Pandula Ravindra Babu

Indian politician

Dr. Pandula Ravindra Babu

Member of parliament
In office 16 May 2014 – 22 May 2019
Preceded by	G.V Harshakumar
Succeeded by	Chintha Anuradha
Constituency	Amalapuram
MLC
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 July 2020

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 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] Born on 8 November 1955, he was an Officer of Indian Revenue Service till early 2014, when he resigned to contest Lok Sabha elections.^[2] He is a prolific speaker and takes a special interest in debating social issues.^[3]

Personal life

Dr Ravindra Babu married Smt. Suneetha Ravindra Babu on 12 Jun 1985. He has two daughters.^[3] 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.^[3] He joined YSR Congress Party on 18 February 2019. YSR congress Party selected him for MLC under Governor quota in July 2020.^[4]^[5]

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

^ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Retrieved 17 May 2014.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c "Members : Lok Sabha". 164.100.47.192. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
^ "Amaravati: Dr Ravindra Babu takes oath as MLC". www.thehansindia.com. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
^ "Courts, judges cannot pluck even Jagan hair: YSRCP MLC". Telugu360.com. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.