Devineni Avinash
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Devineni Avinash | |
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| Born | 15 March 1988 (age 36) Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | NTR District YSRCP President Politician |
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| Parent | Devineni Nehru |
Devineni Avinash (born 15 March 1988) is an Indian politician from the state of Andhra Pradesh belonging to YSR Congress Party.
Political career
[edit]Avinash started his political journey as a president of the United Students Organization (USO)[1] established by his father late Devineni Nehru in Vijayawada, who served as a minister in the cabinet of late N. T. Rama Rao. Devineni Nehru also served as a MLA from Kankipadu mandal for five terms (1983, 1985, 1989, 1994 & 2004).
He is currently serving as Vijayawada East (Assembly constituency) in charge of YSR Congress Party. Avinash campaigned for his father Devineni Nehru who contested from Kankipadu mandal in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. He also served as a Samaikyandhra Movement Student JAC Convener gathering 100,000 students which drew the attention of the entire state. He actively participated in the Samaikyandhra Movement including Jala Deeksha[2] and various other student rallies.[3][4] He also led the Special Status for Andhra Pradesh Protests post the state division which included agitations and bike rallies along with the youth. Avinash served as Andhra Pradesh State Youth Congress President and Vijayawada Parliamentary Congress President during his tenure with the Indian National Congress.
Devineni contested the Vijayawada Lok Sabha Elections 2014 from Indian National Congress party.[5][6][7] But, he got defeated by Kesineni Srinivas from Telugu Desam Party. Later, he along with his father Devineni Nehru joined the Telugu Desam Party in 2016. He was appointed Telugu Yuvata State President which is a youth wing of Telugu Desam Party by then Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh N. Chandrababu Naidu.
Avinash again contested 2019 Gudivada (Assembly constituency), Andhra Pradesh against Kodali Nani of YSR Congress Party which swept the 2019 General Elections including Gudivada (Assembly constituency).[8][9] However, this election earned him a huge following in the entire state and he has created an identity of his own amongst the youth irrespective of political affiliations.
Later on, Avinash resigned from Telugu Desam Party and joined YSR Congress Party in November 2019[10][11][12][13] under the leadership of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy. Avinash believes that youngsters should focus on subjects and issues prevailing in the current society. He also thinks that it is important to empower youth for the bright future of the next generation. Currently, he is serving as Vijayawada East (Assembly constituency) in charge.[14] He lost the 2024 election with 49,640 votes.
References
[edit]- ^ Telugu360 (17 April 2017). "Devineni era ends in Vijayawada, a remarkable leader in AP politics". Telugu360.com. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Students undertake 'Jala Deeksha'". The Hindu. 27 August 2013. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "Students take out rally for Samaikyandhra". The Hindu. 19 September 2013. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "నేటి నుంచి సమైక్య ఉద్యమాలు". Sakshi (in Telugu). 29 January 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "Win or lose, I will serve people: Devineni Avinash". The Hindu. 1 May 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ Rao, G. V. R. Subba (27 April 2014). "A tale of two young leaders". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ India, The Hans (1 October 2018). "YSRCP, TD may upset Vangaveeti Radha, Devineni Avinash's applecart". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "Gudivada to witness tough fight between local Kodali Nani, non-local Devineni Avinash". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ Talari, Yadedya (13 March 2019). "TDP leader Devineni Avinash begins election campaign in Gudivada". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "In blow to TDP, its youth wing President Devineni Avinash joins YSRCP in Andhra". www.thenewsminute.com. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ Bandari, Pavan Kumar (14 November 2019). "Devineni Avinash joins YSRCP in the presence of CM Jagan". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "TDP youth wing president Devineni Avinash joins YSRCP". Business Standard India. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "TDP youth wing president Devineni Avinash joins YSRCP". www.aninews.in. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ Bandari, Pavan Kumar (21 November 2019). "Devineni Avinash gets the post in YSRCP, the young leader thanks CM Jagan". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 23 November 2019.