Kollu Ravindra is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh currently serving as the Minister for Mines and Geology in the Government of Andhra Pradesh. He is a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing Machilipatnam assembly constituency.[1]

Kollu Ravindra
Minister of Mines and Geology
Government of Andhra Pradesh
Assumed office
12 June 2024
GovernorS. Abdul Nazeer
Chief MinisterNara Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded byPeddireddy Ramachandra Reddy
Minister of Excise
Government of Andhra Pradesh
Assumed office
12 June 2024
GovernorS. Abdul Nazeer
Chief MinisterNara Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded byKalattur Narayana Swamy
Minister for Law & Justice
Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
8 June 2014 – 29 May 2019
GovernorE. S. L. Narasimhan
Chief MinisterNara Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded byPalle Raghunatha Reddy
Succeeded byBuggana Rajendranath Reddy
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
Preceded byPresident's Rule
Succeeded by
Minister for Employment,
NRI Empowerment and Relations

Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
8 June 2014 – 29 May 2019
GovernorE. S. L. Narasimhan
Chief MinisterN. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded byPresident's Rule
Succeeded byGummanur Jayaram
Member of Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh
Assumed office
2024
Preceded byPerni Venkataramaiah
Constituency Machilipatnam
In office
2014–2019
Preceded byPerni Venkataramaiah
Succeeded byPerni Venkataramaiah
ConstituencyMachilipatnam
Personal details
BornMachilipatnam, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Political partyTelugu Desam Party
Children2
Residence(s)Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Alma materB.A (Ambedkar open University), B.L.Hindu college (Nagarjuna University)

Early life

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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

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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

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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

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  • 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

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  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. ^ "My husband was illegally detained: Former minister Kollu." India Herald.
  7. ^ "Chandrababu Naidu's Cabinet: Ayyanna, Ganta to be ministers". Deccan Chronicle. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Handloom expo from today". The Hindu. 26 December 2016.
  9. ^ "Competition in skills would bring best out of youth". The Hans India. 11 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Cargo facility launched at Vijayawada airport". The New Indian Express. 20 June 2018.
  11. ^ "APNRT Migrant Resource Building Inaugurated by Minister Kollu Ravindra in Guntur Dist". YouTube.
  12. ^ "APSSDC inks MoU with iTAP for skill development". The New Indian Express. 6 May 2017.
Political offices
Preceded by Cabinet Minister
8 April 2014 – 29 May 2019
Succeeded by