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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder

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| name = Arekapudi Gandhi
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| office = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of [[Telangana Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = 2 June 2014
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| predecessor = M. Bikshapathi Yadav
| constituency = [[Serilingampally Assembly constituency|Serilingampally]]
| occupation = Politician
| party = [[Indian National Congress]] <br/> (2024-present)
| other_party = [[Telugu Desam Party]] (2016) <br/> [[Bharat Rashtra Samithi]] (2016-2024)
}}

'''Arekapudi Gandhi''' (born 12 June 1961) is a member of the [[Telangana Legislative Assembly]] from [[Serilingampally Assembly constituency]] since the [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014 Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=SRI AREKAPUDI GANDHI |url=https://legislature.telangana.gov.in/getMLAMemberDetails?memid=3199&constid=52&orderby=1&termid=15 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240618150126/https://legislature.telangana.gov.in/getMLAMemberDetails?memid=3199&constid=52&orderby=1&termid=15 |archive-date=18 June 2024 |access-date=18 June 2024 |website=legislature.telangana.gov.in}}</ref> He won as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] representing [[Telugu Desam Party]] in the [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014 Legislative Assembly election]] and later joined [[Bharat Rashtra Samithi]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-03-09 |title=Two More TDP MLAs to Join TRS |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2016/mar/09/two-more-tdp-mlas-to-join-trs-901574.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240618150125/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2016/Mar/09/two-more-tdp-mlas-to-join-trs-901574.html |archive-date=2024-06-18 |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

He served as [[Whip (politics)|whip]] in the [[2nd Telangana Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-09-08 |title=Vinay Bhaskar to be chief whip in Telangana Assembly |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2019/Sep/08/vinay-bhaskar-to-be-chief-whip-in-assembly-2030611.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240618150125/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2019/Sep/08/vinay-bhaskar-to-be-chief-whip-in-assembly-2030611.html |archive-date=2024-06-18 |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref> He defected to Congress on 13 July 2024<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-07-13 |title=BRS MLA Arekapudi Gandhi joins Congress in Telangana |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/telangana/brs-mla-arekapudi-gandhi-joins-congress-in-telangana-3104375 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713125808/https://www.deccanherald.com/india/telangana/brs-mla-arekapudi-gandhi-joins-congress-in-telangana-3104375 |archive-date=2024-07-13 |work=Deccan Herald}}</ref> and was appointed Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman on 9 September 2024.<ref name="Telangana Assembly Speaker constitutes Financial Committees; Arekapudi Gandhi appointed as chairman of Committee on Public Accounts">{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |title=Telangana Assembly Speaker constitutes Financial Committees; Arekapudi Gandhi appointed as chairman of Committee on Public Accounts |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/telangana-assembly-speaker-constitutes-financial-committees-arekapudi-gandhi-appointed-as-chairman-of-committee-on-public-accounts/article68623241.ece |access-date=10 September 2024 |date=10 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240910191520/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/telangana-assembly-speaker-constitutes-financial-committees-arekapudi-gandhi-appointed-as-chairman-of-committee-on-public-accounts/article68623241.ece |archive-date=10 September 2024 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref name="Gandhi Named Chairman of PAC">{{cite news |title=Gandhi Named Chairman of PAC |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/telangana/gandhi-named-chairman-of-pac-1822399 |access-date=10 September 2024 |date=9 September 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Arekapudi Gandhi, a defector, made Public Accounts Committee chairman">{{cite news |last1=The New Indian Express |title=Arekapudi Gandhi, a defector, made Public Accounts Committee chairman |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2024/Sep/10/arekapudi-gandhi-a-defector-made-public-accounts-committee-chairman |access-date=10 September 2024 |date=10 September 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Telangana MLAs 2014–2018]]
[[Category:Bharat Rashtra Samithi politicians]]
[[Category:Telugu Desam Party politicians from Telangana]]
[[Category:Telugu politicians]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Telangana MLAs 2018–2023]]
[[Category:Telangana MLAs 2023–2028]]
[[Category:1961 births]]

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