Nimmaka Jaya Krishna
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Nimmaka Jaya Krishna
| office = Member of Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh
| termstart = 2024
| predecessor = Viswasarayi Kalavathi
| constituency = Palakonda
| party = Janasena Party
| birth_date =
}}
Nimmaka Jaya Krishna (born 1979) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh.{{Cite web |title=Janasena announces candidate for Palakonda Assembly constituency |url=https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/national/2024/04/09/elx34-assembly-ap-janasena.html |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=The Week |language=en}} He is a member of Janasena Party.
Early life and education
Jaya Krishna was born in Rajapuram village, Veeraghattam mandal, Palakonda revenue division, in the erstwhile Srikakulam district.{{Cite web |last=Rao |first=Chowdari Lakshmana |date=2024-07-07 |title=Political legacy proves a boon for Palakonda MLA |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/political-legacy-proves-a-boon-for-palakonda-mla-889940 |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=www.thehansindia.com |language=en}} It is presently in Parvathipuram Manyam district. He is the son of late Nimmaka Gopala Rao, a four time MLA representing Telugu Desam party. His wife is a government employee. He completed his Master of Science degree in 2006 at Osmania University, Hyderabad.{{Cite web |title=Jayakrishna Nimmaka(Janasena Party):Constituency- PALAKONDA (ST)(SRIKAKULAM) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/AndhraPradesh2024/candidate.php?candidate_id=1059 |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=www.myneta.info}}
Career
He has been elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly representing the Palakonda Assembly constituency which is reserved for ST community in Parvathipuram Manyam district.{{Cite web |title=Jayakrishna Nimmaka, JSP Candidate from Palakonda Assembly Election 2024 Seat: Electoral History & Political Journey, Winning or Losing - News18 Assembly Election 2024 Result News |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/andhra-pradesh/jayakrishna-nimmaka-assembly-candidate-s01aed2008a010e2024c002/ |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=www.news18.com |language=en}} He won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections{{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=Palakonda, Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Highlights: JSP's Jayakrishna Nimmaka with 75208 defeats YSRCP's Viswasarayi Kalavathi |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/story/palakonda-andhra-pradesh-assembly-election-results-2024-live-updates-2548192-2024-06-04 |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=India Today |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=Palakonda Election Result 2024 LIVE Updates Highlights: Assembly Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/palakonda-election-result-2024-live-updates-highlights-assembly-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-8916950.html |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=News18 |language=en}} representing Janasena Party which had a pre poll alliance with Telugu Desam Party and BJP.{{Cite news |date=2024-06-04 |title=TDP registers spectacular victories in Srikakulam district, Ministers taste defeat |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/tdp-registers-spectacular-victories-in-srikakulam-district-ministers-taste-defeat/article68251477.ece |access-date=2024-08-20 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}} He polled 75,208 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Viswasarayi Kalavathi of YSR Congress party, by a margin of 13,291 votes.{{Cite web |title=Palakonda (ST) Constituency Election Results 2024: Palakonda (ST) Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/andhra-pradesh/constituency-show/palakonda |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}
After the death of his father in 2010, he contested on TDP ticket in the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election and lost to Viswasarayi Kalavathi of YSR Congress Party by a narrow margin of 1,620 votes. He lost again in the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election to the same candidate by a margin of 17,980 votes. Just before the 2024 Assembly election he shifted to Janasena Party.{{Cite web |last=Rao |first=Chowdari Lakshmana |date=2024-06-07 |title=Srikakulam: Alliance wave gives chance to novices |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/news/cities/visakhapatnam/srikakulam-alliance-wave-gives-chance-to-novices-883208 |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=www.thehansindia.com |language=en}}