Jakkampudi Raja
{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1989)}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2024}}
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Jakkampudi Raja Indravandit (born 1989) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election on YSR Congress Party ticket from Rajanagaram Constituency in East Godavari district.{{Cite web |title=Jakkampudi Raja |url=https://prsindia.org/mlatrack/jakkampudi-raja |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=PRS Legislative Research |language=en-US}} He is nominated again by YSRCP to contest the Rajanagaram seat in the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election.{{Cite web |last=Sailendra |first=K. V. |date=2024-04-18 |title=YSRC all set to repulse march of Jana Sena in Rajanagaram segment? |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2024/Apr/18/ysrc-all-set-to-repulse-march-of-jana-sena-in-rajanagaram-segment |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}
Early life and education
Raja was born in Rajanagaram to Jakkampudi Rammohan Rao and Vijayalakshmi. His father Jakkampudi Rammohan Rao was a three-time MLA and a former Minister of Roads and Buildings in 2004, and an excise minister later. He completed MBA from GITAM University through distance education course. He belongs to Kapu community.{{Cite web |date=2020-04-11 |title=Jakkampudi Raja {{!}} MLA {{!}} Suryarao Peta {{!}} Rajanagaram {{!}} YSRCP |url=https://theleaderspage.com/jakkampudi-raja/ |access-date=2024-04-25 |language=en-US}}
Career
Following in the footsteps of his father, Raja started his political journey with YSR Congress Party. Before getting elected as MLA, he served as the president of the YSRCP youth wing.{{Cite web |date=2018-10-06 |title=Andhra Police foil YSRC youth wing president Jakkampudi Raja's hunger stir |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2018/Oct/06/andhra-police-foil-ysrc-youth-wing-president-jakkampudi-rajas-hunger-stir-1881677.html |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}} He is one of the young brigade who made their debut in the Assembly.{{Cite news |title=ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ అసెంబ్లీ ఎన్నికల్లో గెలిచిన యువత వీళ్లే |url=https://www.bbc.com/telugu/india-48392475 |access-date=2024-04-25 |work=BBC News తెలుగు |language=te}} He won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election on YSRCP ticket from Rajanagaram Constituency defeating Pendurthi Venkatesh of TDP by a margin of 31,772 votes.{{Cite web |title=Rajanagaram Constituency Winner List in AP Elections 2019 {{!}} Rajanagaram Constituency MLA Election Results 2019 |url=https://www.sakshi.com/election-2019/results/andhra_pradesh/constituency/rajanagaram |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=www.sakshi.com |archive-date=23 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923065707/https://www.sakshi.com/election-2019/results/andhra_pradesh/constituency/rajanagaram |url-status=dead }} He was nominated as Andhra Pradesh Kapu Corporation chairman in July 2019.{{Cite web |date=2019-07-29 |title=కాపు కార్పొరేషన్ ఛైర్మన్గా జక్కంపూడి రాజా |url=https://www.sakshi.com/news/politics/jakkampudi-raja-aappointed-ap-kapu-corporation-chairman-1211062 |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=Sakshi |language=te}}{{Cite web |last=Telugu |first=TV9 |date=2019-07-19 |title=బ్రేకింగ్: ఏపీ కాపు కార్పొరేషన్ చైర్మన్గా జక్కంపూడి రాజా |url=https://tv9telugu.com/andhra-pradesh/amaravati/cm-ys-jagan-mohan-reddy-appoints-jakkampudi-raja-as-kapu-corporation-chairman-105329.html |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=TV9 Telugu |language=te}} In April 2024, followers of Raja, led by his brother and Godavari regional youth coordinator Jakkampudi Ganesh staged a midnight protest against the alleged remarks of JSP chief Pawan Kalyan at a public meeting in the region.{{Cite news |last=Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=2024-04-21 |title=Rajanagaram MLA's brother, supporters stage mid-night protest against Pawan Kalyan's remarks |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/rajanagaram-mlas-brother-supporters-stage-mid-night-protest-against-pawan-kalyans-remarks/article68088997.ece |access-date=2024-05-16 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}} Pawan Kalyan, allegedly, made derogatory remarks against the Jakkampudi family.
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Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2019–2024