Nara Lokesh
Nara Lokesh | |
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Minister for Panchayat Raj & Rural development Government of Andhra Pradesh | |
In office 2 April 2017 – 29 May 2019 | |
Governor | E. S. L. Narasimhan |
Chief Minister | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
Preceded by | Kinjarapu Atchannaidu |
Succeeded by | Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy |
Member of Legislative Council Andhra Pradesh | |
In office 28 March 2017 – 29 March 2023 | |
Chairman | |
Leader of the House |
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Constituency | Elected by MLAs |
National General Secretary Telugu Desam Party | |
Assumed office 2014 (serving along with K. Ram Mohan Naidu) | |
National President | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
Preceded by | Position Established |
Personal details | |
Born | MBA) | 23 January 1983
Occupation | Businessman, politician |
Portfolio | Telugu Desam Party National General Secretary |
Website | www |
Nara Lokesh (born 23 January 1983) is an Indian politician, serving as the
Both he and his father, TDP chief, Chandrababu Naidu suffered a major political setback in the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections by winning only 23 seats out of the total 175 seats.[9] This was TDP's worst defeat ever.[10][11].Back in 2024 elections TDP along with JSP and BJP goes for a landslide victory winning 164 seats in the history out of which TDP won 135 seats. Lokesh was credited one of the key role for winning [2]
Education
Lokesh has an
Political career
Early political career
Lokesh started his Political Career in
Lokesh is credited with successfully managing the TDP party's membership drive that added five million members. The digital technology used by the onboarding team – tablets, live data feeds and a real-time dashboard – was the first such use for enrolling and managing party members in the country.[23]
Development and welfare models
Lokesh has been one of the Trustees of
Lokesh-led party online membership drive fetched TDP 53+ lakh members.[25]
Padayatra
On 27 January 2023, Lokesh started Yuva Galam Padayatra for youth of Andhra Pradesh for 400 days with a road-map to walk 4,000 kms from Kuppam to Ichchapuram.[26][27]
2024 Elections
Lokesh Contested from Mangalagiri the constituency which he lost in 2019 Elections and Rewriting the history he won with 91413 majority registering a win for TDP in Mangalagiri after 40 years and placing himself as the 3rd Highest winner in terms of majority.[3]
Post Elections he was inducted in the Cabinet led by Nara Chandrababu Naidu as Cabinet Minister with departments of Human Resources Development,Information Technology,Electronics and communication, Real Time Governance
Electoral history
Year | Office | Constituency | Party | Votes | % | Margin | Result | Ref |
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2019 | MLA | Mangalagiri | TDP | 103,127 | 42.14 | -5,337 | Lost | [28] |
2024 | 167,710 | 66.07 | +91,413 | Won | [29] |
Awards and recognition
Lokesh won the "Skoch Person of the Year" award in 2018, for his innovative use of technology while resolving issues related to drinking water supply, transparency in governance, and other activities under his Panchayati Raj portfolio.[30]
In May 2018, he won the Business World magazine "Digital Leader of the Year" at the Businessworld Digital India summit in New Delhi. The award recognises the best utilisation of technology in governance.[31] The same year, the Kalam Centre for Livable Planet Earth and Sustainable Development recognised Lokesh's efforts in the successful integration of technology in rural governance and awarded the innovation award to Andhra Pradesh in the Panchayat Raj and Rural Development category. He was also awarded the Kalam Innovation in Governance Award in 2018.[citation needed]
In September 2018, Lokesh was invited to represent India at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Entrepreneurship Summit and Annual Meeting of World Champions in Tianjin, China.[32] In the following month, he became the only Indian politician to be nominated to the WEF's Network of Global Future Councils (NGFC), an interdisciplinary knowledge group that deliberates on agile governance in terms of emerging technologies and business models.[33]
Personal life
In 2007, Lokesh married Nandamuri Brahmani, his first cousin and elder daughter of actor and politician, Nandamuri Balakrishna.[12][34] The couple have a son, Nara Devaansh.[35]
References
- India TV News. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Nara Lokesh Son Name Devaansh". page3hyd.in. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Why TDP's a party in trouble: Demoralised cadre, ageing Naidu & not-yet-ready Nara Lokesh". 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Chandrababu's Son Nara Lokesh Reacts to Being Called 'Gem of AP'". 6 April 2019.
- ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Andhra Assembly polls: TDP's Nara Lokesh loses to YSR Congress's Ramakrishna Reddy". India Today. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "AP Election Results: YSR Congress storms to power in Andhra with landslide win". The Economic Times. 23 May 2019.
- ^ "N Chandrababu Naidu's TDP staring at worst defeat in Andhra assembly". Hindustan Times. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh election results 2019: Is it end of the road for Chandrababu Naidu?". cnbctv18.com. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ a b Janyala, Sreenivas (16 February 2009). "Their fathers' sons". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Lokesh emerges as No. 2 in TDP". The Times of India. 12 July 2016. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ Times of AP Rahul stole my idea says Lokesh Nara 1 January 2013
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh CM's son, six others elected to Legislative Council unanimously". The New Indian Express. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "In the Heir: Dynasty Politics in the TDP Seem Headed for a 'Sonset'". The Wire. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "Chandrababu Naidu's son Nara Lokesh takes oath as Minister". The Hindu. 2 April 2017. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh CM's son, six others elected to Legislative Council unanimously". The New Indian Express. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh assembly elections: Narrow margin of defeat key reason for TDP picking Mangalagiri for Nara Lokesh | Vijayawada News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "Andhra Assembly polls: TDP's Nara Lokesh loses to YSR Congress's Ramakrishna Reddy". India Today. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Andhra Assembly polls: TDP's Nara Lokesh loses to YSR Congress's Ramakrishna Reddy". India Today. 24 May 2019. Archived from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ PTI (3 November 2014). "TDP launches membership enrolment drive; to enroll members from neighbouring states". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ "TDP launches membership enrolment drive & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". 3 November 2014.
- ^ "Nara Lokesh driving TDP government for Papa Chandrababu Naidu & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". 3 January 2015.
- ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Restrain cops from disrupting Yuva Galam Padayatra: TDP". The New Indian Express. 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Andhra Assembly polls: TDP's Nara Lokesh loses to YSR Congress's Ramakrishna Reddy". India Today. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Andhra Assembly polls: TDP sweeps Guntur district, Nara Lokesh wins an Assembly seat for the first time". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Lokesh wins 'Skoch Person of the Year- Governance' award". The New Indian Express. 20 June 2018.
- ^ ANI (18 May 2018). "Nara Lokesh receives award for 'Digital Leader of the Year'". Business Standard.
- ^ ENS (13 September 2018). "Nara Lokesh on 6-day investment hunt, to take part in World Economic Forum meet in China'". The New Indian Express.
- ^ WEF (12 November 2018). "Global Future Council on Agile'". World Economic Forum.
- ^ "In last-ditch attempt, Naidu inducts daughter-in-law Nara Brahmani into TDP's campaign". 9 April 2019.
- ^ "Chandrababu Naidu's daughter-in-law Nara Brahmani, son ride Hyderabad Metro". The Times of India. 19 August 2019.
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