Audimulapu Suresh (born 27 April 1964) is a former Indian

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turned politician, and a member of fourteenth

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. He represented Yerragondapalem Constituency in

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and is a member of

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. He was the

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of Andhra Pradesh from 2019 to 2022 and incumbent as Minister of Municipal Administration & Urban Development, Andhra Pradesh under

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Early life

Suresh was born to Audimulapu Samuel George, founder of George Group of Institutions at Markapur in Prakasam District. Suresh did his Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from

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in 1984 and later completed a doctorate in Computer Science Engineering. He married T. H. Vijaya Lakshmi. Previously, he worked as Deputy Financial Officer and Chief Accounts Officer in

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Political career

Suresh started his political career in the year 2009 by quitting his designation as a Civil Servant from

. He was nominated by Congress Party to contest the Yerragondapalem Constituency and became an MLA for the first time winning the 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election. In the next election he became a

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for the second time on YSR Congress Party ticket from Santhanuthalapadu Constituency. In 2019, he shifted back to Yerragondapoalem and won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election defeating Budala Ajitha Rao of Telugu Desam Party by a margin of 31,632 votes. However, in the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, he contested from Kondapi Constituency and lost to his opponent by a margin of 24,756 votes.

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Early life

Political career

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