Jakkampudi Raja Indravandit (born 1989) is an Indian politician from

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. He won the

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ticket from Rajanagaram Constituency in

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. He is nominated again by YSRCP to contest the Rajanagaram seat in the

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Early life and education

Raja was born in Rajanagaram to Jakkampudi Rammohan Rao and Vijayalakshmi. His father Jakkampudi Rammohan Rao was a three-time MLA and a former Minister of Roads and Buildings in 2004, and an excise minister later. He completed MBA from GITAM University through distance education course. He belongs to Kapu community.

Career

Following in the footsteps of his father, Raja started his political journey with

. Before getting elected as MLA, he served as the president of the YSRCP youth wing. He is one of the young brigade who made their debut in the Assembly. He won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election on YSRCP ticket from Rajanagaram Constituency defeating Pendurthi Venkatesh of TDP by a margin of 31,772 votes. He was nominated as Andhra Pradesh Kapu Corporation chairman in July 2019. In April 2024, followers of Raja, led by his brother and Godavari regional youth coordinator Jakkampudi Ganesh staged a midnight protest against the alleged remarks of JSP chief Pawan Kalyan at a public meeting in the region. Pawan Kalyan, allegedly, made derogatory remarks against the Jakkampudi family.

References

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