Kodali Nani
Indian politician
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Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao (commonly known as Nani) is an Indian politician. He is a former member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (MLA). He represented the Gudivada assembly constituency from 2004 to 2024 in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative assembly.[1][2][3][4][5] He previously served as the Minister for Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao | |
|---|---|
| Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 2004–2024 | |
| Chief Minister | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy |
| Preceded by | Raavi Venkateswara Rao |
| Succeeded by | Venigandla Ramu |
| Constituency | Gudivada |
| Minister for Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Government of Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 8 June 2019 – 7 April 2022 | |
| Governor | |
| Preceded by | Prathipati Pulla Rao |
| Succeeded by | Karumuri Venkata Nageswara Rao |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Party | YSR Congress Party (2012–present) |
Other political affiliations | Telugu Desam Party (2004–2012) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Nickname | Kodali Nani |
Political career
As Member of Legislative Assembly
- In the 2004 and 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative assembly elections, Nani contested as a member of Telugu Desam Party and won as the Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA).[6][7] with majority of 8862 & 17630 votes respectively.
- In 2012, Nani departed from Telugu Desam Party and joined the YSR Congress Party.[8]
- In the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative assembly elections, Nani won as Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA).[9] with majority of 11537 votes.
- In the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections, Nani won again in Gudivada constituency against Devineni Avinash with a majority of 19,479 votes.[10][11]
- In the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative assembly elections, Nani has contested from YSRCP and lost in the election with 53040 votes in the Gudivada Assembly constituency.[12][13]
As Minister
Conviction
As per ADR report 2019,[21] he was convicted in IPC Sections – 152, 353, 426 on 30 July 2012 and sentenced to undergo RI for a period of one year and pay fine of Rs. 1000/- u/s 353 and Rs. 1000/- u/s 426. There are 3 pending cases under 15 different IPC sections against him. He declared total assets of Rs. 14,82,19,33[22] in an affidavit filed by him during 2019 AP Assembly elections.
In 2021, the Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission served a show-cause notice to him seeking an explanation for his remarks on the election commissioner in derogatory terms.[23][24]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Cast |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Samba | Jr. NTR, Genelia D'Souza, Bhumika Chawla |