Gokaraju Ganga Raju

Gokaraju Ganga Raju
Member of the India Parliament
Preceded by	Kanumuri Bapi Raju
Constituency	Narsapuram
Incumbent
Assumed office 2014
Personal details
Born	(1948-07-14) 14 July 1948 Juvvalapalem, Andhra Pradesh
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Lailavathi
Children	G V K Ranga Raju, G Rama Raju
Residence	Vijayawada
Alma mater	Andhra University
As of May, 2014

Gokaraju Ganga Raju (Telugu: గోకరాజు గంగరాజు) is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament to the 16th Lok Sabha from Narsapuram (Lok Sabha constituency), Andhra Pradesh. He won the Indian general election, 2014 being a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate. He is also the founder of Laila Group of Companies. Recently, he was elected as Vice-President to Board of Control for Cricket in India(BCCI) South Zone.

Hailing from an agricultural family, reputed for service to the society, Dr Ganga Raju, a leading industrialist, recognized as a person serving the society. He has dedicated himself to serving the society through Vishva Hindu Parishad and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. One of his friends who helped each other were: MLA, Varada Prasad. He graduated in Bachelor of Pharmacy from Andhra University in 1970,

His father, Late Shri Gokaraju Ranga Raju, served as an MLA from Undi constituency, ZP Vice Chairman of West Godavari District and also served Lord Balaji as the Chairman of Board of trustees, TTD, twice.

Being a sportsman and sports enthusiast, Dr Ganga Raju is the Secretary of Andhra Cricket Association, Chairman of Financial Committee of BCCI and also the Member of Governing Council of Indian Premier League run by BCCI. Recently, Raju was elected as Vice-President to Board of Control for Cricket in India(BCCI).