Ganta Srinivasa Rao is an Indian politician from Telugu Desam Party and member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly currently representing Bheemili constituency from 4 June 2024. He served as 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 MLA of TDP in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Bhimili 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, Bhimili Assembly Constituency[5] in 2014 on Telugu Desam Party party ticket, and Visakhapatnam North in 2019 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 | Indian National Congress | 3,34,520 | 58,464 | Won | ||
| 2 | 2004 | MLA | Chodavaram | 63,250 | Balireddy Satya Rao | 53,649 | 9,601 | Won | ||||
| 3 | 2009 | Praja Rajyam Party | Anakapalle | 58,568 | Konathala Ramakrishna | 47,702 | 10,866 | Won | ||||
| 4 | 2014 | Telugu Desam Party | Bheemili | 1,18,020 | Karri Sita Ramu | YSR Congress Party | 80,794 | 37,226 | Won | |||
| 5 | 2019 | Visakhapatnam North | 67,352 | Kammula Kannaparaju | 65,408 | 1,944 | Won | |||||
| 6 | 2024 | Bheemili | 1,76,230 | Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao | 83,829 | 92,401 | Won | |||||
References
- ^ "Council of Ministers – AP State Portal". Archived from the original on 10 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ "Chandrababu Naidu's Cabinet: Ayyanna, Ganta to be ministers". Deccan Chronicle. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ "Ganta Srinivasa Rao: Is he a strategist or opportunist?". The Times of India. 16 March 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ "Ganta Srinivasa Rao to quit Desam in 2019 elections: Gudivada Amarnath". Suryaa. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ "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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