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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Family name hatnote|Jogi|lang=Telugu}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Jogi Ramesh
| birth_date = 1970
| birth_place =
| image = Jogi Ramesh cropped.jpg
| occupation = Politician
| party = [[YSR Congress Party]] (since 2013)
| spouse = 
| father = Jogi Mohan Rao
| mother = Pushpavathi
| children = Rajeev, Rohit Kumar, Reshma Priyanka
| office = [[Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy Ministry|Minister of Housing]]<br/>[[Government of Andhra Pradesh]]
| term_start = 11 April 2022
| term_end = 4 June 2024
| governor = [[Biswabhusan Harichandan]]<br/>[[S. Abdul Nazeer]]
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]]
| predecessor = [[Cherukuvada Sri Ranganadha Raju]]
| office1 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly<br/>Andhra Pradesh]]
| term_start1 = 2019
| term_end1 = 2024
| predecessor1 = Kagitha Venkata Rao
| successor1 = [[Kagitha Krishna Prasad]]
| constituency1 = [[Pedana (Assembly constituency)|Pedana]]
| term_start2 = 2009
| term_end2 = 2014
| predecessor2 = ''Constituency Established''
| successor2 = Kagitha Venkata Rao
| constituency2 = [[Pedana Assembly constituency|Pedana]]
| other_party = [[Indian National Congress]] (until 2012)
}}

'''Jogi Ramesh''' is an Indian politician from the state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. He is a former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA). He represented [[Pedana (Assembly constituency)|Pedana Constituency]] from 2019 to 2024 and on 11 April 2022 sworn in as the Minister in the Andhra Pradesh cabinet.<ref name="Jogi Ramesh only MLA from Krishna to get Cabinet berth">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Jogi Ramesh only MLA from Krishna to get Cabinet berth |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/news/cities/vijayawada/jogi-ramesh-only-mla-from-krishna-to-get-cabinet-berth-737610 |access-date=15 April 2022 |work= |date=12 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415151339/https://www.thehansindia.com/news/cities/vijayawada/jogi-ramesh-only-mla-from-krishna-to-get-cabinet-berth-737610 |archive-date=15 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-03-13 |title=Air of tension palpable in TDP for Pedana seat |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/air-of-tension-palpable-in-tdp-for-pedana-seat/article26518425.ece |access-date=2023-07-15 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name="Gowdas demand strongly for ministerial berth for MLA Jogi Ramesh" />

==Early life==
Jogi Ramesh was born in 1970 in [[Ibrahimpatnam]], Krishna district (now [[NTR district]]) to Jogi Mohan Rao and Pushpavati. He has completed BSc from National College, [[Acharya Nagarjuna University]] in 1989. Jogi Ramesh is a member of the [[Goud]] community.<ref name="Gowdas demand strongly for ministerial berth for MLA Jogi Ramesh">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Gowdas demand strongly for ministerial berth for MLA Jogi Ramesh |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/gowdas-demand-strongly-for-ministerial-berth-for-mla-jogi-ramesh--548432 |access-date=15 April 2022 |work= |date=21 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415154501/https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/gowdas-demand-strongly-for-ministerial-berth-for-mla-jogi-ramesh--548432 |archive-date=15 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="AP Minister Jogi Ramesh Profile">{{cite news |title=AP Minister Jogi Ramesh Profile |url=https://english.sakshi.com/news/andhrapradesh/ap-cabinet-20-pedana-mla-jogi-ramesh-inducted-ys-jagans-council-ministers-153371 |access-date=15 April 2022 |work= |date=11 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415153555/https://english.sakshi.com/news/andhrapradesh/ap-cabinet-20-pedana-mla-jogi-ramesh-inducted-ys-jagans-council-ministers-153371 |archive-date=15 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

==Political career==
Jogi Ramesh was active in politics in the Youth Congress wing from college days. He served as the President of [[Krishna district]] Youth Congress, Railway Board member, Satavahana RTC Regional Zonal Chairman. Jogi Ramesh contested as a [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] candidate from [[Pedana (Assembly constituency)|Pedana]] in [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2009 Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections]] and won against the [[Telugu Desam Party]] candidate Kagitha Venkat Rao for the first time as an MLA with a majority of 1,192 votes.<ref name="I & PR - 1999 Election Results">{{cite news |last1=I & PR - 1999 Election Results |title=1999 Election Results |url=https://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_links/MLAs_2009.pdf |accessdate=8 June 2022 |date=1999 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608171416/https://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_links/MLAs_2009.pdf |archivedate=8 June 2022}}</ref><ref name="Congress MLA meets Jagan at prison">{{cite news |title=Congress MLA meets Jagan at prison |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2013/mar/29/congress-mla-meets-jagan-at-prison-463073.html |access-date=15 April 2022 |work= |date=29 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415153941/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2013/mar/29/congress-mla-meets-jagan-at-prison-463073.html |archive-date=15 April 2022}}</ref> He later joined the [[YSR Congress Party]] in 2013, and served as the State Spokesperson for the Party. He contested [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014 Assembly Elections]] from [[Mylavaram (Assembly constituency)|Mylavaram]] from YSRCP and lost to [[Telugu Desam Party]] candidate [[Devineni Uma Maheswara Rao]].<ref name="Pedana set to witness a triangular fight">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Pedana set to witness a triangular fight |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/pedana-set-to-witness-a-triangular-fight/articleshow/68514529.cms |access-date=15 April 2022 |work= |date=22 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415153331/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/pedana-set-to-witness-a-triangular-fight/articleshow/68514529.cms |archive-date=15 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref> In 2019 Assembly Elections he contested again from [[Pedana (Assembly constituency)|Pedana]] as YSRCP candidate and defeated TDP candidate Kagitha Krishna Prasad by a majority of 7,839 votes.<ref name="Pedana Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Pedana Constituency (Seat) Election Results">{{cite news |last1= |title=Pedana Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Pedana Constituency (Seat) Election Results, Live News. |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2019/andhra-pradesh/pedana-election-result-s01a074/ |access-date=15 April 2022 |date=2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415162333/https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2019/andhra-pradesh/pedana-election-result-s01a074/ |archive-date=15 April 2022}}</ref> Jogi Ramesh was inducted into [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy ministry|Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy's Cabinet]] on 11 April 2022.<ref name="Jagan Cabinet 2.0 - Profiles of 25 Ministers">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Jagan Cabinet 2.0 – Profiles of 25 Ministers |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/120422/jagan-cabinet-20-profiles-of-25-ministers.html |access-date=15 April 2022 |work= |date=12 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415155059/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/120422/jagan-cabinet-20-profiles-of-25-ministers.html |archive-date=15 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

Ramesh contested [[2024 Indian general election]] from [[Penamaluru Assembly constituency]] representing [[YSR Congress Party]]. He was defeated by [[Bode Prasad]] with a margin of 59,915 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=Penamaluru, Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: TDP's Bode Prasad with 144912 defeats YSRCP's Jogi Ramesh |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/story/penamaluru-andhra-pradesh-assembly-election-results-2024-live-updates-2548271-2024-06-04 |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

In 2024, Ramesh was questioned by the police as part of the investigation into the 2021 attack on [[N. Chandrababu Naidu]]'s residence.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Express News |date=2024-08-17 |title=Naidu house attack: Cops inquire Former Andhra minister Jogi |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2024/Aug/17/naidu-house-attack-cops-inquire-former-andhra-minister-jogi |access-date=2025-11-22 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

He was arrested in 2025 by Excise and Prohibition officials at Ibrahimpatnam for his alleged involvement in the spurious liquor case.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Express News |date=2025-11-03 |title=Former minister Jogi Ramesh, brother arrested in spurious liquor case |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2025/Nov/03/former-minister-jogi-ramesh-brother-arrested-in-spurious-liquor-case |access-date=2025-11-22 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-11-03 |title=Spurious liquor case: Andhra Pradesh ex-minister Jogi Ramesh arrested; SIT probes Rs 3-crore link, hard disks seized |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/ap-ex-minister-ramesh-arrested-in-liquor-case/articleshow/125041518.cms |access-date=2025-11-22 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:YSR Congress Party politicians]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Politicians from Krishna district]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2009–2014]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2019–2024]]
[[Category:1970 births]]

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