The Minister of Home Affairs or Home Minister (HM) is the head of the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of Andhra Pradesh. The minister's chief responsibility is the maintenance of Andhra Pradesh's internal security; the state's police force comes under the ministry's jurisdiction. Occasionally, the minister is assisted by the Minister of State of Home Affairs. The Minister of Home Affairs is one of the senior-most officers in the Cabinet of Andhra Pradesh. Several Home Ministers have held the additional portfolio of Deputy Chief Minister.
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
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| Paura rakṣaṇa Vyavahārāla mariyu Vipatthu Nirvahāṇa Śākha Mantrī | |
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| Department of Home Affairs | |
| Abbreviation | HM |
| Member of | Andha Pradesh Cabinet |
| Reports to | Governor of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Legislature |
| Appointer | Governor of Andhra Pradesh on the advice of the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh |
| Inaugural holder | Nimmakayala Chinarajappa |
| Formation | 8 June 2014 |
From June 2014 to May 2019, the Home Minister of Andhra Pradesh was Nimmakayala Chinarajappa of the Telugu Desam Party, taking over the reins from Kiran Kumar Reddy, who was also Home Minister as well as the last Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh before the bifurcation of United Andhra Pradesh into the present-day residual Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Following the cabinet re-shuffling on 11 April 2022, Taneti Vanitha assumed the office under the Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy ministry, serving until 11 June 2024. On 14 June 2024, Vangalapudi Anitha assumed the office under the fourth N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry.
Functions
editThe Home Department oversees various personnel and administrative functions across several departments, including the police, prisons, fire services, and printing & stationery departments, with the exception of cadre officer matters. Its responsibilities include management of the Special Protection Force (SPF), administration of the Sainik Welfare Department, and regulation under the Arms Act and related state judicial matters. Additionally, the department is authorized to sanction or withdraw prosecution, delegate magisterial powers to district collectors and district election officers during election periods, and confer magisterial powers to IAS probationers.[1]
List of Home Ministers
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edit| No. | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of office | Party | Chief Minister | Ref. | |||
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Chegondi Harirama Jogaiah | Narasapuram | Telugu Desam Party | N. T. Rama Rao | [2] | |||||
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M. V. Mysura Reddy | Indian National Congress | [3] | |||||||
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Alapati Dharma Rao | [4] | ||||||||
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P. Indra Reddy | 1995 | 1996 | 1 year | Telugu Desam Party | N. T. Rama Rao | ||||
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Alimineti Madhava Reddy | 1996 | 1999 | 4 years | N. Chandrababu Naidu | [5] | ||||
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Tulla Devender Goud | 1999 | 2004 | 5 years | ||||||
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Kunduru Jana Reddy | 2004 | 2009 | 5 years | Indian National Congress | Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy | ||||
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Sabitha Indra Reddy | 2009 | 2013 | 4 years | Indian National Congress | Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy Kiran Kumar Reddy |
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Andhra Pradesh
edit| # | Portrait | Minister (Lifespan) Constituency |
Term of office | Election (Term) |
Party | Ministry | Chief Minister | Ref. | |||
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Nimmakayala Chinarajappa (born 1953) MLA for Peddapuram |
8 June 2014 | 29 May 2019 | 4 years, 355 days | 2014 (14th) |
Telugu Desam Party | Naidu III | N. Chandrababu Naidu | [6] | |
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Mekathoti Sucharitha (born 1972) MLA for Prathipadu |
8 June 2019 | 7 April 2022 | 2 years, 303 days | 2019 (15th) |
YSR Congress Party | Jagan | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy | [7][8] | |
| 3 | Taneti Vanitha (born 1973 MLA for Gopalapuram |
11 April 2022 | 11 June 2024 | 2 years, 58 days | [9][10] | ||||||
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Vangalapudi Anitha (born 1979) MLA for Payakaraopet |
12 June 2024 | Incumbent | 170 days | 2024 (16th) |
Telugu Desam Party | Naidu IV | N. Chandrababu Naidu | [11][12] | |
References
edit- ^ "Home Department". Andhra Pradesh State Portal.
- ^ Data India. Press Institute of India. 1990. p. 441.
- ^ "Former TDP MP Mysura Reddy suspended for breach of discipline". The Hindu. 25 May 2012. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "Naxalite violence pushes security in Andhra Pradesh to new levels". India Today. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ "మరపురాని నేత మాధవరెడ్డి". Sakshi (in Telugu). 7 March 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "Have a look on educational qualifications of CBN cabinet ministers". indiaherald.com. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "Mekathoti Sucharita, the Dalit(christian) woman Home Minister of Andhra Pradesh". The New Indian Express. Hyderabad. 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Mekatoti Sucharita set to create history". The Hindu. Guntur. 8 June 2019.[dead link]
- ^ The New Indian Express (12 April 2022). "Vanitha gets home, Buggana retains finance, Botcha & Suresh swap ministries in new team". Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "Buggana retains finance, Vanitha gets Home". The Hindu. 11 April 2022. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "Chandrababu Naidu sworn-in as new Andhra CM: Here is full list of AP ministers". The Economic Times. 12 June 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "AP Cabinet Ministers List: Who Gets What?". Deccan Chronicle. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.