Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu is a political leader from Andhra Pradesh-based Telugu Desam Party and a Member of Parliament from Srikakulam constituency. He was born on December 18, 1987, and is the son of another prominent Telugu Desam Party leader, Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu. He got his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University, USA, and completed his MBA from Long Island University, USA. He worked in the corporate sector for a year before joining politics. He successfully ran for the Srikakulam seat in the Lok Sabha elections in 2014 under the Telugu Desam Party's banner, marking the beginning of his political career. With this win, he established himself as a young, capable leader with a close bond with his constituents, even at the tender age of 27.

He continued to be successful in the 2019 elections, thereby establishing himself as a pivotal player in the Telugu Desam Party, as he was one of the only three members of his party who won the Lok Sabha elections that year. Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu is an Indian politician and a Member of parliament to the 17th Lok Sabha from Srikakulam Lok Sabha constituency, Andhra Pradesh. He won the Indian general election, 2014 and 2019 as a Telugu Desam Party (TDP) candidate. He is also the National General Secretary of the TDP and the Leader of the Party in the Lok Sabha.

 

Early life

Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu was born in Nimmada, Srikakulam on 18 December 1987. He is the son of Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu, A Telugu Desam Party leader and Kinjarapu Vijayakumari. His father was a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Tekkali constituency and then became a Member of Parliament (MP) from Srikakulam and later served as a Union Minister for Rural Development in the United Front government between 1996 and 1998. He completed his primary schooling in Srikakulam and later on joined Delhi Public School, R. K. Puram, Delhi, to complete his school education after his father became an MP and moved to Delhi. He then earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University, United States and an MBA from Long Island University. He worked for a year in Singapore before returning to India. His uncle, Kinjarapu Atchannaidu, is also a politician. 

 

Personal life

Kinjarupu married Sravya Bandaru in June 2017, the youngest daughter of the former minister and Telugu Desam Party Vice-President, Bandaru Satyanarayana Murthy. 

 

Political career

Kinjarupu entered politics in 2012 after the death of his father. He now represents Srikakulam Parliamentary constituency. He was made the MP constituency in charge in 2013. In 2014, he contested the elections for Srikakulam Constituency and won with a margin of 127,576 votes. Kinjarupu is the second youngest Member of Parliament to the 16th Lok Sabha. He introduced a private members bill to draw the attention of the centre towards Andhra Pradesh Railway Zone with Vishakhapatnam as its headquarters. He is a member of the standing committee on Railways and Home Affairs, Consultative Committee on Ministry of Tourism and Culture and in the Committee on Welfare of other Backward Classes and Official Language Department in the 16th Loksabha.

 

At the United Nations

Kinjarapu has represented India at the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly in the 22nd meeting of the first committee on Disarmament. He emphasized on India's commitment to protecting the ideals of the UN charter and international peace through genuine pursuit for multilateralism. On behalf of India, he attached importance to productive measures in Nuclear Disarmament and Non- Proliferation in all aspects at the United Nations.