Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao

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Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao
Minister for Tourism,
Culture and Youth Advancement

Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
8 June 2019 – 7 April 2022
GovernorE. S. L. Narasimhan
Biswabhusan Harichandan
Chief MinisterY. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
Preceded byBhuma Akhila Priya
Succeeded byRK Roja
Member of parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2014–2019
Preceded bySabbam Hari
Succeeded byBeesetti Venkata Satyavathi
ConstituencyAnakapalli
Member of Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh
Assumed office
23 May 2019
Preceded byGanta Srinivasa Rao
ConstituencyBheemili
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byKarri Seetharamu
Succeeded byGanta Srinivasa Rao
ConstituencyBheemili
Personal details
Born12 Jun 1967
Eluru, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Political partyYSR Congress Party (2019 - Present)
Other political
affiliations
SpouseM. Gnaneswari
Children1 daughter, 1 son
ResidenceVisakhapatnam
OccupationPolitician, educationalist
Websitewww.avanthisrinivasarao.com

Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao, popularly known as Avanthi Srinivas, is an Indian educationalist turned politician. He is the Member of the Legislative Assembly from Bheemili, Andhra Pradesh. He operates Avanthi Education Institutes in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana under Avanthi Educational Society, Visakhapatnam. In May 2014, he was elected to the 16th Lok Sabha.[1]

Personal life[edit]

He was born in Eluru on 12 Jun 1967 to Muttamsetti Venkata Narayana and Smt. Muttamsetti Nageswaramma.[2][3][4] He married Smt. M. Gnaneswari on 20 Jun 1986 and has two children – one daughter: Priyanka, one son: Nandish.[5]

Political career[edit]

He was a member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly between 2009 and 2014. In May 2014, he was elected to 16th Lok Sabha. At the Lok Sabha, he was the member of the Rules Committee; Standing Committee on Industry and the Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development.[5]

On 14 February 2019, he quit the TDP to join the YSRCP.[6]

He was elected in Bheemili constituency as member of legislative assembly for the second time in the 2019 elections. He had also won in the same constituency in the 2009. He was appointed Minister for Tourism, Culture and Youth Advancement of Andhra Pradesh.[7]

Assembly elections 2019[edit]

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bhimili
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao 101629 44.21 +9.63
TDP Sabbam Hari 91917 39.98 -0.99
JSP Panchakarla Sandeep 24248 10.55 +10.55
Majority 9712 9.63
Turnout 217794 94.74

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Ministerial berth in the offing for Muttamsetti". The Hindu. 7 June 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Andhra Pradesh Know Your Minister: Avanthi Srinivasa Rao". Sakshi Post. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  4. ^ "About". Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao Official Website. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Members : Lok Sabha". 164.100.47.192. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Jolt to TDP as MP Srinivas joins YSRC". The Times of India.
  7. ^ "Andhra Pradesh Ministers: Portfolios and profiles". 8 June 2019. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.