Mandali Venkata Krishna Rao
| Mandali Venkata Krishna Rao మండలి వెంకట కృష్ణారావు |
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| Preceded by | Sanaka Buchhikotaiah |
| Succeeded by | Mandala Venkata Swamy Naidu |
| Constituency | Machilipatnam |
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| Born | 4 August 1926 Kaikalur taluq, Andhra Pradesh |
| Died | 27 September 1997 |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Prabhavathi Devi |
| Children | 2 sons,2 daughters |
| Religion | Hindu |
| As of 20 August, 2009 | |
Mandali Venkata Krishna Rao (4 August 1926 – 27 September 1997), shortly M. V. Krishna Rao, was a politician and minister in Andhra Pradesh, India.
Mandali Venkata Krishna Rao, popularly known as Mandali, was born on 4 August 1926 in Pallevada village in Kaikaluru taluk of Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. His Father Venkatramaiah was a school teacher in Bhavadevarapalle in Divi taluk of Krishna district. Sri Mandali had his elementary education at Pallevada and Bhavadevarapalle, high school education at Avanigadda and collegiate education in Hindu College, Machiliatnam.
His political career started quite early in his life. During the Quit India Movement, he served as the President of the Avanigadda branch of the National Students Union.When the Congress party was banned in the aftermath of the great movement, he organized the party effectively in rural areas as the Secretary of Divi Taluk Congress Committee and participated in its underground activities.In 1945,he was chosen as the organizing Secretary of the District Students Congress. He represented the then Madras State in the Asian Students Conference held at Delhi in 1948. During 1948–52, he worked as the President of the district youth congress. He was the secretary of the Krishna District Congress Committee during 1953–56 and the Joint Secretary of the APCC during 1956–58. He also functioned as the convener for the constructive work committee and the Bhoodan Yagna Committee of the Pradesh Congress Committee.He was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Machilipatnam constituency in 1957 and served the Parliament during 1957–62. He was groomed in politics and into the Congress Party by his mentor, the late Sri Devabhaktuni Kotiswara Rao (Congress Kotiswara Rao) of Vemulapalli village.
He served as the Vice-Chairmen of the Zilla Parishad,Krishna between 1963 and 1969.In 1970,he was unanimonsly elected as the President,Avanigadda Panchayat Samithi.He functioned as the general Secretary of the APCC between 1969 and 1972.In the General Elections of 1972,he was returned unopposed to the State Assembly for the Avanigadda constituency of Krishna District.
Sri P.V.Narasimha Rao inducted him into the State Cabinet in 1972 and was given charge of Social Welfare and Fisheries portfolio till 1973 when the Presidents rule was imposed.He again joined Sri Vengal Rao's Cabinet as the Minister for Education and Cultural Affairs.He led the State delegation to the World Hindi Conference held at Nagpur in 1975 and went to Mauritius in 1976 to take part in the World Hindi Conference.He organized the first ever World Telugu Conference in 1975 with encouragement and support of the then Chief Minister, Sri Jalagam Vengal Rao and brought together all Telugus from all over the world. Even today, the Telugus abroad remember him with love and affection.
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