Nimmakayala Chinarajappa

Nimmakayala Chinarajappa (born 1 October 1953) is an Indian politician. He served as the Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister of Andhra Pradesh from 2014 to 2019. He is currently an MLA of Telugu Desam Party, representing Peddapuram assembly constituency in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

Nimmakayala Chinarajappa
Chinarajappa at a public meeting
7th Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
In office 8 June 2014 – 23 May 2019 Serving with K. E. Krishnamurthy
Governor	E. S. L. Narasimhan
Chief Minister	N. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded by	President rule
Succeeded by	Pilli Subhash Chandra Bose Alla Nani K. Narayana Swamy Pushpasreevani Pamula Amzath Basha Shaik Bepari
Minister of Home affairs Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office 8 June 2014 – 29 May 2019
Governor	E. S. L. Narasimhan
Chief Minister	N. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded by	President's rule
Succeeded by	Mekathoti Sucharita
Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office 2014
Preceded by	Pantam Gandhi Mohan
Constituency	Peddapuram
Member of Legislative Council Andhra Pradesh
In office 2007–2014
Chairman	A. Chakrapani
Deputy	Mohammed Jani
Leader of the House	Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy Konijeti Rosaiah Kiran Kumar Reddy
Constituency	Andhra Pradesh
Personal details
Born	(1953-10-01) 1 October 1953 (age 71) Amalapuram, East Godavari District
Political party	Telugu Desam Party
Parent	N. Venkata Rangayya (father)
Residence(s)	Dr. No. 2-120, Peda Gadavilli, Uppalaquptam Mandal, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh
Website	https://nchinarajappa.com/

Personal life and education

Chinarajappa hails from Kakinada district. He is a resident of Vijayawada.^[1] He completed his post-graduation in Master of Arts. Well known for his simplicity and commitment for social causes. ^[2]

Political career

Nimmakayala Chinna Rajappa worked as the district president of Telugu Desam Party for two decades. He is considered as a grass root leader and is highly accessible to the members of his constituency. Always focused on improving the outcomes and standing by the people where appropriate. He is very well regarded by leaders from all the parties. ^[3] He was also a Member of Legislative Council.^[4] He won the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election by defeating Thota Subbarao Naidu of YSR Congress Party, with a margin of over 10000 votes. In 2024 elections, Nimmakayala Chinna Rajappa secured 105,685 votes against Davuluri Dorababu of the YSRCP who secured 65,234, winning with a margin of over 40,000 votes, highest in the region.^[5]