Kona Raghupathi

Kona Raghupathi is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh, India. He represented the Bapatla constituency in the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh till 2024.^[1] He was elected to serve as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bapatla Assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh, India, in 2014. He represents the YSR Congress Party.^[2]

Kona Raghupathi
Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office 2014–2024
Preceded by	Gade Venkata Reddy
Succeeded by	Vegesana Narendra Varma
Constituency	Bapatla
21st Deputy Speaker of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office 18 June 2019 – 18 September 2022
Preceded by	Mandali Buddha Prasad
Succeeded by	Kolagatla Veera Bhadra Swamy
Personal details
Political party	YSR Congress Party
Parent	Kona Prabhakara Rao (father)

Early life

Kona Raghupathi was born to Kona Prabhakara Rao, who was the former governor for Maharashtra and Sikkim states.^[3]

Political career

In 2014, he contested from Bapatla Assembly constituency on behalf of YSR Congress Party and emerged victorious over Annam Satish Prabhakar of Telugu Desam Party in the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.^[4][5] In 2019, he won as the MLA from Bapatla constituency from Andhra Pradesh. He is the deputy speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.^[6][7]