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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Given name hatnote|Lokesh|Nara|his|lang=Telugu}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Nara Lokesh
| office = [[Member of Legislative Council]]
| image = File:Nara Lokesh.jpg
| signature_alt = Lokesh in 2018
| party = [[Telugu Desam Party]]
| leader_since = 2017,
| birth_place = [[Hyderabad]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] (now [[Telangana]]), India
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|1|23|df=yes}}<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2019-04-02|title=Nara Lokesh: Ideological, political heir to NT Rama Rao's legacy|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/elections/know-your-politician-nara-lokesh-ideological-political-heir-to-nt-rama-rao-s-legacy-512046|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-01|website=[[India TV News]]|language=en}}</ref>
| restingplacecoordinates =
| spouse = Nara Brahmani
| parents = [[Nara Chandrababu Naidu]] (father)

[[Nara Bhuvaneshwari]] (Mother)
| children = 1<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.page3hyd.in/actors-actress-movie-images-wallpapers-picture-gallery/nara-lokesh-son-name-devaansh/ |title= Nara Lokesh Son Name Devaansh |publisher= page3hyd.in |date= 28 May 2015 |access-date= 28 May 2015 }}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| residence = [[Tadepalle, Guntur district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]
| alma_mater = [[Carnegie Mellon University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BSc]]) [[Stanford Graduate School of Business]] (MBA)
| occupation = Businessman, politician
| profession =
| cabinet =
| committees =
| portfolio =
| term_start = 2 April 2017
| term_end =
| relations = [[N. T. Rama Rao]] (grandfather)
}}

'''Nara Lokesh''' (born 23 January 1983) is an Indian politician. He is the son of former [[List of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh|Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Telugu Desam Party]] (TDP) chief [[N. Chandrababu Naidu]] and Bhuvaneshwari, and grandson of [[N. T. Rama Rao]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/nara-lokesh-inducted-into-ap-cabinet-chandrababu-naidus-son-is-latest-chapter-of-indias-dynastic-politics-3366358.html|title=Nara Lokesh inducted into AP cabinet: Chandrababu Naidu's son is latest chapter of India's dynastic politics – Firstpost|website=firstpost.com|date=4 April 2017}}</ref>

Lokesh became cabinet minister for information technology, [[Panchayati Raj]] and [[rural development]] in Andhra Pradesh in 2017.

Lokesh joined the TDP in May 2013, and worked on the election strategy for the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 General Elections]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Janyala|first=Sreenivas|date=28 May 2013|title=TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu's son Nara Lokesh joins politics|work=The Indian Express|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/tdp-chief-chandrababu-naidus-son-nara-lokesh-joins-politics/|url-status=live|access-date=8 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140401123546/http://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/tdp-chief-chandrababu-naidus-son-nara-lokesh-joins-politics/|archive-date=8 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=28 May 2013|title=Nara Lokesh hogs the limelight|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/nara-lokesh-hogs-the-limelight/article4758681.ece|url-status=live|access-date=8 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125203051/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/nara-lokesh-hogs-the-limelight/article4758681.ece|archive-date=25 November 2020}}</ref> He sought election as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) for the [[Mangalagiri (Assembly constituency)|Mangalagiri constituency]] in the [[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2019 Andhra Pradesh assembly elections]] and lost to Alla Ramakrishna Reddy of the [[YSR Congress Party]] (YSRCP). However, he is still a member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council.<ref name="Rao" />

==Early life and education==
Lokesh has an [[MBA]] from Stanford University Graduate School of Business and Bachelor of Science with a specialization in Management Information Systems from Carnegie Mellon University.<ref name="Janyala">{{Cite news|last=Janyala|first=Sreenivas|date=16 February 2009|title=Their fathers' sons|work=The Indian Express|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/their-fathers--sons/423845/|url-status=live|access-date=8 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225122813/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/their-fathers--sons/423845/|archive-date=25 February 2020}}</ref>

==Political career ==
Though he never won a direct election, Lokesh held several key positions in both party and state of Andhra Pradesh.

In 2014, Lokesh became TDP's General Secretary, a member of the Politburo, the highest decision-making body of the party. He managed the party, interacted with party workers and citizens, and helped set the party policies and strategy.<ref name="TNN">{{Cite news|date=12 July 2016|title=Lokesh emerges as No. 2 in TDP|work=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Lokesh-emerges-as-No-2-in-TDP/articleshow/53167855.cms|url-status=live|access-date=8 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330211434/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Lokesh-emerges-as-No-2-in-TDP/articleshow/53167855.cms|archive-date=30 March 2021}}</ref> He claimed in January 2013 that [[Rahul Gandhi]] and the [[Indian National Congress|Congress party]] derived the Direct Benefit Transfer System from a TDP proposal submitted to the central government.<ref>Times of AP [http://timesofap.com/politics/rahul-stole-my-idea-says-nara-lokesh.html Rahul stole my idea says Lokesh Nara] 1 January 2013</ref>

Lokesh is credited with successfully managing the TDP party's membership drive that added five million members. The digital technology used by the onboarding team – tablets, live data feeds and a real-time dashboard – was probably the first such use for enrolling and managing party members in the country.<ref name="PTI">{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/tdp-launches-membership-enrolment-drive-to-enroll-members-from-neighbouring-states/articleshow/45021430.cms|title=TDP launches membership enrolment drive; to enroll members from neighbouring states|last=PTI|date=3 November 2014|work=[[The Economic Times]]|access-date=2 December 2018}}</ref> In 2017, Chandrababu Naidu inducted Lokesh as an MLC and a month later he was appointed the Cabinet minister for IT, Panchayathi Raj and Rural Development.<ref name="Rao">{{Cite news|date=2 April 2017|title=Chandrababu Naidu's son Nara Lokesh takes oath as Minister|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/chandrababu-naidus-son-nara-lokesh-takes-oath-as-minister/article17762250.ece|url-status=live|access-date=8 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125185621/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/chandrababu-naidus-son-nara-lokesh-takes-oath-as-minister/article17762250.ece|archive-date=25 November 2020}}</ref>

===Development and welfare models===
Lokesh has been one of the Trustees of [[NTR Trust|NTR Memorial Trust]] (popularly known as NTR Trust) on Healthcare, Education, Skills Enhancement and [[Disaster Management]].

Lokesh oversees the disaster response program of the Trust that operates in times of natural calamities.{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}}

Each active member of the party will get a personal insurance cover of ₹2 lakh in case of a fatal accident, ₹2 lakh for permanent disability, ₹1 lakh for the partially disabled, and ₹50,000 in case of accidental injuries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-tdp-launches-membership-enrolment-drive-2031677|title=TDP launches membership enrolment drive & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=3 November 2014}}</ref>

Lokesh-led party online membership drive fetched TDP 53+ lakh members.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-nara-lokesh-driving-tdp-government-for-papa-chandrababu-naidu-2049150|title=Nara Lokesh driving TDP government for Papa Chandrababu Naidu & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=3 January 2015}}</ref>

=== 2019 Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections ===

Lokesh unsuccessfully contested from Mangalagiri constituency and lost to Alla Rama Krishna Reddy of YSRCP.<ref>{{Cite news|date=24 May 2019|title=Andhra Assembly polls: TDP's Nara Lokesh loses to YSR Congress's Ramakrishna Reddy|work=India Today|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/andhra-assembly-polls-tdp-nara-lokesh-loses-to-ysrcp-ramakrishna-reddy-1533306-2019-05-24|url-status=live|access-date=8 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200831015641/https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/andhra-assembly-polls-tdp-nara-lokesh-loses-to-ysrcp-ramakrishna-reddy-1533306-2019-05-24|archive-date=31 August 2021}}</ref>

==Awards and recognition==
Lokesh won the "Skoch Person of the Year" award in 2018, for his innovative use of technology while resolving issues related to drinking water supply, transparency in governance, and other activities under his Panchayati Raj portfolio.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2018/jun/20/lokesh-wins-skoch-person-of-the-year--governance-award-1830853.html|title=Lokesh wins 'Skoch Person of the Year- Governance' award|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

In May 2018, he won the Business World magazine "Digital Leader of the Year" at the Businessworld Digital India summit in New Delhi. The award recognises the best utilisation of technology in governance.<ref name="ANI">{{cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/nara-lokesh-receives-award-for-digital-leader-of-the-year-118051801499_1.html|title=Nara Lokesh receives award for 'Digital Leader of the Year'|last=ANI|date=18 May 2018|work=[[Business Standard]]}}</ref> The same year, the Kalam Centre for Livable Planet Earth and Sustainable Development recognised Lokesh's efforts in the successful integration of technology in rural governance and awarded the innovation award to Andhra Pradesh in the Panchayat Raj and Rural Development category. He was also awarded the Kalam Innovation in Governance Award in 2018.{{Citation needed|date=April 2021}}

In September 2018, Lokesh was invited to represent India at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Entrepreneurship Summit and Annual Meeting of World Champions in Tianjin, China.<ref name="ENS">{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2018/sep/13/nara-lokesh-on-6-day-investment-hunt-to-take-part-in-world-economic-forum-meet-in-china-1871329.html|title=Nara Lokesh on 6-day investment hunt, to take part in World Economic Forum meet in China'|last=ENS|date=13 September 2018|work=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> In the following month, he became the only Indian politician to be nominated to the WEF's Network of Global Future Councils (NGFC), an interdisciplinary knowledge group that deliberates on agile governance in terms of emerging technologies and business models.<ref name="WEF">{{cite web|url=https://www.weforum.org/communities/global-future-council-on-agile-governance|title=Global Future Council on Agile'|last=WEF|date=12 November 2018|work=[[World Economic Forum]]}}</ref>

==Personal life==
In 2007, Lokesh married Brahmani, his first cousin on maternal side and daughter of actor and politician [[Nandamuri Balakrishna]].<ref name="Janyala"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lok-sabha-elections/in-last-ditch-attempt-naidu-inducts-daughter-in-law-nara-brahmani-into-tdp-s-campaign/story-EjulTqBJnj67TOo5rWtWcJ.html|title=In last-ditch attempt, Naidu inducts daughter-in-law Nara Brahmani into TDP's campaign|date=9 April 2019}}</ref> The couple has a son, Devansh.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/brahmani-son-ride-hyd-metro/articleshow/70729249.cms|title=Chandrababu Naidu's daughter-in-law Nara Brahmani, son ride Hyderabad Metro}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Nara Lokesh}}

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