Audimulapu Suresh

Audimulapu Suresh (born 27 April 1964) is a former Indian civil servant turned politician, and a member of fourteenth Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He represents Yerragondapalem Constituency in Andhra Pradesh and is a member of YSR Congress Party.

He was the Education minister of Andhra Pradesh from 2019 to 2022 and incumbent as Minister of Municipal Administration & Urban Development, Andhra Pradesh under Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy.

Early life
Suresh was born to Audimulapu Samuel George, founder of George Group of Institutions at Markapur in Prakasam District. Suresh did his Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from National Institute of Technology Karnataka in 1984 and later completed a doctorate in Computer Science Engineering. He married T. H. Vijaya Lakshmi. Previously, he worked as Deputy Financial Officer and Chief Accounts Officer in Indian Railways.

Political career
Suresh started his political career in the year 2009 by quitting his designation as a Civil Servant from Indian Railways. He was nominated by Congress Party to contest the Yerragondapalem Constituency and became an MLA for the first time winning the 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election. In the next election he became a Member of Legislative Assembly for the second time on YSR Congress Party ticket from Santhanuthalapadu Constituency. In 2019, he shifted back to Yerragondapoalem and won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election defeating Budala Ajitha Rao of Telugu Desam Party by a margin of 31,632 votes.