Kesineni Nani
Nani in 2015
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
16 May 2014 – 10 January 2024
Preceded byLagadapati Rajagopal
ConstituencyVijayawada
Personal details
Born (1966-01-22) 22 January 1966
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
Political partyYSR Congress Party (since 2024)
Other political
affiliations		Telugu Desam Party (until 2024)
Praja Rajyam Party (2008–2009)
SpousePavani
Children2
ResidenceVijayawada
Websitehttps://mpvijayawada.com

Kesineni Srinivas, commonly known as Kesineni Nani, is an Indian politician and entrepreneur.[1] He previously represented Vijayawada Parliamentary constituency as a Member of Parliament.[1][2]

Early and personal life

Kesineni Nani was born in Vijayawada to Ramaswamy Kesineni and Prasunamba Kesineni on 22 January 1966. He spent his entire childhood in the city along with his siblings. He married Smt. Pavani Kesineni on 16 April 1992 and has two daughters.

Career

Political

Nani joined Praja Rajyam Party on Oct. 26th, 2008. He continued his services to party for 3 months only and he quit it in Jan. 2009. He joined Telugu Desam Party (TDP) thereafter.

He was elected as a member of parliament from Vijayawada Loksabha constituency in 2014 general elections from Telugu Desam party and re-elected from same constituency in 2019.

At the Lok Sabha, Nani is currently a member of Indian Council of Medical Research committee.[3] Earlier he was a member of the Committee on Privileges, Standing Committee on Urban Development and the Consultative Committee, Ministry of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water and Sanitation.

On 10 January 2024, Nani has resigned as the Member of Parliament and left TDP to join the YSR Congress Party.[4][5][2]

Non-political

Kesineni Travels was started by Kesineni Nani's grandfather, Kesineni Venkaiah in 1928 and with 90 years of legacy. Kesineni Travels came to a halt on March 31, 2018.

References

  1. 1 2 "Lok Sabha Profile of Kesineni Srinivas (Nani)".
  2. 1 2 "Vijayawada Corporator resigns from Telugu Desam Party days after father's exit". India Today. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  3. ↑ Bandari, Pavan Kumar (10 December 2019). "Centre appoints TDP MP Kesineni Nani as member of ICMR committee". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  4. ↑ Rao, G. V. R. Subba (10 January 2024). "Vijayawada MP Kesineni Nani quits TDP, all set to join YSRCP". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "టీడీపీకి కేశినేని నాని రాజీనామా". Sakshi (in Telugu). 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
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