Quick Info
| Profession | Politician |
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| Nationality | Indian |
Latest News about Vangaveeti Radhakrishna
Radhakrishna filed his nomination papers for Vijayawada Municipal Corporation mayor as the Jana Sena-led alliance candidate, on the last day for filing. His candidacy has drawn some reported unease among sections of voters, and retired IPS officer A B Venkateswara Rao has since announced an independent mayoral bid.
Within days of joining, Radhakrishna was named the Telugu Desam-Jana Sena-BJP alliance candidate for the Vijayawada mayor's post. The nomination was given ahead of the local body elections in Andhra Pradesh.
Vangaveeti Radhakrishna, a former Vijayawada East MLA, joined the Jana Sena Party in the presence of party chief Pawan Kalyan. He had earlier left the Telugu Desam Party, and his induction came amid seat-sharing talks within the ruling alliance in Andhra Pradesh.
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Bio/Wiki
| Summary | Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh who was a former Vijayawada East MLA and is the Jana Sena-led alliance candidate for Vijayawada mayor. |
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Family
| Father | Vangaveeti Mohana Ranga |
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Career
| Electoral politics | Entered electoral politics with the Indian National Congress and won the Vijayawada East Assembly seat in 2004 |
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| Joined the Praja Rajyam Party | |
| Lost the 2009 elections | |
| Moved to the YSR Congress and contested the 2014 polls unsuccessfully | |
| Served as YSRC Vijayawada city president | |
| Denied the Vijayawada East ticket, distanced himself from the YSRC and joined the Telugu Desam Party | |
| Recent | Joined Jana Sena and was named its Vijayawada mayor candidate; filed nomination as the Jana Sena-led alliance candidate for Vijayawada Municipal Corporation mayor |
| Did not contest the 2024 assembly election but campaigned for the TDP-Jana Sena-BJP alliance, mainly in the Godavari and North Andhra regions | |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. He is the son of Vangaveeti Mohana Ranga, a Congress MLA for Vijayawada East who was murdered in 1988. |
