Konakalla Narayana Rao
| Konakalla Narayana Rao | |
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| Member of parliament, Lok Sabha | |
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Assumed office May 2014 |
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| Constituency | Machilipatnam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 May 1950 Machilipatnam, Distt. Krishna, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Telugu Desam Party |
| Spouse(s) | Smt. Padmaja |
| Relations | Konakalla Bullaiah (Brother) |
| Children | Kiran Ganapathi, Chaitanya Ganpathi |
| Residence | Machilipatnam |
| Website | KonakallaNarayanaRao.in |
Konakalla Narayana Rao (born 4 May 1950, in Machilipatnam) is an Indian politician, belonging to Telugu Desam Party. In the 2009 2014 election he was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Machilipatnam constituency in Andhra Pradesh. He is often associated with many social and cultural activities and is known to organize theater competition in the native town of Machilipatnam.
Konakalla Narayana Rao started his career as a contractor. Before becoming a politician he was an agriculturist. He belongs to the Gowda Caste. He has always maintained a close relationship with members of Machilipatnam’s backward caste and their leadership. He was well known for his diligent efforts to elevate the livelihoods of the poor and backward classes in his community. More specifically he worked to help the fishermen community, members of the scheduled caste and the scheduled tribes in Machalipatnam. For the last 30 years he has been the president of the National Mazdoor Trade Union at the RTC Depot of Machilipatnam (Krishna District). He has maintained a good relationship with the blue-collar workers and has helped solve many problems the workers faced.
Konakalla Narayana Rao is a part of the Telugu Desam Party. In the 2009 & 2014 (15th and 16th Lok Sabha) elections he was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Machilipatnam constituency, Krishna District in Andhra Pradesh. Konakalla Narayana Rao was appointed as a panel speaker within the Lok Sabha. Panel speakers are also called Panel of Chairpersons and occupy a place in the hierarchy which is next to the Deputy Speaker of the house. In 15th Lok Sabha (2009) he appointed as member of the Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas.
Konakalla Narayana Rao surprised everyone when he was elected to the Lok Sabha in 2009. Despite a dominant Congress party win in the other constituencies of Andhra Pradesh, he was able to ensure a comfortable victory against his Congress Party rival. His association with social welfare activities helped him win the 2009 election.
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