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{{short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Vaddiraju Ravichandra
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| office = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start = 25 May 2022
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| predecessor = [[Banda Prakash]]
| constituency = [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Telangana|Telangana]]

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| birth_place = Inugurthy, [[Kesamudram|Kesamudram Mandal]], [[Mahabubabad district]], [[Telangana]], India
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| party = [[Bharat Rashtra Samithi]]
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| parents = Narayana, Venkata Narsamma
| spouse = Vijayalakshmi
| children = Ganga Bhavani, Nikhil Saichandra
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'''Vaddiraju Ravichandra''' is an [[Indian politician]]. He is a member of parliament, representing [[Telangana]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]] the [[upper house]] of [[Parliament of India|Indian Parliament]] as a member of the [[Bharat Rashtra Samithi]].<ref name="Vaddiraju Ravichandra unanimously elected as Rajya Sabha member">{{cite news |last1=Telangana Today |first1= |title=Vaddiraju Ravichandra unanimously elected as Rajya Sabha member |url=https://telanganatoday.com/telangana-vaddiraju-ravichandra-unanimously-elected-as-rajya-sabha-member |access-date=24 May 2022 |date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524173115/https://telanganatoday.com/telangana-vaddiraju-ravichandra-unanimously-elected-as-rajya-sabha-member |archive-date=24 May 2022}}</ref> Ravichandra, popularly known as Gayatri Ravi, is the Founder Chairman of Gayatri Group, president of Telangana Granite Quarry Owners Association and also the honorary President of the Telangana Munnuru Kapu All Association JAC and the National Union of Backward Castes.

==Personal life==
Vaddiraju Ravichandra was born in Inugurthy village, [[Kesamudram]] mandal, [[Mahabubabad district]] of [[Telangana]] on 22 March 1964 to Narayana and Venkata Narsamma.

==Political life==
Vaddiraju Ravichandra contested [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election]] as congress candidate from [[Warangal East Assembly constituency]] and he lost the election to Nannapuneni Narender of the TRS. He later Joined TRS party in 2019.<ref name="Granite trader Vaddiraju joins TRS">{{cite news |last1=Deccan Chronicle |title=Granite trader Vaddiraju joins TRS |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/070419/granite-trader-vaddiraju-joins-trs.html |accessdate=18 May 2022 |work= |date=7 April 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518124131/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/070419/granite-trader-vaddiraju-joins-trs.html |archivedate=18 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Ravichandra has been nominated for the by-election caused by the resignation of TRS member [[Banda Prakash]] on 18 May 2022<ref name="TRS announces three candidates for RS polls">{{cite news |title=TRS announces three candidates for RS polls |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/trs-announces-three-candidates-for-rs-polls/article65426925.ece |access-date=24 May 2022 |work= |date=18 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524175433/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/trs-announces-three-candidates-for-rs-polls/article65426925.ece |archive-date=24 May 2022 |language=en-IN}}</ref> and was unanimously elected to the Rajya Sabha on 23 May 2022.<ref name="TRS nominee elected uncontested to Rajya Sabha">{{cite news |title=TRS nominee elected uncontested to Rajya Sabha |url=https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/national/2022/05/23/mes7-tl-trs-rs-win.html |access-date=24 May 2022 |work= |date=24 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524175955/https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/national/2022/05/23/mes7-tl-trs-rs-win.html |archive-date=24 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Ravichadra elected unanimous to Rajya Sabha">{{cite news |title=Ravichadra elected unanimous to Rajya Sabha |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/ravichadra-elected-unanimous-to-rajya-sabha/article65453842.ece |access-date=24 May 2022 |work= |date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524175947/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/ravichadra-elected-unanimous-to-rajya-sabha/article65453842.ece |archive-date=24 May 2022 |language=en-IN}}</ref> His term in the Rajya Sabha was set to end on 2 April 2024.

Vaddiraju Ravichandra's candidature was finalized by BRS President [[K. Chandrashekar Rao]] who renominated him to Rajya Sabha for the second time after discussions with senior leaders on 14 February 2024.<ref name="BRS nominates Vaddiraju for RS for second time">{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1= |title=BRS nominates Vaddiraju for RS for second time |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/brs-nominates-vaddiraju-for-rs-for-second-time/article67846566.ece |access-date=14 February 2024 |date=14 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214180017/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/brs-nominates-vaddiraju-for-rs-for-second-time/article67846566.ece |archive-date=14 February 2024 |language=en-IN}}</ref> He was elected unopposed for the second time<ref name="Renuka Chowdhury, Anil Kumar Yadav, Ravichandra declared elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Renuka Chowdhury, Anil Kumar Yadav, Ravichandra declared elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/renuka-chowdhury-anil-kumar-yadav-ravichandra-declared-elected-unopposed-to-rajya-sabha-882844 |access-date=23 June 2024 |work= |date=21 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240623134646/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/renuka-chowdhury-anil-kumar-yadav-ravichandra-declared-elected-unopposed-to-rajya-sabha-882844 |archive-date=23 June 2024 |language=en}}</ref> and made as BRS parliamentary party deputy leader in Rajya Sabha on 23 June 2024.<ref name="Vaddiraju Ravichandra is new BRS parliamentary party deputy leader">{{cite news |last1=Telangana Today |first1= |title=Vaddiraju Ravichandra is new BRS parliamentary party deputy leader |url=https://telanganatoday.com/vaddiraju-ravichandra-is-new-brs-parliamentary-party-deputy-leader |access-date=23 June 2024 |date=23 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240623134450/https://telanganatoday.com/vaddiraju-ravichandra-is-new-brs-parliamentary-party-deputy-leader |archive-date=23 June 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

==Election History==
===Rajya Sabha===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Position
! colspan="2" |Party
! Constituency
! From
! To
! Tenure
|-
| [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]] (1st Term)
| {{Party name with color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi|rowspan=2}}
| rowspan="2"|[[Telangana]]
| 25 May 2022
| 2 April 2024
| '''{{ayd|2022|5|25|2024|4|2}}'''
|-
| [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]] (2nd Term)
| 3 April 2024
| 2 April 2030
| '''{{ayd|2024|4|3}}'''
|}

==References==
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ravichandra, Vaddiraju}}
[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from Telangana]]
[[Category:Bharat Rashtra Samithi politicians]]
[[Category:1964 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]

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Ajaymodi01 at 11:39, 18 April 2026