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Ganta Srinivas Rao
Minister for Human Resources Development
Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
2014–2019
GovernorE. S. L. Narasimhan
Chief MinisterN. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded bySake Sailajanath
Succeeded byAudimulapu Suresh
Minister for Infrastructure
Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
2012–2014
GovernorE. S. L. Narasimhan
Chief MinisterNallari Kiran Kumar Reddy
Preceded byKomatireddy Venkat Reddy
Succeeded byOffice Dissolved
Member of Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh
In office
2019–2024
Preceded byPenmetsa Vishnu Kumar Raju
ConstituencyVisakhapatnam North
In office
2014–2019
Preceded byMuttamsetti Srinivas Rao
Succeeded byMuttamsetti Srinivasa Rao
ConstituencyBheemili
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byKonathala Ramakrishna
Succeeded byPeela Govinda Satyanarayana
ConstituencyAnakapalle
In office
2004–2009
Preceded byBalireddy Satya Rao
Succeeded byKalidindi Suryana Naga Sanyasi Raju
ConstituencyChodavaram
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1999–2004
Preceded byGudivada Gurunadha Rao
Succeeded byPappala Chalapathirao
Constituency Anakapalli
Personal details
Born (1960-12-01) 1 December 1960 (age 63)
Kamepalli village, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Political partyTelugu Desam Party
(1999-2008)
(2014-present)
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress
(2011-2014)
Praja Rajyam Party
(2008-2011)
Residence(s)Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India

Ganta Srinivasa Rao is an Indian politician from Telugu Desam Party and former member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing Visakhapatnam North constituency from 23 May 2019 to 23 January 2024. He was the minister of Human Resources Development of Andhra Pradesh in India.[1][2] He hails from Kamepalli village in Prakasam district.[3][4]

He is the former MLA of TDP in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Visakhapatnam North Assembly constituency. He was elected as MLA from Chodavaram in 2004 on Telugu Desam Party party ticket, Anakapalle in 2009 on Praja Rajyam Party ticket, and Bhimili Assembly Constituency[5] in 2014 on Telugu Desam Party party ticket. He was also elected as MP from Anakapalli Lok Sabha constituency in 1999.

He started his political journey with Telugu Desam Party and joined Praja Rajyam Party. He is a close associate of Chiranjeevi. He also worked as Minister in N. Kiran Kumar Reddy cabinet after Praja Rajyam Party merged into Indian National Congress.

Election Statistics

Year Contested For Party Constituency Votes Polled Opponent Party Votes Polled Margin RESULT
1 1999 MP Telugu Desam Party Anakapalle 3,92,984 Gurunadha Rao Gudivada style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #19AAED;" data-sort-value="Indian National Congress" | Indian National Congress 3,34,520 58,464 Won

References

  1. ^ "Council of Ministers – AP State Portal". Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Chandrababu Naidu's Cabinet: Ayyanna, Ganta to be ministers". Deccan Chronicle. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Ganta Srinivasa Rao: Is he a strategist or opportunist?". The Times of India. 16 March 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Ganta Srinivasa Rao to quit Desam in 2019 elections: Gudivada Amarnath". Suryaa. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Bhimli Elections Results 2014, Current MLA, Candidate List of Assembly Elections in Bhimli, Andhra Pradesh". Elections.in. Retrieved 10 June 2015.


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