title: Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu
text: # Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu
  
  Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu (born 4 September 1957) is a politician from Andhra Pradesh. He was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly several times from Narsipatnam Constituency.
  
  ## Early life
  
  Patrudu was born in Koppula Velama family at Narsipatnam in the erstwhile Visakhapatnam district. He earned a bachelor's degree in Arts from PR Government College, Kakinada, in 1978.
  
  ## Rise in the party and political career
  
  He started politics as a member of Telugu Desam Party. Later, he was nominated as the Candidate of TDP for Narsipatnam constituency in Visakhapatnam district. He was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the same constituency, on a Telugu Desam Party ticket for six terms—1983–88, 1994–96, 1999–2009 and 2014. He was also elected as a member of parliament during 1996–98 from Anakapalli constituency. He lost the election from same MLA constituency during 1989–93, 2009 and in 2019 and he served as a Cabinet minister in Government of Andhra Pradesh from 2014 -19.
  
  