Malagundla Sankaranarayana is a former cabinet minister from Andhra Pradesh, India. He is a leader of the

YSR Congress party The Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP or YCP; ) is an Indian regional political party based in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Its president Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy serves as the state's chief minister. It is currently the fifth lar ...

. He won as MLA from Penukonda constituency of

Anantapur Anantapur, officially Anantapuramu, is a city in Anantapur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Anantapuru mandal and also the divisional headquarters of Anantapur revenue division. The city is loca ...

district.

Career

Sankaranarayana began his political entry by joining Telugu Desam Party in 1995. He became Municipal councillor of Dharmavaram in 2005. He joined

YSR Congress Party The Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP or YCP; ) is an Indian regional political party based in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Its president Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy serves as the state's chief minister. It is currently the fifth lar ...

in 2011. In 2014 assembly elections he contested from Penukonda seat was defeated by

B K Parthasarathi B. K. Parthasarathi is an Andhra Pradesh politician. He is the leader of the Telugu Desam Party and has won twice as an MLA from the Penukonda constituency. Career Parthasarathi entered politics by becoming Zilla Parishad chairman of the ...

of TDP, with 17,415 margin. But in 2019 elections he was elected as an MLA and got cabinet minister post. He is serving as minister for BC welfare. He is continuing as

Anantapur district Anantapur district officially: Anantapuramu district is one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The district headquarters is located at Anantapur city. It is one of the driest places in So ...

YSRCP president since 2012. On 22 July 2020 he has been allotted the Roads and Buildings department in Cabinet reshuffle. In April 2022 he was dropped from Cabinet during reshuffle. Later he was appointed YSRCP

Sri Sathya Sai district Sri Sathya Sai district is a district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its headquarters is at Puttaparthi. It was formed on 4 April 2022 from the Dharmavaram revenue division, Dharmavaram, Penukonda revenue division, Penukonda, Kadiri rev ...

chief.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sankaranarayana, Malagundla Living people YSR Congress Party politicians Telugu Desam Party politicians People from Anantapur district Year of birth missing (living people) Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2019–2024