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Nadendla Manohar
Nadendla Manohar
18th Speaker of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
4 June 2011 – 18 June 2014
Preceded byN. Kiran Kumar Reddy
Succeeded byK. Siva Prasad Rao
Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
for Tenali
In office
2004–2014
Preceded byGogineni Uma
Succeeded byAlapati Rajendra Prasad
Personal details
Born (1964-04-06) 6 April 1964 (age 60)
Andhra Pradesh, India
Political partyJana Sena Party (12 October 2018-present)
Other political
affiliations
Indian National Congress (before 12 October 2018)
SpouseDr. Nadendla Manoharam
ChildrenMitul Nadendla, Lalith Nadendla
ParentNadendla Bhaskara Rao (father)

Nadendla Manohar is an Indian politician who served as the Speaker of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He was the last speaker of the United Andhra Pradesh before the formation of the Telangana state on June 2, 2014. Nadendla Manohar was sworn in as the 18th Speaker of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly on 4 June 2011. A two-time Member of the Legislative Assembly in Andhra Pradesh. On 12 October 2018 he joined in Jana Sena Party.

Education

Nadendla Manohar is an MBA from College of Commerce and Business Management, Osmania University, with specialization in Marketing and B.A. from Nizam College, Osmania University, Hyderabad.[1]

Bio-Profile

Manohar was elected as the Speaker in June 2011. He is an elected Member of the Indian National Congress from Tenali Constituency of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh in 2004 and 2009 General elections. He contested and lost in the 2014 elections. Prior to his election as Speaker, he served as the Deputy Speaker of the A.P. Legislative Assembly and chaired committees including the House Committee which probed the functioning of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (Primary School Education) in Andhra Pradesh. He has served the Congress Party in various capacities and as General Secretary of the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee, he focused on developing NSUI and Youth Congress in A.P.

Realizing the need to empower legislators, he has embarked on a mission to improve the I.T. infrastructure in the Legislative Assembly. He had not only provided Laptop Computers and hand held Tablets to Hon’ble Members, but also brought in Wi-Fi in the Assembly. Apart from focusing on conservation of wild life and improving the life of the rural poor, he has attended several Commonwealth Parliamentary Conferences and spoke on critical issues like the need to have more transparency and accountability in Legislatures.

Interests

Manohar was a nationally ranked Tennis player. He has participated in several tournaments in the country and abroad. He was Bronze Medallist in the National Games, 1986.

References