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Devineni Avinash (born 15 March 1988) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh and a member of the YSR Congress Party.[1]

Devineni Avinash
Born15 March 1988 (1988-03-15) (age 37)
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationNTR District YSRCP President Politician
Political party
ParentDevineni Nehru
Websitex.com/devineniavi

Political career

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Avinash is the son of Devineni Nehru, who founded the United Students Organisation (USO) in Vijayawada.[2][3]

Avinash began his political career as president of the USO. He campaigned for Nehru, who contested the Andhra Pradesh election from Kankipadu mandal in the Krishna district.[3]

He participated in the Samaikyandhra Movement, Jala Deeksha and student rallies.[4][5][6]

Avinash contested the Vijayawada Lok Sabha Elections in 2014 as an Indian National Congress candidate,[7][3][8] but was defeated by Kesineni Srinivas of the Telugu Desam Party. In 2016, he and his father joined the Telugu Desam Party. N. Chandrababu Naidu, then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, appointed him as the State President of Telugu Yuvata, the youth wing of the Telugu Desam Party. In 2019, Avinash contested the Gudivada Assembly constituency, but lost to Gudivada local Kodali Nani of the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP). The YSRCP went on to win the 2019 General Elections.[9][10]

In November 2019, Avinash resigned from the Telugu Desam Party and joined the YSRCP.[11][12][13][14] He served in Vijayawada East in charge for the YSRCP under the leadership of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy.[15] He contested the Vijayawada East Assembly constituency in 2024, but finished as runner-up.

2014 Indian General Election

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Avinash contested the 2014 Indian general election as the Indian National Congress candidate for the Vijayawada Lok Sabha constituency. At 26 years old, Avinash was the youngest among the major candidates. His nomination followed the exit of then Congress MP Lagadapati Rajagopal, who had quit politics after the Andhra Pradesh bifurcation.[16] The election occurred after the creation of Telangana, with public sentiment largely against the Congress in the remaining Andhra Pradesh region.[17]

Avinash faced competition from Kesineni Srinivas (TDP–BJP alliance) and Koneru Rajendra Prasad (YSRCP). Avinash received 39,751 votes, finishing third with 3.33% of the total vote share.[18] Srinivas won with 592,696 votes (~49.6%), followed by Prasad with 517,834 votes (~43.7%).[19]

The Congress party’s vote share decreased across the state, attributed to public discontent over the bifurcation. Despite the loss, Avinash continued his political career and, in 2016, joined the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).[20]

2019 and 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections

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In the 2019 state assembly elections, Avinash contested the Gudivada Assembly constituency as a TDP candidate against Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao (Kodali Nani) of the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP).[21] Kodali Nani won the election with 89,833 votes (53.5%), while Avinash secured 70,354 votes (41.9%).[22]

Following the defeat, in November 2019, Avinash resigned from the TDP and joined the ruling YSRCP.[23] He served in Vijayawada East in charge for the YSRCP under the leadership of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy.[15]

In the 2024 state assembly elections, he contested the Vijayawada East Assembly constituency against TDP candidate Gadde Rama Mohan. Mohan won the election with 118,841 votes (~60.66%), while Avinash finished as runner-up with 69,201 votes (~35.23%).[24]

References

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  1. ^ "RGIA authorities stop Devineni Avinash from flying to Dubai". The Hindu. 16 August 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  2. ^ Telugu360 (17 April 2017). "Devineni era ends in Vijayawada, a remarkable leader in AP politics". Telugu360.com. Retrieved 7 October 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b c Rao, G. V. R. Subba (27 April 2014). "A tale of two young leaders". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Students undertake 'Jala Deeksha'". The Hindu. 27 August 2013. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Students take out rally for Samaikyandhra". The Hindu. 19 September 2013. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  6. ^ "నేటి నుంచి సమైక్య ఉద్యమాలు". Sakshi (in Telugu). 29 January 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Win or lose, I will serve people: Devineni Avinash". The Hindu. 1 May 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  8. ^ India, The Hans (1 October 2018). "YSRCP, TD may upset Vangaveeti Radha, Devineni Avinash's applecart". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Gudivada to witness tough fight between local Kodali Nani, non-local Devineni Avinash". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  10. ^ Talari, Yadedya (13 March 2019). "TDP leader Devineni Avinash begins election campaign in Gudivada". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  11. ^ "In blow to TDP, its youth wing President Devineni Avinash joins YSRCP in Andhra". www.thenewsminute.com. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  12. ^ Bandari, Pavan Kumar (14 November 2019). "Devineni Avinash joins YSRCP in the presence of CM Jagan". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  13. ^ "TDP youth wing president Devineni Avinash joins YSRCP". Business Standard India. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  14. ^ "TDP youth wing president Devineni Avinash joins YSRCP". www.aninews.in. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  15. ^ a b Bandari, Pavan Kumar (21 November 2019). "Devineni Avinash gets the post in YSRCP, the young leader thanks CM Jagan". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  16. ^ "TDP, Congress, YSRC debutants test political waters in Vijayawada". The Economic Times. PTI. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  17. ^ "Win or lose, I will serve people: Devineni Avinash". The Hindu. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  18. ^ "Vijayawada Lok Sabha Constituency Results 2014". Elections.in. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  19. ^ "Constituency Wise Result Status – Andhra Pradesh 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  20. ^ "Devineni Avinash joins TDP". The Hans India. 12 April 2016.
  21. ^ "Gudivada to witness a tough fight between local Kodali Nani, non-local Devineni Avinash". The New Indian Express. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  22. ^ "Gudivada Assembly Constituency Election Result 2019". Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  23. ^ "Devineni Avinash joins YSRCP". The Hans India. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  24. ^ "Vijayawada East, Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: TDP's Gadde Rama Mohan defeats YSRCP's Avinash Devineni with 49640 votes". India Today. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
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