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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Gottipati Ravi Kumar
| image = Gottipati Ravi Kumar.jpg
| nickname = Bujji
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|11|09|df=y}}
| birth_place = Pothurajugandi
| office = [[List of ministers of energy of Andhra Pradesh|Minister of Energy]]<br />[[Government of Andhra Pradesh]]
| term_start = 12 June 2024
| term_end =
| governor = [[S. Abdul Nazeer]]
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[N. Chandrababu Naidu]]
| predecessor = [[Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy]]
| successor =
| office1 = Member of the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start1 = 2009
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = [[Karanam Balarama Krishna Murthy]]
| constituency1 = [[Addanki Assembly constituency|Addanki]]
| term_start2 = 2004
| term_end2 = 2009
| predecessor2 = Gottipati Narasaiah
| successor2 = ''Constituency abolished''
| constituency2 = [[Martur Assembly constituency|Martur]]
| occupation = [[Industrialist]]<br />[[Politician]]
| party = [[Telugu Desam Party]]
| spouse = Gottipati Jhansi
| children = Gottipati Harsha vardhan
| father = Gottipati Seshagiri Rao
| alma_mater = [[Bapuji Institute of Engineering & Technology]]<br>(1997)
| other_party = [[YSR Congress Party]]<br />[[Indian National Congress]]
}}

'''Gottipati Ravi Kumar''' (born 9 November 1974), commonly known as '''Bujji''', is an Indian politician currently serving as an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) and cabinet minister in [[Andhra Pradesh]]. He has been elected to the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] five times, with four terms representing the [[Addanki Assembly constituency]] and one term for [[Martur Assembly constituency]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2019-05-23 |title=Addanki Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Gottipati Ravikumar of TDP Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/addanki-election-results-2019-live-updates-winner-loser-leading-trailing-2153267.html |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name="Bapatla: Know your candidates">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |date=9 May 2024 |title=Bapatla: Know your candidates |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2024/May/09/bapatla-know-your-candidates |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214175250/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2024/May/09/bapatla-know-your-candidates |archive-date=14 December 2024 |access-date=14 December 2024 |publisher=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

Ravi Kumar is the [[List of Ministers of Energy of Andhra Pradesh|Minister for Energy]] in the current [[Fourth N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry]] and has won elections in 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, and 2024, representing three different political parties.<ref name=":2" /> He is currently the member of [[Telugu Desam Party]].

== Early life and education ==
Kumar was born in 1976 to Seshagiri Rao. He completed his intermediate studies at Vidwan Junior College in Guntur and graduated from [[Bapuji Institute of Engineering & Technology|B.I.E.T.]] College in Davangere, Karnataka in 1993. He is from a farming family, and also runs his own business.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

== Political career ==
Kumar began his political career with the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC), contesting in the [[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] from the [[Martur Assembly constituency]]. He won, defeating Gottipati Narasimha Rao of the [[Telugu Desam Party]] (TDP) by a margin of 13,806 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Martur Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/martur-andhra-pradesh-assembly-constituency#2004 |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC: Martur 2004 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha-details/2004/andhra-pradesh/martur/27/26554/www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha-details/2004/andhra-pradesh/martur/27/26554/176 |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=🗳️ Gottipati Ravikumar winner in Martur, Andhra Pradesh Assembly Elections 2004: LIVE Results & Latest News: Election Dates, Polling Schedule, Election Results & Live Election Updates |url=https://www.latestly.com/elections/assembly-elections/andhra-pradesh/2004/martur/ |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=LatestLY |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election 2004 - Constituency wise Results |url=https://m.rediff.com/election/ap04detail.htm |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=m.rediff.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Results of 2004 Andhra Pradesh Assembly Elections - Telugu Desam Party, Congress, TRS |url=https://www.idlebrain.com/politics/2004elections/ |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref> In [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]], he was re-elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly as an INC candidate, this time representing the [[Addanki Assembly constituency]], where he defeated [[Karanam Balaram Krishna Murthy]] of TDP by a margin of 15,764 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC Summary: Addanki 2009 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/ac/summary/www.indiavotes.com/ac/summary/30635 |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref><ref name="proneta.in">{{Cite web |title=Addanki Assembly Constituency, Andhra Pradesh- 105 |url=https://proneta.in/addanki_assembly_constituency_andhra_pradesh-105/ |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=proneta.in}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Addanki Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/addanki-andhra-pradesh-assembly-constituency#2009 |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=🗳️ Gottipati Ravikumar, Addanki Assembly Elections 2009 LIVE Results {{!}} Election Dates, Exit Polls, Leading Candidates & Parties {{!}} Latest News, Articles & Statistics {{!}} LatestLY.com |url=https://www.latestly.com/elections/assembly-elections/andhra-pradesh/2009/addanki/gottipati-ravikumar/ |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=LatestLY |language=en}}</ref>

He later joined the [[YSR Congress Party]] (YSRCP) and in the [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]], he won from Addanki, defeating Karanam Venkatesh of TDP by a margin of 4,235 votes.<ref name=":3" /><ref name="proneta.in" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC: Prakasam District 2014 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/district/ac/235/www.indiavotes.com/district/ac/235/843 |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=🗳️ Gottipati Ravikumar (Bujji) winner in Addanki, Andhra Pradesh Assembly Elections 2014: LIVE Results & Latest News: Election Dates, Polling Schedule, Election Results & Live Election Updates |url=https://www.latestly.com/elections/assembly-elections/andhra-pradesh/2014/addanki/ |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=LatestLY |language=en}}</ref> On 27 April 2016, Kumar left YSRCP and joined TDP<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-04-27 |title=Addanki MLA joins TDP |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/addanki-mla-joins-tdp/article8530086.ece |access-date=2024-05-15 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> in the presence of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister [[N. Chandrababu Naidu]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-04-27 |title=AP: Another YSRC legislator joins ruling TDP |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/ap-another-ysrc-legislator-joins-ruling-tdp/articleshow/52009516.cms |access-date=2024-05-15 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-04-24 |title=Addanki MLA decides to switch loyalties |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/addanki-mla-decides-to-switch-loyalties/article8517801.ece |access-date=2024-05-15 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-03-16 |title=Gottipati Ravikumar {{!}} MLA {{!}} TDP {{!}} Addanki {{!}} Prakasam {{!}} theLeadersPage |url=https://theleaderspage.com/gottipati-ravikumar/ |access-date=2024-05-15 |language=en-US}}</ref> In the [[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]], he was re-elected from Addanki as a TDP candidate, defeating Bachina Chenchu Garataiah of the YSRCP by a margin of 12,991 votes.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Addanki Constituency Election Results 2019: Addanki Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/andhra-pradesh/constituency-show/addanki |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Addanki Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/addanki-andhra-pradesh-assembly-constituency#2019 |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-05-23 |title=Addanki Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Gottipati Ravikumar of TDP Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/addanki-election-results-2019-live-updates-winner-loser-leading-trailing-2153267.html |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=🗳️ Gottipati Ravikumar, Addanki Assembly Elections 2019 LIVE Results {{!}} Election Dates, Exit Polls, Leading Candidates & Parties {{!}} Latest News, Articles & Statistics {{!}} LatestLY.com |url=https://www.latestly.com/elections/assembly-elections/andhra-pradesh/2019/addanki/gottipati-ravikumar/ |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=LatestLY |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2019 Live Updates on round-wise vote counting for Darsi, Parchur, Addanki, Chirala, Santhanuthalapadu, Ongole Seats |url=https://www.india.com/news/india/andhra-pradesh-assembly-election-results-2019-round-wise-vote-counting-updates-for-darsi-parchur-addanki-chirala-santhanuthalapadu-ongole-seats-3666489/ |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=www.india.com |language=en}}</ref>

Kumar was notably the only candidate from among the 23 YSRCP MLAs who defected to the TDP after the 2014 elections to secure a victory in 2019. In the [[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]], he continued his winning streak from the Addanki constituency, breaking his previous record by achieving a victory margin of 24,840 votes, setting a new personal and constituency record.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}} In 2024, he was inducted into the [[Andhra Pradesh Council of Ministers|Andhra Pradesh cabinet]] as the [[List of Ministers of Energy of Andhra Pradesh|Minister of Energy]] in the [[Fourth N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-06-22 |title=Ravi Kumar takes charge as Energy Minister, sanctions 40,336 farm pump connections |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/ravi-kumar-takes-charge-as-energy-minister-sanctions-40336-farm-pump-connections/article68320996.ece |access-date=2024-10-30 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Election history==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:70%; text-align: center;"
|+Election results
!Year
!Office
!Constituency
! colspan="2" |Party
!Votes
!%
!Opponent
! colspan="2" |Party
!Votes
!%
!Result
!Ref
|-
|[[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|rowspan="5" |[[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
|[[Martur Assembly constituency|Martur]]
|rowspan=2 |[[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan=2 |[[File:Hand INC.svg|frameless|21x21px]]
|64,983
|55.31
|Gottipati Narasaih
|rowspan=3 |[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|rowspan=3 |[[File:Indian Election Symbol Cycle.png|frameless|21x21px]]
|51,177
|43.56
|{{Won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election 2004 - Constituency wise Results |url=https://m.rediff.com/election/ap04detail.htm |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=m.rediff.com}}</ref>
|-
|[[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2009]]
|rowspan=4 |[[Addanki Assembly constituency|Addanki]]
|86,035
|49.59
|[[Karanam Balarama Krishna Murthy]]
|70,271
|40.50
|{{Won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC Summary: Addanki 2009 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/ac/summary/30635 |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref>
|-
|[[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014]]
|[[YSR Congress Party]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Ceiling Fan.svg|frameless|21x21px]]
|99,537
|50.03
|Karanam Venkatesh
|95,302
|47.90
|{{Won}}
|
|-
|[[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2019]]
|rowspan=2 |[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|rowspan=2 |[[File:Indian Election Symbol Cycle.png|frameless|21x21px]]
|105,545
|50.86
|[[Chenchu Garataiah Bachina]]
|rowspan=2 |[[YSR Congress Party]]
|rowspan=2 |[[File:Indian Election Symbol Ceiling Fan.svg|frameless|21x21px]]
|92,554
|44.60
|{{Won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=sumadhura |date=2019-05-23 |title=Gottipati wins with 1,04,125 votes |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/gottipati-wins-with-104125-votes-531826 |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=www.thehansindia.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
|116,418
|54.02
|Panem Chinna Hanimi Reddy
|91,528
|42.47
|{{Won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Addanki Assembly Election Results 2024: Addanki Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/andhra-pradesh/addanki-constituency-result-1105 |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}{{Fourth N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry}}

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