Y. S. Chowdary

Politician, Industrialist

Indian Kanchikacheria Village, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh

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Quick Info

ProfessionPolitician, Industrialist
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth02/06/1961
Age65 years
BirthplaceKanchikacheria Village, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh

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Bio/Wiki

Full nameYalamanchili Satyanarayana Chowdary
Popular AsSrujana Chowdary or Sujana Chowdary

Educational Qualification(s)

EducationBachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology (CBIT), Hyderabad; Master's in Machine Tool Engineering from PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Marriage Date06/08/1989

Family

FatherLate Shri Y. Janardhan Rao
MotherShrimati Y. Suseela Kumari
SpouseShrimati Y. Padmaji
Children1 Son, 1 Daughter

Career

Political Journey
  • Mr. Y.S Chowdary’s political career started in 1995 when N. Chandrababu Naidu was the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
  • By 2004, he became one of the most crucial fund-raisers for the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).
  • Mr. Y.S Chowdary’s political career took off after he was elected as a Rajya Sabha MP from Telugu Desam Party in 2010.
  • Previously, he was a member of the Indo-Singapore Parliamentary Friendship Group, Parliamentary Standing Committee and a Parliamentary Forum.
  • Additionally, Mr. Y.S Chowdary is also a member of the committee for Hyderabad Telecom District, Task Force on Clean Energy formed by Columbia Law School of USA, Chaitanya Bharti Institute of Technology’s Management Committee and Court of University of Hyderabad.
  • In 2014, he was appointed Minister of State for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences in the NDA government, serving until 8 March 2018.
  • He was re-elected to Rajya Sabha in 2016.
  • In 2024, he won the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Vijayawada West constituency on a BJP ticket.
DesignationMLA from Vijayawada West, Andhra Pradesh
Political PartyBharatiya Janata Party

Social Media

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LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/y-sujana-chowdary-5148a6124

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Y. S. Chowdary is both an Indian politician and an industrialist.
2. He obtained his mechanical engineering degree from Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology (CBIT), Hyderabad. Later, he pursued a master’s in machine tool engineering at PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu in 1986.
3. His grandfather, Mr. Y. Janardhana Rao, served as a retired IPS officer, while his father, Y. Janardhana Rao, worked as a Superintendent Engineer in the AP Irrigation and Power Department.
4. Mr. Y. S. Chowdary is the Chairman of the executive committee at Share Medical Care, a charitable society that includes the MediCiti Institute of Medical Sciences. This institute comprises a medical college, a nursing college, and a hospital featuring 600 service beds at no cost.
5. He has traveled to several countries, including the U.S.A., Middle East, China, Comoros, Europe, South East Asia, Micronesia, and New Zealand.
6. In 1986, he founded the Sujana Group of Companies, a Hyderabad-based industrial group, before retiring from business to focus on politics.
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