Kona Raghupathi
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Kona Raghupathi
| caption =
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| office1 = Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
| constituency1 = Bapatla
| term_start1 = 2014
| term_end1 = 2024
| office2 = 21st Deputy Speaker of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
| term_start2 = 18 June 2019
| predecessor1 = Gade Venkata Reddy
| term_end2 = 18 September 2022
| predecessor2 = Mandali Buddha Prasad
| successor2 = Kolagatla Veera Bhadra Swamy
| parents = Kona Prabhakara Rao (father)
| spouse =
| children =
| party = YSR Congress Party
| successor1 = Vegesana Narendra Varma
}}
Kona Raghupathi is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh, India. He represented the Bapatla constituency in the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh till 2024.[https://nocorruption.in/politician/kona-raghupathi/ Kona Ragupathi Politician] He was elected to serve as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bapatla Assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh, India, in 2014. He represents the YSR Congress Party.[http://www.elections.in/andhra-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/bapatla.html Bapatla (Andhra Pradesh) Assembly Constituency Elections]
Early life
Kona Raghupathi was born to Kona Prabhakara Rao, who was the former governor for Maharashtra and Sikkim states.{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/Bapatla-an-interesting-contest-on-the-cards/article16616247.ece|title=Bapatla: an interesting contest on the cards|work=The Hindu|access-date=18 November 2016|author=Samuel Jonathan}}
Political career
In 2014, he contested from Bapatla Assembly constituency on behalf of YSR Congress Party and emerged victorious over Annam Satish Prabhakar of Telugu Desam Party in the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.{{cite web|title=MLA|url=http://www.ap.gov.in/government/mla/|publisher=AP State Portal|access-date=13 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008071101/http://www.ap.gov.in/government/mla/|archive-date=8 October 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Repalle Assembly 2014 Election Results|url=http://www.elections.in/andhra-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/repalle.html|publisher=Elections.in|access-date=11 October 2014}} In 2019, he won as the MLA from Bapatla constituency from Andhra Pradesh. He is the deputy speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1= |title=Kona Raghupathi elected Assembly Deputy Speaker |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/kona-raghupathi-elected-assembly-deputy-speaker/article28067547.ece |access-date=2 December 2021 |date=18 June 2019 |language=en-IN}}{{cite news |last1= |first1= |date=9 May 2024 |title=Bapatla: Know your candidates |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2024/May/09/bapatla-know-your-candidates |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214175250/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2024/May/09/bapatla-know-your-candidates |archive-date=14 December 2024 |access-date=14 December 2024 |publisher=The New Indian Express |language=en}}
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Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh
Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2014–2019
Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2019–2024
Category:Politicians from Guntur district
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Deputy speakers of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Category:YSR Congress Party politicians
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