Chetti Palguna (born 26 January 1963) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election on YSRCP ticket from Araku constituency in Alluri Sitharama Raju district. He defeated Donnu Dora Siyyari, an independent candidate by a margin of 25,441 votes.[1][2]
Early life and education
editPalguna was born in Seekari village, Araku mandal of the erstwhile Visakhapatnam district. His father is Pakeeru. He completed his post graduation in Political Science from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. Before joining politics, he was a bank employee.[1] He is working on setting up an industrial park in his constituency.[3]
Career
editPalguna joined YSR Congress party in 2014 and contested the general election from Araku Parliamentary constituency representing YSRCP but lost the MP seat to Kothapalli Geetha of TDP. In 2019, he was elected as MLA from the Araku constituency on YSRCP ticket.[4] He was denied a ticket to contest the 2024 Assembly election.[5][6] But his daughter in law Gumma Thanuja Rani was nominated by YSR Congress party to contest from the Araku Parliamentary constituency.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ a b Patnaik, Santosh (23 May 2019). "TDP wand fails to do the trick in Visakha Agency". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ "Araku Valley Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Chetti. Palguna of YSRCP Wins". News18. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ Correspondent, Special (7 June 2019). "APIIC urged to set up industrial park in Araku". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Vizag: Tribals turn scenic village into tourism destination". The Times of India. 26 November 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ Sudhir, S. N. V. "Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy could face bumpy road after dropping MLAs from polls list". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ "Jagan drops 10 more MLAs ahead of upcoming elections". Hindustan Times. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ Correspondent, D. C. (17 March 2024). "YSRC changes Araku MP candidate for second time". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Rao, G. Janardhana (18 March 2024). "Andhra CM Jagan's YSRC withholds Anakapalle candidate, shuffles Araku nominee in strategic election move". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 March 2024.