Nara Lokesh

Nara Lokesh
Lokesh in 2023

Minister of Human Resources Development Government of Andhra Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 June 2024
Governor	S. Abdul Nazeer
Chief Minister	N. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded by	Botsa Satyanarayana
Minister of Information Technology, Electronics and Communications; Real Time Governance Government of Andhra Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 June 2024
Governor	S. Abdul Nazeer
Chief Minister	N. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded by	Gudivada Amarnath
In office 2 April 2017 – 29 May 2019
Governor	E. S. L. Narasimhan
Chief Minister	N. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded by	Palle Raghunatha Reddy
Succeeded by	Mekapati Goutham Reddy
Member of Legislative Assembly, Andhra Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 June 2024
Preceded by	Alla Ramakrishna Reddy
Constituency	Mangalagiri
Minister of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office 2 April 2017 – 29 May 2019
Governor	E. S. L. Narasimhan
Chief Minister	N. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded by	Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu
Succeeded by	Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy
Member of Legislative Council, Andhra Pradesh
In office 30 March 2017 – 29 March 2023
Chairman	A. Chakrapani N. M. D. Farooq Shariff Mohammed Ahmed Koyye Moshenu Raju
Leader of the House	N. Chandrababu Naidu Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
Constituency	Elected by MLAs
National General Secretary, Telugu Desam Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 2014 Serving with Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu
National President	N. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded by	Position established

Personal details
Born	(1983-01-23) 23 January 1983 Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (now in Telangana, India)
Political party	Telugu Desam Party
Spouse	Nara Brahmani (m. 2007)
Children	1
Relatives	Nandamuri–Nara family
Residence(s)	Undavalli, Andhra Pradesh, India
Education	BSc (Carnegie) (2004) MBA (Stanford) (2008)
Alma mater	Carnegie Mellon University Stanford Graduate School of Business
Occupation	Politician
Website	www.naralokesh.in

Nara Lokesh (born 23 January 1983) is an Indian politician currently serving as the Minister for Information Technology, Electronics and Communications, Real Time Governance and Human Resources Development in the Government of Andhra Pradesh. He is also the General Secretary of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). He is the son of N. Chandrababu Naidu, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and President of the TDP. He previously served as the Minister for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, and Information Technology, Electronics and Communications from 2017 to 2019, following his election as a Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) in 2017.

In the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Lokesh unsuccessfully contested as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the Mangalagiri Assembly constituency. In the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, he was elected as an MLA for Mangalagiri.