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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Gudivada Amarnath
| image =
| caption =
| office = [[Ministry of Information Technology (Andhra Pradesh)|Minister of Information Technology, Electronics and Communications]]<br />[[Government of Andhra Pradesh]]
| term_start = 11 April 2022
| term_end = 4 June 2024
| governor = * [[Biswabhusan Harichandan]]
* [[S. Abdul Nazeer]]
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]]
| predecessor = [[Mekapati Goutham Reddy]]
| successor = [[Nara Lokesh]]
| office1 = [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy ministry|Minister of Industries and Commerce; Infrastructure and Investment]]<br />[[Government of Andhra Pradesh]]
| term_start1 = 11 April 2022
| term_end1 = 4 June 2024
| governor1 = * [[Biswabhusan Harichandan]]
* [[S. Abdul Nazeer]]
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]]
| predecessor1 = [[Buggana Rajendranath]]
| successor1 = {{bulleted list
|[[T. G. Bharath]] (as [[List of ministers of industries & commerce of Andhra Pradesh|Minister of Industries and Commerce]])
|[[B. C. Janardhan Reddy]] (as [[Ministry of Infrastructure and Investment|Minister of Infrastructure and Investment]])
}}
| office2 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]], [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Andhra Pradesh]]
| term_start2 = 2019
| term_end2 = 2024
| predecessor2 = [[Peela Govinda Satyanarayana]]
| successor2 = [[Konathala Ramakrishna]]
| constituency2 = [[Anakapalle Assembly constituency|Anakapalle]]
| birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|31|2017|3|31}}
| birth_place = 
| occupation = Politician
| spouse = Hima Gowri
| party = [[YSR Congress Party]] (2014{{ndash}}present)
| other_party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />[[Telugu Desam Party]] (until 2014)
| father = [[Gudivada Gurunadha Rao]]
| mother = Gudivada Nagamani
}}

'''Gudivada Amarnath''' (born {{Birth based on age as of date|31|2017|3|31|noage=yes}})<ref name="Padayatra" /> is an Indian politician from the state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. He is elected as the [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) from [[Anakapalle (Assembly constituency)|Anakapalle Assembly constituency]] in 2019 to the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] representing the [[YSR Congress Party]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Gopal|first=B. Madhu|date=24 May 2019|title=Big gains for YSRCP in Anakapalle, set to make clean sweep of Assembly, LS seats|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/big-gains-for-ysrcp-in-anakapalle-set-to-make-clean-sweep-of-assembly-ls-seats/article27228481.ece|url-status=live|access-date=24 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616043129/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/big-gains-for-ysrcp-in-anakapalle-set-to-make-clean-sweep-of-assembly-ls-seats/article27228481.ece|archive-date=16 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=24 May 2019|title=Andhra Pradesh Assembly election result: Full list of winners|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/elections/andhra-pradesh-assembly-election-result-full-list-of-winners-mla/1585284/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210054439/https://www.financialexpress.com/elections/andhra-pradesh-assembly-election-result-full-list-of-winners-mla/1585284/|archive-date=10 December 2021|website=[[The Financial Express (India)|Financial Express]]}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Gudivada Amarnath was born to [[Gudivada Gurunadha Rao]], (a former politician and Member of Legislative Assembly from Penduthi Assembly Constituency from Visakhapatnam District in Andhra Pradesh. Served as State Minister of Education in 1994 [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament in 1998]] from [[Anakapalli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Anakapalli Lok Sabha constituency]]), and Nagamani.<ref name="Padayatra">{{Cite news|last=Sarma|first=G. V. Prasada|date=31 March 2017|title='Padayatra' for rail zone launched|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/padayatra-for-rail-zone-launched/article17749001.ece|url-status=live|access-date=23 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112023632/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/padayatra-for-rail-zone-launched/article17749001.ece|archive-date=12 November 2020|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name="Gudiwada Nagamani" /> He graduated with an engineering degree.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2 May 2014|title=It is My Childhood Dream to be an MP|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2014/may/02/it-is-my-childhood-dream-to-be-an-mp-607284.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123165208/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2014/may/02/It-is-My-Childhood-Dream-to-be-an-MP-607284.html|archive-date=23 January 2022|access-date=23 January 2022|website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>

== Career ==
Gudivada Amarnath and his Mother, Nagamani, were members of [[Indian National Congress]]. They quit Congress and joined [[Telugu Desam Party]] (TDP) after the death of his father. In March 2014, they both quit TDP and joined [[YSR Congress Party]].<ref name="Gudiwada Nagamani">{{Cite web|date=8 March 2014|title=Gudiwada Nagamani, son quit TDP|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/gudiwada-nagamani-son-quit-tdp/articleshow/31638923.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921180535/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/Gudiwada-Nagamani-son-quit-TDP/articleshow/31638923.cms|archive-date=21 September 2020|access-date=23 January 2022|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Former members of Telugu Desam Party]]
[[Category:People from Visakhapatnam district]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2019–2024]]

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