Kollu Ravindra is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Machilipatnam from 2014 until his defeat in 2019. He has also held cabinet ministerial position during his tenure as an MLA.[1]
Early life edit
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.[citation needed]
Political life edit
Kollu Ravindra entered politics in 1998 as Youth President of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Machilipatnam, a position he held for ten years.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]
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]
Personal life edit
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]
Notable acts as Minister edit
- In February 2017 Kollu Ravindra inaugurated National Handloom Exhibition in Guntur.[8]
- In May 2018, Kollu Ravindra inaugurated naipunya at Mangalagiri.[9]
- In June 2018, Kollu Ravindra inaugurated Cargo services at the Gannavaram international airport.[10]
- In July 2018, Kollu Ravindra inaugurated the APNRT Migrant Resource building in the Guntur district.[11]
- In February 2019, Kollu Ravindra launched the Youth for Andhra mobile app.[12]
References edit
- ^ "Kollu Ravindra". nocorruption.in. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ K Kalyan Krishna Kumar (29 March 2019). "YSRC fate depends on how Kapus vote in port segment". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Machilipatnam Assembly Constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Portfolios allocated to new AP ministers; Lokesh gets IT and". Outlook. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Council of Ministers". AP State Portal. Archived from the original on 10 June 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "My husband was illegally detained: Former minister Kollu." India Herald.
- ^ "Chandrababu Naidu's Cabinet: Ayyanna, Ganta to be ministers". Deccan Chronicle. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Handloom expo from today". The Hindu. 26 December 2016.
- ^ "Competition in skills would bring best out of youth". The Hans India. 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Cargo facility launched at Vijayawada airport". The New Indian Express. 20 June 2018.
- ^ "APNRT Migrant Resource Building Inaugurated by Minister Kollu Ravindra in Guntur Dist". YouTube.
- ^ "APSSDC inks MoU with iTAP for skill development". The New Indian Express. 6 May 2017.