He served as the Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister of Andhra Pradesh from 2014 to 2019.
He is currently an MLA of Telugu Desam Party, representing Peddapuram assembly constituency in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
Chinarajappa hails from Kakinada district.
He is a resident of Vijayawada.
He completed his post-graduation in Master of Arts.
Nimmakayala Chinna Rajappa worked as the district president of Telugu Desam Party for two decades.
He was also a Member of Legislative Council.
He won the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election by defeating Thota Subbarao Naidu of YSR Congress Party, with a margin of over 10000 votes.
