Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani (born 7 March 1976) is a physician by profession and an Indian politician currently serving as the 28th Minister of State for Rural Development and Communications since June 2024.

Subsequently, he served as an attending physician at Johns Hopkins University and Sinai Hospital for approximately five years, teaching residents and medical students.

[11] Pemmasani contributed to the provision of free potable water to residents of the Palnadu region in Andhra Pradesh, within the Guntur district.

When Chandrababu Naidu became Chief Minister, Chandra Sekhar actively participated in organizing events held in America during his visits.

[6] He ran in the 2024 Indian general election from Guntur Lok Sabha constituency as a Telugu Desam Party candidate,[14] and won with 344,695 votes,[15] succeeding former member Galla Jayadev who had announced he was taking a break from politics in January 2024.