Department of Water Resources Development (Andhra Pradesh)
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The Minister of Water Resources Development or Irrigation Minister, officially Minister of Water Resources Development, is the head of the Department of Water Resources Development of the Government of Andhra Pradesh.
MemberofAndha Pradesh Cabinet
Appointer
- Governor of Andhra Pradesh
- on the advice of the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh
InauguralholderDevineni Uma Maheswara Rao
| Minister of Water Resources Development | |
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| Jalavanarula Abhivr̥d'dhi Śākha Mantrī | |
| Department of Water Resources Development | |
| Member of | Andha Pradesh Cabinet |
| Reports to | Governor of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Legislature |
| Appointer |
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| Inaugural holder | Devineni Uma Maheswara Rao |
| Formation | 8 June 2014 |
| Website | Official website |
From June 2014 to May 2019, following the bifurcation of United Andhra Pradesh into the present-day residual Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, the Irrigation Minister of Andhra Pradesh was Devineni Uma Maheswara Rao of the Telugu Desam Party. Following the cabinet formation on 12 June 2024, Nimmala Rama Naidu assumed the office under the Chief Ministership of N. Chandrababu Naidu.
List of ministers
| # | Portrait | Minister (Lifespan) Constituency |
Term of office | Election (Term) |
Party | Ministry | Chief Minister | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term start | Term end | Duration | |||||||||
| 1 |  |
Devineni Uma Maheswara Rao (born 1962) MLA for Mylavaram |
8 June 2014 | 29 May 2019 | 4 years, 355 days | 2014 (14th) |
Telugu Desam Party | Naidu III | N. Chandrababu Naidu | [1] | |
| 2 | Anil Kumar Poluboina (born 1980) MLA for Nellore City |
8 June 2019 | 7 April 2022 | 2 years, 303 days | 2019 (15th) |
YSR Congress Party | Jagan | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy | [2] | ||
| 3 | Ambati Rambabu MLA for Sattenapalle |
11 April 2022 | 8 June 2024 | 2 years, 58 days | [3] | ||||||
| 4 | |
Nimmala Rama Naidu (born 1968) MLA for Palakollu |
12 June 2024 | Incumbent | 2 years, 112 days | 2024 (16th) |
Telugu Desam Party | Naidu IV | N. Chandrababu Naidu | [4] | |