| Office | Member of Telangana Legislative Assembly |
|---|---|
| Term start | 2 June 2014 |
| Predecessor | M. Bikshapathi Yadav |
| Constituency | Serilingampally |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Party | Indian National Congress (2024-present) |
| Other party | Telugu Desam Party (2016) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (2016-2024) |
Arekapudi Gandhi (born 12 June 1961) is a member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly from Serilingampally Assembly constituency since the 2014 Legislative Assembly election.[1] He won as a Member of the Legislative Assembly representing Telugu Desam Party in the 2014 Legislative Assembly election and later joined Bharat Rashtra Samithi.[2]
He served as whip in the 2nd Telangana Assembly.[3] He defected to Congress on 13 July 2024[4] and was appointed Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman on 9 September 2024.[5][6][7]
References
- ^ "SRI AREKAPUDI GANDHI". legislature.telangana.gov.in. Archived 18 June 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Two More TDP MLAs to Join TRS". The New Indian Express. 2016-03-09. Archived 2024-06-18 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Vinay Bhaskar to be chief whip in Telangana Assembly". The New Indian Express. 2019-09-08. Archived 2024-06-18 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "BRS MLA Arekapudi Gandhi joins Congress in Telangana". Deccan Herald. 2024-07-13. Archived 2024-07-13 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ The Hindu (10 September 2024). "Telangana Assembly Speaker constitutes Financial Committees; Arekapudi Gandhi appointed as chairman of Committee on Public Accounts" (in en-IN). Archived 10 September 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Gandhi Named Chairman of PAC". 9 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ The New Indian Express (10 September 2024). "Arekapudi Gandhi, a defector, made Public Accounts Committee chairman". Retrieved 10 September 2024.