, former Central Cabinet Minister
• Konidala Nagendra Babu, General Secretary of Janasena Party

Marri family

• Marri Chenna Reddy, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh

Mekapati family

• Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy, MLA and MP
• Mekapati Goutham Reddy, MLA from Atmakur and State Minister
• Mekapati Vikram Reddy, MLA from Atmakur

Nadendla Family

• Nadendla Bhaskara Rao, Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
  • Nadendla Manohar, incumbent State Minister & MLA from Tenali

Daggubati-Nandamuri–Nara family

• • • Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Nandamuri Harikrishna, former Rajya Sabha Member and State Minister
    • Nandamuri Suhasini, vice president of Telugu Desam Party^{[2] [3]}
      • Nandamuri Balakrishna, MLA from Hindupur Daggubati Purandeswari, President of Andhra Pradesh BJP, former MP, former Union Minister of State, Human Resource Development, former Union Minister of State, Commerce and Industry
• Daggubati Venkateswara Rao, former Member of Andhra Pradesh State Assembly, former Member of Parliament, former Health Minister
  • • Nara Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister Andhra Pradesh and incumbent president of Telugu Desam Party Nara Lokesh, General-Secretary of Telugu Desam Party, MLA from Mangalagiri & Cabinet Minister for Panchayat Raj & IT, Andhra Pradesh
• Nara Ramamurthy Naidu, former MLA from Chandragiri

P. V. family

• P. V. Narasimha Rao, former Prime Minister of India
• P. V. Rajeshwar Rao, former Member of Lok Sabha
• Surabhi Vani Devi, former MLC

Patnam family

• Patnam Mahender Reddy, MLA and State Minister
• Patnam Sunitha Mahender Reddy, ZP Chairman
• Patnam Narender Reddy, MLA and MLC

Paripati family

• P. Janardhan Reddy, MLA & Leader of opposition
• P. Vishnuvardhan Reddy, MLA Jubilee Hills
• P. Vijaya Reddy, GHMC Corporator

Paritala family

• Paritala Ravindra, MLA from Penukonda
  • • Paritala Sunitha, MLA from Raptadu Paritala Sriram

Palavalasa family

• Palavalasa Rajasekharam - MLA from Vunukuru
• Palavalasa Vikranth - MLC
• Reddy Shanthi - MLA from Pathapatnam

Pusapati family

• Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju, former MLA and Member of Lok Sabha
  • Pusapati Ananda Gajapati Raju, former MLA, Member of Lok Sabha and state cabinet minister
  • Uma Gajapathi Raju, former member of Lok Sabha
  • Ashok Gajapathi Raju, former MLA, Member of Lok Sabha, union cabinet minister and state cabinet minister

Peddireddy family

• P. V. Midhun Reddy - Lok Sabha Member and YCP Lok Sabha Floor Leader
• Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy - MLA & State Minister
• Peddireddy DwarakanathReddy - MLA from Thamballapalle (Assembly constituency)
• Peddireddy Aditya Pattabi - Related to Tamil Nadu CM Korattur (Assembly constituency)

Rayapati family

• Rayapati Sambasiva Rao - Lok Sabha Member and Rajhya Sabha from Guntur & Narsaraopeta
• Rayapati Srinivas - MLC

Salar Jung

See main article: Salar Jung family.

Tanguturi family

• Tanguturi Anjaiah, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh

Thangirala family

• Thangirala Prabhakara Rao, MLA from Nandigama
• Tangirala Sowmya, MLA from Nandigama

Ummareddy family

• Ummareddy Venkateswarlu, MLA, MLC, Central Minister & Opposition Floor leader in Legislative Council
• Kilari Venkata Rosaiah MLA from Ponnuru (Assembly constituency)

Vangaveeti family

• Vangaveeti Mohana Ranga MLA from Vijayawada East
• Vangaveeti Ratnakumari, MLA from Vijayawada East
• Vangaveeti Radhakrishna Jr., MLA from Vijayawada East

Yeduguri Sandinti family

• Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
• Yeduguri Sandinti Vijayamma, President of YSRCP, Former MLA from Pulivendula,
• Yeduguri Sandinti Jagan Mohan Reddy, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, MP from Kadapa and president of YSR Congress Party
• Yeduguri Sandinti Vivekananda Reddy, MP from Kadapa, MLA, MLC & State Minister
• Yeduguri Sandinti Avinash Reddy, MP from Kadapa
• Yerram Venkata Subba Reddy, Former MP from Ongole^[4]
  • Balineni Srinivas Reddy, MLA from Ongole,^[5] Former Cabinet Minister of Energy, Forest & Environment, Science & Technology Andhra Pradesh Pochimareddy Ravindranath Reddy, MLA from Kamalapuram ^[6]

Yellareddygari family

• Y. Bheem Reddy - Member of Legislative Assembly from Uravakonda, Anantapur District, son-in-law of Rao Bahadur Badinehal Rangana Goud
• Y. Sivarami Reddy - son of Y Bheem Reddy, Member of Legislative Council
• Y. Bala Nagi Reddy - son of Y Bheem Reddy, Member of Legislative Assembly from Mantralayam constituency, Kurnool District
• Y. Sai Prasad Reddy - son of Y Bheem Reddy, Member of Legislative Assembly from Adoni Constituency, Kurnool District
• Y. Venkatram Reddy - son of Y Bheem Reddy, Member of Legislative Assembly from Guntakal constituency, Anantapur District
• Y. Sitarami Reddy - son of Y Bheem Reddy, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Board Member

Notes and References

1. 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.
2. Web site: Chandrababu Naidu fields NTR's grandchild to meet poll, family goals. m.economictimes.com.
3. Web site: Telangana election results 2018: Nandamuri Suhasini's loss symbolic decimation of TDP. timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
4. Web site: 2019-06-22 . Jagan appoints uncle YV Subba Reddy as TTD chairman . 2023-04-13 . Deccan Herald . en.
5. Web site: B . Satya . 2022-04-11 . Family Politics Behind Balineni's Ouster? . 2023-04-13 . Gulte . en-US.
6. News: 2020-12-07 . Andhra Pradesh: Kamalapuram MLA brushes aside social media posts linking him to Eluru sickness . The Times of India . 2023-04-13 . 0971-8257.