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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 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 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.

He quits Congress and later joined YSRCP in 2018. He got elected as MLC in 2021.

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

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

• Visit cfms.ap.gov.in for AP CFMS Bill Status 2024 Reviewed by MPWorker.in

• Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh
• 1947 births
• Living people
• Telugu politicians
• Telugu Desam Party politicians
• Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1985–1989
• Rajya Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh
• Leaders of the Opposition in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
• Praja Rajyam Party politicians