Kona Raghupathi

Kona Raghupathi
Kona Raghupathi
Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
	In office; 2014–2024
Preceded by	Gade Venkata Reddy
Succeeded by	Vegesana Narendra Varma
Constituency	Bapatla
21st Deputy Speaker of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
	In office; 18 June 2019 – 18 September 2022
Preceded by	Mandali Buddha Prasad
Succeeded by	Kolagatla Veera Bhadra Swamy
Personal details
Political party	YSR Congress Party
Parent	Kona Prabhakara Rao (father)

Kona Raghupathi is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh, India. He represented the Bapatla constituency in the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh till 2024.^[1] He was elected to serve as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bapatla Assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh, India, in 2014. He represents the YSR Congress Party.^[2]

Early life

Kona Raghupathi was born to Kona Prabhakara Rao, who was the former governor for Maharashtra and Sikkim states.^[3]

In 2014, he contested from Bapatla Assembly constituency on behalf of YSR Congress Party and emerged victorious over Annam Satish Prabhakar of Telugu Desam Party in the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.^[4]^[5] In 2019, he won as the MLA from Bapatla constituency from Andhra Pradesh. He is the deputy speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.^[6]^[7]

^ Kona Ragupathi Politician
^ Bapatla (Andhra Pradesh) Assembly Constituency Elections
^ Samuel Jonathan. "Bapatla: an interesting contest on the cards". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
^ "MLA". AP State Portal. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
^ "Repalle Assembly 2014 Election Results". Elections.in. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
^ The Hindu (18 June 2019). "Kona Raghupathi elected Assembly Deputy Speaker". Retrieved 2 December 2021.
^ "Bapatla: Know your candidates". The New Indian Express. 9 May 2024. Archived from the original on 14 December 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.