Pandula Ravindra Babu

Indian politician

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Pandula Ravindra Babu

Member of Legislative Council
Andhra Pradesh
In office
28 July 2020 – 27 July 2026
Constituency| Nominated by Governor
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
16 May 2014 – 22 May 2019
Preceded by| G. V. Harsha Kumar
Succeeded by| Chinta Anuradha
Constituency| Amalapuram
Personal details
Born| 8 Nov 1955
Kovvali, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh
Political party| YSR Congress Party
Spouse| Smt. Suneetha Ravindra Babu
Children| 2 daughters
Residence(s)| Meena Bagh, New Delhi

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Pandula Ravindra Babu (born 8 November 1955) is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament from Amalapuram Lok Sabha constituency, Andhra Pradesh. He won the 2014 Indian general election being a Telugu Desam Party candidate.[1] He was an Officer of Indian Revenue Service till early 2014, when he resigned to contest Lok Sabha elections.[2] He is a prolific speaker and takes a special interest in debating social issues.[3]

## Personal life

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Dr Ravindra Babu married Smt. Suneetha Ravindra Babu on 12 Jun 1985. He has two daughters.[3] He worked as IRS officer before entering into politics. His elder daughter was a pilot and married to IAS officer of Orissa cadre .

## Political career

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Dr Ravindra Babu elected to 16th Lok Sabha. At the Lok Sabha he was a member of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.[3] He joined YSR Congress Party on 18 February 2019. YSR congress Party selected him for MLC under Governor quota in July 2020.[4][5]

## Controversies

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MP Ravindrababu allegedly said that "people are joining the armed forces for free liquor, free meat and for free holidaying with family members."[citation needed] His remarks kicked up a row nation-wide. In fact, AP CM N. Chandrababu Naidu sought an explanation from the MP. "I had earlier extended medical services to the Army personnel. I was misquoted. Mr Naidu was misinformed about my remarks," he said.[citation needed] Later MP has offered to tender an apology to the Indian Armed Forces personnel, if they felt slighted by his controversial remarks.

## References

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1. ^ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Retrieved 17 May 2014.
2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. ^ a b c "Members : Lok Sabha". 164.100.47.192. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
4. ^ "Amaravati: Dr Ravindra Babu takes oath as MLC". www.thehansindia.com. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
5. ^ "Courts, judges cannot pluck even Jagan hair: YSRCP MLC". Telugu360.com. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.

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Members of the 16th Lok Sabha from Andhra Pradesh State

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1. Ashok Gajapathi Raju
2. Butta Renuka
3. Galla Jayadev
4. Gokaraju Ganga Raju
5. J. C. Diwakar Reddy
6. Kambhampati Hari Babu
7. Kesineni Nani
8. Konakalla Narayana Rao
9. Kothapalli Geetha
10. Kristappa Nimmala
11. Maganti Venkateswara Rao
12. Malyadri Sriram
13. Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy
14. Murali Mohan
15. Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao
16. Naramalli Sivaprasad
17. P. V. Midhun Reddy
18. Pandula Ravindra Babu
19. Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu
20. Rayapati Sambasiva Rao
21. S. P. Y. Reddy
22. Thota Narasimham
23. Velagapalli Varaprasad Rao
24. Y. S. Avinash Reddy
25. Y. V. Subba Reddy

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