Kollu Ravindra is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh who served as MLA for Machilipatnam (Assembly constituency) from 2014 until his defeat in 2019. He has also held cabinet ministerial position during his tenure as an MLA.[1]

Kollu Ravindra
Minister for Law & justice
Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
8 June 2014 – 29 May 2019
GovernorE. S. L. Narasimhan
Chief MinisterN. Chandrababu Naidu
Deputy Chief Minister(s)
SeatAndhra Pradesh Secretariat,Amaravati
Member ofThird N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry
Minister for Skill development ,Youth & Sports
Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
8 June 2014 – 29 May 2019
GovernorE. S. L. Narasimhan
Chief MinisterN. Chandrababu Naidu
Deputy Chief Minister(s)
Minister for unemployment benefits & NRI empowerment & relations
Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
8 June 2014 – 29 May 2019
GovernorE. S. L. Narasimhan
Chief MinisterN. Chandrababu Naidu
Deputy Chief Minister(s)
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
2014–2019
SpeakerKodela Siva Prasada Rao
Deputy SpeakerMandali Buddha Prasad
Leader of Andhra Pradesh legislature .N. Chandrababu Naidu
Deputy leader(s) of Andhra Pradesh legislarure
Preceded byPerni Venkataramaiah
Succeeded byPerni Venkataramaiah
ConstituencyMachilipatnam
Politburo Member
Telugu Desam Party
Assumed office
2020
PresidentN. Chandrababu Naidu
Personal details
BornMachilipatnam, Krishna District , Andhra Pradesh , India
Political partyTelugu Desam Party
Children02
ParentKollu Subba Rao (father)
Residence(s)Machilipatnam , Andhra Pradesh
Alma materB.A (Ambedkar open University), B.L.Hindu college ( Nagarjuna University )
OccupationPolitician
PortfolioFormer Cabinet minister of Andhra Pradesh state

Early life

Kollu Ravindra was born in Machilipatnam, Krishna District. He belongs to the Raghuvansha Kshatriyas community (Agnikula Kshatriya).[2] He entered into politics in 1998 and became TDP youth president of Machilipatnam.

Political life

Kollu Ravindra entered politics in 1998 as Youth President of the Telugu Desam Party 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. 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]

In March 2015, Kollu Ravindra started Sparsha, a charity dedicated to the education of poor people in Machilipatnam.

Personal life

Kollu Ravindra is married and has two sons. His father-in-law is former Andhra Pradesh Cabinet Minister Nadakuditi Narasimha Rao.[6]

As Minister

In February 2019, Kollu Ravindra launched the Youth for Andhra mobile app.

In July 2018, Kollu Ravindra inaugurated the APNRT Migrant Resource building in the Guntur district.

In June 2018, Kollu Ravindra inaugurated Cargo services at the Gannavaram international airport.

In May 2018, Kollu Ravindra inaugurated naipunya at Mangalagiri.

In February 2017 Kollu Ravindra inaugurated National Handloom Exhibition in Guntur.

Kollu Ravindra also done some of the developmental activities in his constituency.

References

  1. ↑ "Kollu Ravindra". nocorruption.in. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  2. ↑ K Kalyan Krishna Kumar (29 March 2019). "YSRC fate depends on how Kapus vote in port segment". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Machilipatnam Assembly Constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Portfolios allocated to new AP ministers; Lokesh gets IT and". Outlook. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Council of Ministers". AP State Portal. Archived from the original on 10 June 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "Chandrababu Naidu's Cabinet: Ayyanna, Ganta to be ministers". Deccan Chronicle. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
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