Kandula Lakshmi Durgesh Prasad, better known as Kandula Durgesh, is an Indian Politician. He was a member of

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council ( Telugu: ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ శాసన మండలి, ISO: ''Āndhra Pradēś Śāsana Maṇḍali'') is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state, Andhra Pra ...

for a term from 2007-2013 representing

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...

. He also contested the 2019 assembly election (

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election The 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election were held in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on 11 April 2019 for constituting the 15th Legislative Assembly (Andhra Pradesh), fifteenth legislative ...

), in Rajahmundry Rural (Assembly constituency) representing

Jana Sena Party The Jana Sena Party (; JSP) is an Indian political party active in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Founded by Pawan Kalyan on 14 March 2014, it is currently the second largest party in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly and a pa ...

defeated in the election polling but secured 42,685 votes in his favour. He is a cabinet minister in the Government of Andhra Pradesh after being elected from

Nidadavole Nidadavolu is a town in East Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the mandal headquarters of Nidadavole mandal in Kovvur revenue division. History The town was known as ''Niravadyaprolu'' or ''Nir ...

in 2024 Assembly elections.

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Telugu politicians People from Rajahmundry Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh Jana Sena Party politicians {{AndhraPradesh-JSP-politician-stub Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2024–2029