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Chegondi Harirama Jogaiah
Office Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Office Minister of Home Affairs
Government of Andhra Pradesh
Office Member of Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh



Term start 2 June 2004
Term end 6 November 2008
Predecessor Venkata Krishnam Raju Uppalapati
Successor Kanumuri Bapiraju
Predecessor N. T. Rama Rao


Constituency Narasapur


Born 1937-04-05 (age 89)
Born Palakollu, Andhra Pradesh





Political party Indian National Congress
(1972-1983)
(1989-2008)
Telugu Desam Party
(1983-1989)
Praja Rajyam Party
(2008-2012)
YSR Congress Party
(2012-2014)
Spouse Leelavathi
Children 5 sons




Chegondi Harirama Jogaiah (born 5 April 1937) is an Indian politician. He served as the Home Minister of Andhra Pradesh in the 1980s.[1] He was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha (2004Template:En dash2009) representing the Narasapuram constituency. He also served as an MLA four times Template:Em dash Palakollu for two terms in 1972 and 1989 and Narasapuram for two terms in 1983 and 1985.[2][3]

Harirama Jogaiah resigned from Lok Sabha and Congress membership on 18 August 2008 and joined Praja Rajyam Party.[4] Later, he resigned from Praja Rajyam Party and joined YSR Congress Party, and in March 2014 he resigned from YSR Congress Party. Now he is not active in politics.

Harirama Jogaiah released his political autobiography on 1 November 2015 titled "60 Vasantala Naa Rajakeeya Prasthanam" where he wrote all his political experiences till now. The book is released by NTR's daughter Daggubati Purandheswari and he dedicated his book to NTR. Film lyricist Anantha Sriram is his relative.[5]

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