Rao in an interview with ABN Andhra Jyothi in 2018
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 22 June 1998 – 21 June 2004
Preceded by
Renuka Chowdhury
Succeeded by
Jairam Ramesh
Constituency
Andhra Pradesh
Minister for Agriculture, Law and Planning Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office 6 March 1978 – 11 October 1980
Governor
Sharda Mukherjee K. C. Abraham
Chief Minister
Marri Chenna Reddy
Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh
In office 1967–1983
Preceded by
Kalluri Chandramouli
Succeeded by
N. Bhaskara Rao
Constituency
Vemuru
Personal details
Born
(1919-12-16)16 December 1919 Bodapadu, Madras Presidency, British India
Died
28 February 2022(2022-02-28) (aged 102) Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Political party
Telugu Desam Party (1988–2022)
Other political affiliations
Krishikar Lok Party Swatantra Party (1967-1978) Indian National Congress (1978–1988)
Spouse
Alavelu Mangamma
Children
2
Alma mater
Andhra Christian College
Yadlapati Venkata Rao (16 December 1919 – 28 February 2022) was an Indian politician from the state of Andhra Pradesh. Rao served as the Minister for Agriculture, Law and Planning in the united Andhra Pradesh from 1978 to 1980. He was elected thrice to the Vemuru Assembly constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), and served as the Member of Parliament (MP) in Rajya Sabha representing Andhra Pradesh between 1998 and 2004.
A lawyer by profession, he entered active politics from the Krishikar Lok Party. He was first elected as an MLA from the Swatantra Party in 1967 and moved to the Indian National Congress in 1978. He founded Sangam Dairy, a farmers' cooperative, in 1977 and was crucial in establishing Jampani Sugar Factory. Rao joined the Telugu Desam Party in 1988, serving in its highest decision-making body and headed its farmers' division, Telugu Rythu. During his term as an MP, Rao was a member of the committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme.
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