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{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1997)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Arava Sreedhar
| office = [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Member of Legislative Assembly<br>Andhra Pradesh]]
| term_start = 2024
| predecessor = [[Koramutla Srinivasulu]]
| constituency = [[Kodur Assembly constituency|Kodur]]
| party = [[Janasena Party]]
| birth_date =
}}
'''Arava Sreedhar''' (born 1997)<ref name=":1" /> is an Indian politician from [[Andhra Pradesh]]. He is an MLA from [[Kodur Assembly constituency]] in [[Annamayya district]]. He represents [[Jana Sena Party]]. He won the [[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] where JSP was part of an alliance with [[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]] and [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Kodur Assembly Election Results 2024: Kodur Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/andhra-pradesh/kodur-constituency-result-1127 |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kodur (SC) Constituency Election Results 2024: Kodur (SC) Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/andhra-pradesh/constituency-show/kodur |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Sreedhar is from [[Kodur Assembly constituency|Kodur]], in the present Annamayya district. His father Arava Venkataiah is a farmer. He completed his B.Tech. at Rajiv Gandhi Memorial College of Engineering, Nandyal.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Arava Sreedhar(Janasena Party):Constituency- KODUR (SC)(KADAPA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/AndhraPradesh2024/candidate.php?candidate_id=1358 |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref>

== Political career ==
Sreedhar won the [[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] from [[Kodur Assembly constituency]] representing [[Jana Sena Party]]. He polled 78,594 votes and defeated three time MLA [[Koramutla Sreenivasulu|Koramutla Srinivasulu]] of [[YSR Congress Party]] by a margin of 11,101.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Arava Sreedhar, JSP Candidate from Kodur Assembly Election 2024 Seat: Electoral History & Political Journey, Winning or Losing - News18 Assembly Election 2024 Result News |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/andhra-pradesh/arava-sreedhar-assembly-candidate-s01aed2008a127e2024c012/ |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=www.news18.com |language=en}}</ref> He joined Jana Sena Party only a few days before his nomination was announced by party chief [[Pawan Kalyan]] on 4 April 2024 but he kept the confidence of his leader and won the seat<ref>{{Cite web |title=Janasena: అభ్యర్థిని మార్చిన పవన్ కళ్యాణ్.. 3 రోజుల కింద చేరిన నేతకు టికెట్ |url=https://telugu.samayam.com/andhra-pradesh/news/pawan-kalyan-confirms-arava-sridhar-as-railway-kodur-janasena-candidate-in-place-of-yanamala-bhaskar-rao/articleshow/109041367.cms |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=Samayam Telugu |language=te}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Raghavendra |first=V. |date=2024-04-04 |title=A.P. Elections: Mandali Buddha Prasad is Jana Sena Party candidate for Avanigadda |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/ap-elections-mandali-buddha-prasad-is-jana-sena-party-candidate-for-avanigadda/article68028273.ece |access-date=2024-06-22 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> and later on 12 November 2024 was appointed whip.<ref name="AP CM Naidu Appoints Chief Whips, Whips">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |date=13 November 2024 |title=AP CM Naidu Appoints Chief Whips, Whips |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/andhra-pradesh/ap-cm-naidu-appoints-chief-whips-whips-1837719 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113173223/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/andhra-pradesh/ap-cm-naidu-appoints-chief-whips-whips-1837719 |archivedate=13 November 2024 |accessdate=13 November 2024 |work= |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Andhra Pradesh govt names whips for assembly, council">{{cite news |date=12 November 2024 |title=Andhra Pradesh govt names whips for assembly, council |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/andhra-pradesh-government-appoints-new-whips-for-assembly-and-council/articleshow/115227312.cms |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113173158/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/andhra-pradesh-government-appoints-new-whips-for-assembly-and-council/articleshow/115227312.cms |archivedate=13 November 2024 |accessdate=13 November 2024}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1997 births]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2024–2029]]
[[Category:Jana Sena Party politicians]]
[[Category:People from Kadapa district]]
[[Category:Telugu politicians]]

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