Pandula Ravindra Babu

Pandula Ravindra Babu
Member of Legislative Council Andhra Pradesh
In office 28 July 2020 – 27 July 2026
Constituency	Nominated by Governor
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 16 May 2014 – 22 May 2019
Preceded by	G. V. Harsha Kumar
Succeeded by	Chinta Anuradha
Constituency	Amalapuram
Personal details
Born	8 Nov 1955 Kovvali, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh
Political party	YSR Congress Party
Spouse	Smt. Suneetha Ravindra Babu
Children	2 daughters
Residence(s)	Meena Bagh, New Delhi
Source: [1]

Pandula Ravindra Babu (born 8 November 1955) is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament from Amalapuram Lok Sabha constituency, Andhra Pradesh. He won the 2014 Indian general election being a Telugu Desam Party candidate.[1] He was elected as Officer of Indian Revenue Service till early 2014,[2] when he resigned to contest Lok Sabha elections.[3] He is a prolific speaker and takes a special interest in debating social issues.[4]

Personal life

Dr Ravindra Babu married Smt. Suneetha Ravindra Babu on 12 Jun 1985. He has two daughters.[4] He worked as IRS officer before entering into politics. His elder daughter was a pilot and married to IAS officer of Orissa cadre .

Political career

Dr Ravindra Babu elected to 16th Lok Sabha. At the Lok Sabha he was a member of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.[4] He joined YSR Congress Party on 18 February 2019. YSR congress Party selected him for MLC under Governor quota in July 2020.[5][6]

Controversies

MP Ravindrababu allegedly said that "people are joining the armed forces for free liquor, free meat and for free holidaying with family members."^[citation needed] His remarks kicked up a row nation-wide. In fact, AP CM N. Chandrababu Naidu sought an explanation from the MP. "I had earlier extended medical services to the Army personnel. I was misquoted. Mr Naidu was misinformed about my remarks," he said.^[citation needed] Later MP has offered to tender an apology to the Indian Armed Forces personnel, if they felt slighted by his controversial remarks.

References

1. "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Retrieved 17 May 2014.
2. "He Will Save the Supreme Court", Red State Christians, 1517 Media, pp. 41–56, 6 August 2019, doi:10.2307/j.ctvcb59v0.5, retrieved 9 December 2024
3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
4. "Members : Lok Sabha". 164.100.47.192. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
5. "Amaravati: Dr Ravindra Babu takes oath as MLC". www.thehansindia.com. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
6. "Courts, judges cannot pluck even Jagan hair: YSRCP MLC". Telugu360.com. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.