List of members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council

Main article: Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council

This is a list of current and past members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council. The state elects members for a term of six years. 20 members are indirectly elected by the state legislators. 20 members are elected from Local Authorities Constituency, 5 from Graduates Constituency and 5 from Teachers Constituency. The Governor of Andhra Pradesh nominates up to 8 members from eminent people from various fields.

Members of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council

Alphabetical list by last name

The list is incomplete.

  • *  represents current members
  • MLA - Members of Legislative Assembly (of Andhra Pradesh)
  • LA - Local Authorities
  • GR - Graduates
  • TA - Teachers
  • NOM - Nominated by Governor
Member Party Constituency Term start Term end Term(s) Notes
Kumba Ravibabu YSRCP NOM 10-Aug-2023 09-Aug-2029 [1]
Karri Padmasree YSRCP NOM 10-Aug-2023 09-Aug-2029
Cipai Subramanyam YSRCP Chitoor LA 02-May-2023 01-May-2029
Kudupudi Suryanarayana Rao YSRCP East Godavari LA 02-May-2023 01-May-2029
A. Madhusudhan YSRCP Kurnool LA 02-May-2023 01-May-2029
Narthu Ramarao YSRCP Srikakulam LA 02-May-2023 01-May-2029
Meriga Muralidhar YSRCP Nellore LA 02-May-2023 01-May-2029
Kavuru Srinivasa Rao YSRCP West Godavari LA 02-May-2023 01-May-2029
Vanka Raveendranath YSRCP West Godavari LA 02-May-2023 01-May-2029
Sanipalli Mangamma YSRCP Anantpur LA 30-Mar-2023 29-Mar-2029
P. Rama Subba Reddy YSRCP Kadapa LA 30-Mar-2023 29-Mar-2029
V. Chiranjeevi Rao TDP Srikakulam-Vizag-Vizianagaram GR 30-Mar-2023 29-Mar-2029 [2]
Kancharla Srikanth TDP Prakasam-Nellore-Chittoor GR 30-Mar-2023 29-Mar-2029
B. Ramgopal Reddy TDP Kadapa-Anantapur-Kurnool GR 30-Mar-2023 29-Mar-2029
P. Chandrasekhar Reddy Ind Prakasam-Nellore-Chittoor TR 30-Mar-2023 29-Mar-2029
M. V. Ramachandra Reddy Ind Kadapa-Kurnool-Anantapur TR 30-Mar-2023 29-Mar-2029
P. V. V. Suryanarayana Raju YSRCP MLA 30-Mar-2023 29-Mar-2029
Pothula Suneetha YSRCP MLA 30-Mar-2023 29-Mar-2029
Bommi Israel YSRCP MLA 30-Mar-2023 29-Mar-2029
Jayamangalam Venkata Ramana YSRCP MLA 30-Mar-2023 29-Mar-2029
Chandragiri Yesuratnam YSRCP MLA 30-Mar-2023 29-Mar-2029
Marri Rajashekar YSRCP MLA 30-Mar-2023 29-Mar-2029
Panchumarthi Anuradha TDP MLA 30-Mar-2023 29-Mar-2029
Mohammed Ruhulla YSRCP MLA 24-Mar-2022 29-Mar-2027 bye - death of Mohammed Karimunnisa[3]
R. V. Ramesh Yadav YSRCP NOM 16-Jun-2021 15-Jun-2027
Koyye Moshenu Raju YSRCP NOM 16-Jun-2021 15-Jun-2027
Lella Appi Reddy YSRCP NOM 16-Jun-2021 15-Jun-2027
Thota Trimurthulu YSRCP NOM 16-Jun-2021 15-Jun-2027
Yellareddygari Sivaramireddy YSRCP Anantpur LA 10-Dec-2021 09-Dec-2027
K. R. J. Bharath YSRCP Chitoor LA 10-Dec-2021 09-Dec-2027
Ananta Satya Udaya Bhaskar YSRCP East Godavari LA 10-Dec-2021 09-Dec-2027
Murugudu Hanumantha Rao YSRCP Guntur LA 10-Dec-2021 09-Dec-2027
Ummareddy Venkateswarlu YSRCP Guntur LA 10-Dec-2021 09-Dec-2027
Monditoka Arunkumar YSRCP Krishna LA 10-Dec-2021 09-Dec-2027
Talasila Raghuram YSRCP Krishna LA 10-Dec-2021 09-Dec-2027
Tumati Madhava Rao YSRCP Prakasam LA 10-Dec-2021 09-Dec-2027
Varudhu Kalyani YSRCP Visakhapatnam LA 10-Dec-2021 09-Dec-2027
Vamsi Krishna Srinivasa YSRCP Visakhapatnam LA 10-Dec-2021 12-Mar-2024 disqualified[4]
Indukuri Raghu Raju YSRCP Vizianagaram LA 10-Dec-2021 03-Jun-2024 disqualified[5]
D. C. Govinda Reddy YSRCP MLA 29-Nov-2021 28-Nov-2027
Palavalasa Vikranth YSRCP MLA 29-Nov-2021 28-Nov-2027
Isacc Basha YSRCP MLA 29-Nov-2021 28-Nov-2027
Shaik Sabjee Ind East Godavari-West Godavari TR 30-Mar-2021 15-Dec-2023 death[6]
Borra Gopi Murthy Ind East Godavari-West Godavari TR 09-Dec-2024 29-Mar-2027 [7]
Tamatam Kalpalatha Ind Krishna-Guntur TR 30-Mar-2021 29-Mar-2027
Balli Kalyanachakravarthy YSRCP MLA 30-Mar-2021 29-Mar-2027
Duvvada Srinivas YSRCP MLA 30-Mar-2021 29-Mar-2027
C. Ramachandraiah YSRCP MLA 30-Mar-2021 12-Mar-2024 disqualified[4]
Shaikh Mohammed Iqbal YSRCP MLA 30-Mar-2021 05-Mar-2024 resigned[8]
Mohammed Karimunnisa YSRCP MLA 30-Mar-2021 19-Nov-2021 death[9]
Challa Bhageerath Reddy YSRCP MLA 15-Mar-2021 02-Nov-2022 bye - death of Challa Ramakrishna Reddy[10]

death[11]

Pothula Suneetha YSRCP MLA 28-Jan-2021 29-Mar-2023 bye - resignation by herself[12]
P. V. V. Suryanarayana Raju YSRCP MLA 24-Aug-2020 29-Mar-2023 bye - resignation of Mopidevi Venkataramana[13]
Pandula Ravindra Babu YSRCP NOM 28-Jul-2020 27-Jul-2026
Zakia Khanam YSRCP NOM 28-Jul-2020 27-Jul-2026
Dokka Manikya Vara Prasad YSRCP MLA 06-Jul-2020 29-Mar-2023 bye - resignation by himself[14]
Mopidevi Venkataramana YSRCP MLA 19-Aug-2019 01-Jul-2020 bye - resignation of Alla Nani[15]

elected to Rajya Sabha[16]

Challa Ramakrishna Reddy YSRCP MLA 19-Aug-2019 01-Jan-2021 bye - resignation of Karanam Balaram Krishna Murthy

death[17]

Shaikh Mohammed Iqbal YSRCP MLA 19-Aug-2019 29-Mar-2021 bye - resignation of Kolagatla Veerabhadra Swamy
I. Venkateswara Rao PDF East Godavari-West Godavari GR 30-Mar-2019 29-Mar-2025
K. S. Lakshmana Rao PDF Krishna-Guntur GR 30-Mar-2019 29-Mar-2025
P. Raghu Varma Ind Vizianagaram-Vizag-Srikakulam TR 30-Mar-2019 29-Mar-2025
Yanamala Rama Krishnudu TDP MLA 30-Mar-2019 29-Mar-2025
Ashok Babu TDP MLA 30-Mar-2019 29-Mar-2025
B. Tirumala Naidu TDP MLA 30-Mar-2019 29-Mar-2025
Duvvarapu Rama Rao TDP MLA 30-Mar-2019 29-Mar-2025
Janga Krishna Murthy YSRCP MLA 30-Mar-2019 17-May-2024 disqualified[18]
Buddha Naga Jagadeeswara Rao TDP Visakhapatnam LA 09-Mar-2019 11-Aug-2021 bye - death of M. V. V. S. Murthi[19]
Gali Saraswathamma TDP Chitoor LA 21-May-2018 11-Aug-2021 bye - death of Gali Muddu Krishnama Naidu
K. E. Prabhakar TDP Kurnool LA 30-Dec-2017 01-May-2023 bye - resignation of Silpa Chakrapani Reddy[20]
N. M. D. Farooq TDP NOM 26-Jul-2017 25-Jul-2023 [21]
Ramasubba Reddy TDP NOM 26-Jul-2017 13-Feb-2019 resigned[22]
B. N. Rajasimhulu TDP Chitoor LA 02-May-2017 01-May-2023 [23]
Chikkala Ramachandra Rao TDP East Godavari LA 02-May-2017 01-May-2023
Silpa Chakrapani Reddy TDP Kurnool LA 02-May-2017 14-Aug-2017 resigned[24]
Satrucharla Vijaya Rama Raju TDP Srikakulam LA 02-May-2017 01-May-2023
Vakati Narayana Reddy TDP Nellore LA 02-May-2017 01-May-2023
Angara Ramamohan TDP West Godavari LA 02-May-2017 01-May-2023
Mantena Satyanarayana Raju TDP West Godavari LA 02-May-2017 01-May-2023
Gunapati Deepak Reddy TDP Anantpur LA 30-Mar-2017 29-Mar-2023
B-Tech Ravi TDP Kadapa LA 30-Mar-2017 29-Mar-2023 [25]
P. V. N. Madhav BJP Srikakulam-Vizag-Vizianagaram GR 30-Mar-2017 29-Mar-2023 [26]
Yandapalli Srinivasulu Reddy PDF Prakasam-Nellore-Chittoor GR 30-Mar-2017 29-Mar-2023
Vennapoosa Gopal Reddy YSRCP Kadapa-Anantapur-Kurnool GR 30-Mar-2017 29-Mar-2023
Vitapu Balasubrahmanyam PDF Prakasam-Nellore-Chittoor TR 30-Mar-2017 29-Mar-2023
Katti Narasimha Reddy Ind Kadapa-Kurnool-Anantapur TR 30-Mar-2017 29-Mar-2023
Nara Lokesh TDP MLA 30-Mar-2017 29-Mar-2023 [27]
Batchula Arjunudu TDP MLA 30-Mar-2017 02-Mar-2023 death[28]
Karanam Balaram Krishna Murthy TDP MLA 30-Mar-2017 06-Jun-2019 elected to Chirala Assembly
Dokka Manikya Vara Prasad TDP MLA 30-Mar-2017 09-Mar-2020 joined YSRCP[29]
Pothula Suneetha TDP MLA 30-Mar-2017 01-Nov-2020 joined YSRCP[30]
Gangula Prabhakar Reddy YSRCP MLA 30-Mar-2017 29-Mar-2023
Alla Nani YSRCP MLA 30-Mar-2017 06-Jun-2019 elected to Eluru Assembly
Payyavula Keshav TDP Anantpur LA 12-Aug-2015 04-Jun-2019 elected to Uravakonda Assembly[31]
Gali Muddu Krishnama Naidu TDP Chitoor LA 12-Aug-2015 07-Feb-2018 death[32]
Subramnayam Reddy TDP East Godavari LA 12-Aug-2015 11-Aug-2021 [33]
Annam Satish Prabhakar TDP Guntur LA 12-Aug-2015 11-Aug-2021 [34]
Ummareddy Venkateswarlu YSRCP Guntur LA 12-Aug-2015 11-Aug-2021
Buddha Venkateswara Rao TDP Krishna LA 12-Aug-2015 11-Aug-2021
Y. V. B. Rajendra Prasad TDP Krishna LA 12-Aug-2015 11-Aug-2021
Magunta Srinivasula Reddy TDP Prakasam LA 12-Aug-2015 11-Aug-2021
Pappala Chalapathirao TDP Visakhapatnam LA 12-Aug-2015 11-Aug-2021
M. V. V. S. Murthi TDP Visakhapatnam LA 12-Aug-2015 03-Oct-2018 death[35]
Dwarapureddi Jagadeesh Rao TDP Vizianagaram LA 12-Aug-2015 11-Aug-2021
Silpa Chakrapani Reddy TDP Kurnool LA 03-Jul-2015 01-May-2017 bye - resignation of S. V. Mohan Reddy[36]
Mohammed Ahmed Sharif TDP MLA 01-Jun-2015 31-May-2021 [37]
Somu Veerraju BJP MLA 01-Jun-2015 31-May-2021
D. C. Govinda Reddy YSRCP MLA 01-Jun-2015 31-May-2021
K. Pratibha Bharati TDP MLA 01-Jun-2015 29-Mar-2017 bye - death of Paladugu Venkata Rao[38]
Ramu Surya Rao Ind East Godavari-West Godavari TR 30-Mar-2015 29-Mar-2021 [39]
A. S. Ramakrishna Ind Krishna-Guntur TR 30-Mar-2015 29-Mar-2021
Gummadi Sandhya Rani TDP MLA 30-Mar-2015 29-Mar-2021 [40]
Gundumala Thippe Swamy TDP MLA 30-Mar-2015 29-Mar-2021
Veera Venkanna Chowdary TDP MLA 30-Mar-2015 29-Mar-2021
Pilli Subhash Chandra Bose YSRCP MLA 30-Mar-2015 01-Jul-2020 elected to Rajya Sabha
Kolagatla Veerabhadra Swamy YSRCP MLA 30-Mar-2015 06-Jun-2019 elected to Vizianagaram Assembly
Ponguru Narayana TDP MLA 14-Aug-2014 29-Mar-2019 bye - resignation of Kolagatla Veerabhadra Swamy
Kalidindi Ravi Kiran Varma Ind East Godavari-West Godavari GR 30-Mar-2013 29-Mar-2019 [41]
Boddu Nageswara Rao Ind Krishna-Guntur GR 30-Mar-2013 29-Mar-2019
Gade Srinivasulu Naidu Ind Vizianagaram-Vizag-Srikakulam TR 30-Mar-2013 29-Mar-2019
Swamy Goud TRS Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar GR 30-Mar-2013 29-Mar-2019
Poola Ravinder INC Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda TR 30-Mar-2013 29-Mar-2019
Pathuri Sudhakar Reddy TRS Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar TR 30-Mar-2013 29-Mar-2019
Ponguleti Sudhakar Reddy INC MLA 30-Mar-2013 29-Mar-2019 [42]
Kolagatla Veerabhadra Swamy INC MLA 30-Mar-2013 21-May-2014 resigned
Mohammed Ali Shabbir INC MLA 30-Mar-2013 29-Mar-2019
Lakshmi Siva Kumari Anguri INC MLA 30-Mar-2013 29-Mar-2019
Thiruvaragarm Santhosh Kumar INC MLA 30-Mar-2013 29-Mar-2019
Yanamala Rama Krishnudu TDP MLA 30-Mar-2013 29-Mar-2019
Mohammed Saleem TDP MLA 30-Mar-2013 29-Mar-2019
Pamidi Samanthakamani TDP MLA 30-Mar-2013 29-Mar-2019
Mahmood Ali TRS MLA 30-Mar-2013 29-Mar-2019
Adireddy Appa Rao YSRCP MLA 30-Mar-2013 29-Mar-2019
B. Naresh Kumar Reddy INC Chitoor LA 02-May-2011 01-May-2017
Boddu Bhaskara Ramarao TDP East Godavari LA 02-May-2011 01-May-2017
S. V. Mohan Reddy INC Kurnool LA 02-May-2011 18-May-2012 resigned[43]
Peerukatla Viswa Prasada Rao INC Srikakulam LA 02-May-2011 01-May-2017
Vakati Narayana Reddy INC Nellore LA 02-May-2011 01-May-2017
Angara Rammohan Rao TDP West Godavari LA 02-May-2011 01-May-2017
Meka Seshu Babu YSRCP West Godavari LA 02-May-2011 01-May-2017
Syed Aminul Hasan Jafri AIMIM Hyderabad LA 02-May-2011 01-May-2017
Mettu Govinda Reddy TDP Anantpur LA 30-Mar-2011 29-Mar-2017
Chadipiralla Narayana Reddy YSRCP Kadapa LA 30-Mar-2011 29-Mar-2017
M. V. S. Sarma Ind Srikakulam-Vizag-Vizianagaram GR 30-Mar-2011 29-Mar-2017 [44][45]
Yandapalli Srinivasulu Reddy Ind Prakasam-Nellore-Chittoor GR 30-Mar-2011 29-Mar-2017
M. Geyanand Ind Kadapa-Anantapur-Kurnool GR 30-Mar-2011 29-Mar-2017
Vitapu Balasubrahmanyam Ind Prakasam-Nellore-Chittoor TR 30-Mar-2011 29-Mar-2017
Bachala Pullaiah Ind Kadapa-Kurnool-Anantapur TR 30-Mar-2011 29-Mar-2017
Katepally Janardhan Reddy Ind Mahabubnagar-Hyderabad-Ranga Reddy TR 30-Mar-2011 29-Mar-2017
Mohammad Jani INC MLA 30-Mar-2011 29-Mar-2017 [46]
Changalrayudu INC MLA 30-Mar-2011 29-Mar-2017
Sudhakar Babu INC MLA 30-Mar-2011 29-Mar-2017
M Ranga Reddy INC MLA 30-Mar-2011 29-Mar-2017
Paladugu Venkata Rao INC MLA 30-Mar-2011 19-Jan-2015 death[47]
Gangadhar Goud TDP MLA 30-Mar-2011 29-Mar-2017
Venkata Satish Reddy TDP MLA 30-Mar-2011 29-Mar-2017
P. J. Chandrasekhara Rao CPI MLA 30-Mar-2011 29-Mar-2017
C. Ramachandraiah PRP MLA 30-Mar-2011 29-Mar-2017
Altaf Hyder Rizvi AIMIM MLA 30-Mar-2011 29-Mar-2017 [48]
Warangal LA 02-May-2009 01-May-2015
Pothula Rama Rao INC Prakasam LA 02-May-2009 01-May-2015 [49][50]
D. V. Suryanarayana Raju INC Visakhapatnam LA 02-May-2009 01-May-2015
Nalgonda LA 02-May-2009 01-May-2015
Medak LA 02-May-2009 01-May-2015
Nizamabad LA 02-May-2009 01-May-2015
Khammam LA 02-May-2009 01-May-2015
Karimnagar LA 02-May-2009 01-May-2015
Mahbubnagar LA 02-May-2009 01-May-2015
Ilapuram Venkaiah INC Krishna LA 30-Mar-2009 29-Mar-2015
K .Jayachandra Naidu INC Chitoor LA 02-May-2007 01-May-2013 [51]
Nimmakayala Chinarajappa TDP East Godavari LA 02-May-2007 01-May-2013
Rayapati Srinivas Rao INC Guntur LA 02-May-2007 01-May-2013
Guntur LA 02-May-2007 01-May-2013
Dadi Veerabhadra Rao TDP Visakhapatnam LA 02-May-2007 01-May-2013
Vasireddy Varada Rama Rao Vizianagaram LA 02-May-2007 01-May-2013
Y. V. B. Rajendra Prasad TDP Krishna LA 30-Mar-2007 29-Mar-2013
Anantpur LA 30-Mar-2007 29-Mar-2013

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