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Yadlapati Venkata Rao

Former Rajyasabha MP and EX Minister of united Andhrapradesh Yadlapati Venkata Rao born in 1919 at Bodapadu village of Amruthalur mandal near Tenali, Mr. Venkata Rao studied at Andhra Christian College, Guntur, and graduated in law from Chennai.

He began his career as an advocate in Tenali and later entered politics.

A follower of former MP N.G. Ranga, Mr. Venkata Rao played a major role in establishing the Krishikar Lok Party in the year 1951. He later joined the Swatantra Party founded by C. Rajagopalachari and had been elected twice an MLA from Vemuru Assembly segment. Mr. Venkata Rao joined the Indian National Congress in the year 1978 and served as Minister for Law and Planning in the cabinet of Marri Chenna Reddy. He was given an opportunity to head the Andhra Pradesh Industrial Development Corporation (APIDC). Responding to the call given by N.T. Rama Rao, he quit the Congress and joined the Telugu Desam Party even before his tenure was to end two years later.

Mr. Venkata Rao headed the district unit of the TDP, worked as its Polite Bureau member and as member of the Karshaka Parishat. He had also served as president of the Telugu Rythu. Mr.Venkata Rao was elected Guntur Zilla Parishat Chairperson before he was nominated to Rajya Sabha in 1998.

The high point came in the year 1998, when he was nominated to the Rajya Sabha, in which position he continued till 2004.During his Rajya Sabha tenure he was member of the Standing Committee in Ministry of Agriculture Department and Cooperation.

The efforts of Mr. Venkata Rao in establishing Sangam Milk Dairy and Jampani Sugar Factory were notable. In the year 2011, Mr. Venkata Rao penned his autobiography, “Naa Jeevina Gamanam.”