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Former Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Alla Nani Dies
Alla Nani was a politician from Eluru in Andhra Pradesh.
He first became an elected representative in 2004.
He was a loyal supporter of former Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy.
Later, he joined the YSR Congress Party led by Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy.
After winning the 2019 election, he became a Deputy Chief Minister and Health Minister.
He was involved in managing the State’s health administration during the COVID-19 pandemic and an illness outbreak in Eluru.
He lost the 2024 election, left active politics, and later joined the Telugu Desam Party.
Alla Nani died in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday morning, prompting reactions from leaders of both major parties.
Alla Nani, a former Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister, died in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday morning.
Nani entered politics in 2004 and won his first Assembly election on a Congress ticket.
He later joined the YSR Congress Party and served as Health Minister and Deputy Chief Minister from 2019.
Nani was dropped from the cabinet in April 2022 and lost the 2024 Eluru election by more than 60,000 votes.
He resigned from the YSR Congress Party in August 2024, joined the Telugu Desam Party in February 2025, and later died amid reports that he lacked a prominent position there.
- Who
- Alla Nani, former Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Health Minister.
- What
- He died in Visakhapatnam.
- Where
- Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
- When
- Tuesday morning; the article does not provide a calendar date.
- Why
Key facts
- Political base
- Eluru in West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh
- First Assembly election
- 2004, on a Congress ticket
- 2019 election
- Elected from the Eluru Assembly constituency on a YSR Congress Party ticket
- Ministerial roles
- Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Health, Family Welfare and Medical Education
- Cabinet exit
- Dropped from the cabinet in April 2022
- 2024 election result
- Lost the Eluru Assembly election to TDP candidate Badeti Radha Krishnayya by more than 60,000 votes
- Later political affiliation
- Resigned from the YSR Congress Party in August 2024 and joined the Telugu Desam Party in February 2025
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