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| Office | Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
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| Term start | 31 March 2021 |
| Term end | 31 August 2024
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| Born | 1984-06-07 (age 42)
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| Political party | Template:Ubl
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Balli Kalyanachakravarthy (born 7 June 1984), also referred to as Balli Kalyan Chakravarthy, is an Indian businessman and politician who has served in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council from 2021 to 2024 as a member of the YSR Congress Party.[1] Kalyanachakravarthy is from the town of Gudur in the Nellore district.[2] He co-founded the company Nihibha Online Business Private Limited in 2015.[3]
Kalyanachakravarthy's father is Balli Durga Prasad Rao, a longtime member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly who had been elected to the Lok Sabha in 2019, representing the Tirupati constituency. His father died in office in September 2020 from a heart attack after contracting COVID-19.[4]
In 2021, Kalyanachakravarthy considered running in the by-election for his father's seat in the Lok Sabha.[2] However, Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, instead offered to nominate Kalyanachakravarthy as a candidate for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council. Kalyanachakravarthy accepted the offer, and was elected unanimously by the MLAs for a six-year term on 8 March 2021.[5] He was sworn into office on 31 March 2021.[6][7]
On 31 August 2024, Kalyanachakravarthy resigned from the Legislative Council and left the YSRCP for the Telugu Desam Party.[8][9]
Kalyanachakravarthy joined Telugu Desam Party in the presence of Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu on 19 September 2025.[10]
References
- ↑ Sri Balli Kalyanachakravarthy. Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council. Retrieved October 9, 2022.Template:Dead link
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 YSRC names 6 for Andhra Pradesh MLC polls under MLA quota. The New Indian Express(February 26, 2021). Retrieved 2022-10-10.
- ↑ Nihibha Online Business Private Limited. Connect2India. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
- ↑ ఎమ్మెల్సీ అభ్యర్థుల ఎంపికలో చాణక్యం, Sharma, Rajesh. TV9 Telugu(2021-02-25). Retrieved 2022-10-10.
- ↑ All six YSRCP candidates unanimously get elected as MLCs. The Siasat Daily(2021-03-09). Retrieved 2022-10-10.
- ↑ Andhra Pradesh: Six new members of Council take oath. The Hans India(2021-04-02). Retrieved 2022-10-10.
- ↑ ఆరుగురు ఎమ్మెల్సీల ప్రమాణ స్వీకారం. Prajasakti(April 1, 2021). Retrieved 2022-10-10.
- ↑ 2 YSRCP MLCs resign from council, quit party. The Times of India(2024-09-01). Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ↑ Is YSRCP Going the BRS Way? MLCs, Rajya Sabha Members Bid Adieu to Jagan Mohan Reddy, Rayasam, Raj. South First(2024-09-01). Retrieved 2025-03-19.
- ↑ AP: 3 YSRCP MLCs join TDP in presence of Chandrababu Naidu(19 September 2025). Retrieved 20 September 2025.