Political families of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

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

Dharmana Family[edit]

Dharmana Prasada Rao, MLA from Srikakulam and former MLA from Narasannapeta
Dharmana Krishna Das, MLA from Narasannapeta (brother of Prasada Rao)

Adhireddy Family[edit]

Adhireddy Apparao,

Ex MLC

Adhireddy Veera raghavamma,

First Female Mayor of Rajamahindravaram

Adhireddy Bhavani,MLA

From Rajamahindravaram City

Adhireddy Srinivas

Alla family[edit]

Alla Ayodhya Rami Reddy, Rajya Sabha member
Alla Ramakrishna Reddy, MLA from Mangalagiri (brother of Ayodhya Rami Reddy)
Modugula Venugopala Reddy, MP from Narasaraopet and MLA from Guntur West (brother-in-law of Ramakrishna Reddy)

Anipireddy family[edit]

Botsa family[edit]

Botsa Satyanarayana, MLA from Cheepurupalli
Botsa Jhansi Lakshmi, MP from Vizianagaram (wife of Satyanarayana)
Botcha Appalanarasayya, MLA from Gajapathinagaram (brother of Satyanarayana)

Bhuma family[edit]

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 (wife of Nagi Reddy)
- Bhuma Akhila Priya, former MLA from Allagadda and former cabinet minister of Andhra Pradesh (daughter of Nagi Reddy)
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[edit]

Byreddy Sesha Sayana Reddy - MLA from Nandikotkur & State Minister
Byreddy Rajasekhar Reddy - MLA from Nandikotkur & State Minister

Devineni family[edit]

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

Galla family[edit]

Galla Aruna Kumari, MLA from Chandragiri and State Minister
- Galla Jayadev, MP from Guntur (son of Aruna Kumari)

Gangula Family[edit]

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[edit]

Gouthu Latchanna, MP, MLA, State Minister and Opposition Leader in State Assembly
Gouthu Syam Sunder Sivaji, MLA from Palasa (son of Latchanna)
Gouthu Sireesha, contested from Palasa (daughter of Syam Sundar Sivaji)

Ganta family[edit]

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

Gadikota family[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao, former chief minister of Telangana
- Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao, former cabinet minister of Telangana (son of Chandrashekhar Rao)
- Kalvakuntla Kavitha, former MP from Nizamabad and MLC in Telangana (daughter of Chandrashekhar Rao)
Thaneeru Harish Rao former cabinet minister of Telangana (nephew of Chandrashekhar Rao)
Joginapally Santosh Kumar, Rajya Sabha member (nephew of Chandrashekhar Rao)

Kanna family[edit]

Kanna Lakshminarayana, Ex-Minister
- Kanna Naga Raju, Ex-Mayor Guntur (son of Lakshminarayana)

Kasu family[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu, Union Minister and MLA from Srikakulam
- Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu, MP from Srikakulam (son of Yerran Naidu)^[1]
- Adireddy Bhavani, MLA from Rajahmundy City (daughter of Yerran Naidu)
Kinjarapu Atchannaidu, MLA, Tekkali (brother of Yerran Naidu)^[1]
Aadireddy Appa Rao, MLC (father-in-law of Bhavani)

Kimidi family[edit]

Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao MLA & State Minister
Kimidi Ganapathi Rao MLA (brother of Kalavenkata Rao)
Kimidi Mrunalini MLA & State Minister (wife of Ganapathi Rao)

Kethireddy family[edit]

Kethireddy Surya Pratap Reddy MLA of Dharmavaram
Kethireddy Venkatarami Reddy MLA from Dharmavaram (son of Surya Pratap Reddy)
Kethireddy Peddareddy MLA of Tadpatri (brother of Surya Pratap Reddy)

Marri family[edit]

Marri Chenna Reddy, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
Marri Shashidhar Reddy, MLA form Sanathnagar (son of Chenna Reddy)

Mekapati family[edit]

Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy, MLA and MP
Mekapati Goutham Reddy, MLA from Atmakur and State Minister (son of Rajamohan Reddy)
Mekapati Vikram Reddy, MLA from Atmakur (son of Rajamohan Reddy)
Mekapati RajaGopal Reddy, MLA from Udayagiri (brother of Rajamohan Reddy)

Nandamuri–Nara family[edit]

Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
- Nandamuri Harikrishna, former Rajya Sabha Member and State Minister (son of Rama Rao)
  - Nandamuri Suhasini, vice president of Telugu Desam Party^[2]^[3] (daughter of Harikrishna)
- Nandamuri Balakrishna, MLA from Hindupur (son of Rama Rao)
- 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 (daughter of Rama Rao)
Daggubati Venkateswara Rao, former Member of Andhra Pradesh State Assembly, former Member of Parliament, former Health Minister (son-in-law of Rama Rao)
Nara Chandrababu Naidu, former Chief Minister Andhra Pradesh and incumbent president of Telugu Desam Party (son-in-law of Rama Rao)
- Nara Lokesh, General-Secretary of Telugu Desam Party, former MLC Cabinet Minister for Panchayat Raj & IT, Andhra Pradesh (son of Chandrababu)
Nara Ramamurthy Naidu, former MLA from Chandragiri (brother of Chandrababu)

P. V. family[edit]

P. V. Narasimha Rao, former Prime Minister of India

Patnam family[edit]

Patnam Mahender Reddy, MLA and State Minister
Patnam Sunitha Mahender Reddy, ZP Chairman (wife of Mahender Reddy)
Patnam Narender Reddy, MLA and MLC (brother of Narender Reddy)

Paripati family[edit]

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

Paritala family[edit]

Paritala Ravindra, MLA from Penukonda
Paritala Sunitha, MLA from Raptadu (wife of Ravindra)
- Paritala Sriram (son of Ravindra)

Palavalasa family[edit]

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

Pusapati family[edit]

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 (son of Vijayarama Gajapati Raju)
- Uma Gajapathi Raju, former member of Lok Sabha (former wife of Ananda Gajapati Raju)
- Ashok Gajapathi Raju, former MLA, Member of Lok Sabha, union cabinet minister and state cabinet minister (son of Vijayarama Gajapati Raju)

Peddireddy family[edit]

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

Rayapati family[edit]

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

Salar Jung[edit]

Tanguturi family[edit]

Tanguturi Anjaiah, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
Tangaturi Manemma, MP from Secunderabad (wife of Anjaiah)

Thangirala family[edit]

Thangirala Prabhakara Rao, MLA from Nandigama
Tangirala Sowmya, MLA from Nandigama (daughter of Prabhakara Rao)

Ummareddy family[edit]

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

Vangaveeti family[edit]

Vangaveeti Mohana Ranga MLA from Vijayawada East
Vangaveeti Ratnakumari, MLA from Vijayawada East (wife of Mohana Ranga)
Vangaveeti Radhakrishna Jr., MLA from Vijayawada East (son of Mohana Ranga)
Vangaveeti Shobana Chalapathi Rao, MLA from Vuyyuru (brother of Mohana Ranga)

Yeduguri Sandinti family[edit]

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

Yellareddygari family[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b G, Siva (19 October 2020). "Kinjarapu Atchannaidu appointed as new chief of TDP in Andhra Pradesh". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
^ "Chandrababu Naidu fields NTR's grandchild to meet poll, family goals". m.economictimes.com.
^ "Telangana election results 2018: Nandamuri Suhasini's loss symbolic decimation of TDP". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
^ "Jagan appoints uncle YV Subba Reddy as TTD chairman". Deccan Herald. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
^ B, Satya (11 April 2022). "Family Politics Behind Balineni's Ouster?". Gulte. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
^ "Andhra Pradesh: Kamalapuram MLA brushes aside social media posts linking him to Eluru sickness". The Times of India. 7 December 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

[:12-1] G, Siva (19 October 2020). "Kinjarapu Atchannaidu appointed as new chief of TDP in Andhra Pradesh". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 December 2021.

[2] "Chandrababu Naidu fields NTR's grandchild to meet poll, family goals". m.economictimes.com.

[3] "Telangana election results 2018: Nandamuri Suhasini's loss symbolic decimation of TDP". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.

[4] "Jagan appoints uncle YV Subba Reddy as TTD chairman". Deccan Herald. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

[5] B, Satya (11 April 2022). "Family Politics Behind Balineni's Ouster?". Gulte. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

[6] "Andhra Pradesh: Kamalapuram MLA brushes aside social media posts linking him to Eluru sickness". The Times of India. 7 December 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

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