Indian politician
Perni Venkataramaiah, commonly known as Perni Nani, is an Indian politician from Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. He is a former Member of the Legislative Assembly from Machilipatnam Assembly constituency to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly on behalf of YSR Congress Party.[3] He is a former Minister for Transport, Information & Public Relations in the state of Andhra Pradesh.[1][4]
Early life
Perni Venkataramaiah was born to Perni Krishnamurthy and Nageswaramma. His father was a politician and former minister in the cabinet of N. Janardhana Reddy.[1][5]
Career
- He contested the 2009 elections and won as an MLA. He served as the whip in Kiran Kumar Reddy's government.[1][8] He aspired to serve in the cabinet as a minister of the state. However, it wasn't attained, neither during Rajasekhara Reddy's chief-ministership nor during N. Kiran Kumar Reddy's chief-ministership. Relented, he indicated at a public meeting held by Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy in August 2011 as part of Odarpu Yatra, that he might not be a member of Congress party by the time the next elections were due.[6]
- In January 2013, he quit Congress and joined Jagan Mohan Reddy's YSR Congress Party.[9] In March, he voted against the government during a no-confidence motion, moved by Bharat Rashtra Samithi, thus defying the whip of Congress party.[10][11] Subsequently, he was disqualified as the MLA on 8 June.[12][13]
- He contested the 2019 elections and won against the incumbent TDP MLA, Kollu Ravindra from Machilipatnam Assembly constituency.[16]
- In June 2019, Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy inducted him into the cabinet ministry assigning the ministries of Transport, and Information & Public Relations. Perni Nani has served as the Minister for Transport, and Information & Public Relations from June 2019 to 7 April 2022.[1][17]
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