C. Ramachandraiah

Chennamsetty Ramachandraiah
Member of Legislative Council Andhra Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 March 2021
Chairman	Shariff Mohammed Ahmed Koyye Moshenu Raju
Leader of the House	Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
Constituency	Elected by MLAs
In office 18 March 2011 – 29 March 2017
Chairman	A. Chakrapani
Leader of the House	Kiran Kumar Reddy N. Chandrababu Naidu
Constituency	Elected by MLAs
Minister of Endowments Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office 18 January 2012 – 21 February 2014
Governor	E. S. L. Narasimhan
Chief Minister	Kiran Kumar Reddy
Succeeded by	Pydikondala Manikyala Rao
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 3 April 1998 – 2 April 2008
Preceded by	S. Jaipal Reddy
Succeeded by	N. Janardhana Reddy
Constituency	Andhra Pradesh
Minister of Endowments Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office 1985 - 1989
Governor	Shankar Dayal Sharma
Chief Minister	N. T. Rama Rao
Preceded by	Eli Anjaneyulu
Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh
In office 1985–1989
Preceded by	S Rama Muni Reddy
Succeeded by	K Sivananda Reddy
Constituency	Kadapa
Personal details
Born	(1948-05-27) 27 May 1948 (age 76) Cuddapah
Political party	Telugu Desam Party (1982-2008) (2024-present)
Other political affiliations	Indian National Congress (2011-2018) Praja Rajyam Party (2008-2011) YSR Congress Party (2018-2024)
Spouse	C. Kasturi Bai
Residence	Kadapa

Chennamsetty Ramachandraiah (born 27 May 1948) is a politician of the Telugu Desam Party and Chartered Accountant by profession. He was a Member of the Legislative Council^[1] and a minister of endowments in the state cabinet of Andhra Pradesh. He was the Opposition leader of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative council. He is from Rajampeta, Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh.

A chartered accountant by profession, Ramchandraiah was a bank employee before entering politics in 1981.

Political career

He was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1985 and served as a minister in the state cabinet in 1986–88. He was also a member of the Rajya Sabha for two terms. He held many positions in the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), including as a member of its politburo. He quit TDP citing difference with Chandrababu Naidu^[2] in 2008. He joined Chiranjeevi's Praja Rajyam Party in 2008.

After the PRP merged with the Indian National Congress, Ramachandraiah was elected as MLC in Congress Party. On 19 January 2012 he also got Endowments ministry. This is his second time of being in state ministry cabinets.^[3]

He quits Congress and later joined YSRCP in 2018.^[4][5] He got elected as MLC in 2021.^[6]

C Ramachandraiah on 3rd December 2023 resigned to YSRCP and joined Telugu Desam Party in the presence of party chief N Chandrababu Naidu.^[7]

References

1. "Congress, TDP, PR candidates elected from Kadapa". The Hindu. KADAPA. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
2. "Former TDP MP Ramachandraiah joins Chiranjeevi's party". The Times of India. 13 September 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
3. Kumar, S. Nagesh (19 January 2012). "Two Ministers inducted into Kiran Kumar's Cabinet". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
4. The Hindu (3 November 2018). "C. Ramachandraiah quits Congress". Archived from the original on 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
5. "Ramachandraiah, several other leaders join YSRCP". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
6. "Six newly elected Andhra Pradesh MLCs take oath". The Times of India. 1 April 2021. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
7. Deccan Herald (4 January 2024). "YSRCP MLC C Ramachandraiah quits party, joins TDP in Andhra Pradesh". Archived from the original on 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.

External links

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