Ganta Srinivasa Rao

Ganta Srinivas Rao
Ganta Srinivas Rao
Minister for Human Resources Development; Government of Andhra Pradesh
	In office; 2014–2019
Governor	E. S. L. Narasimhan
Chief Minister	N. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded by	Sake Sailajanath
Succeeded by	Audimulapu Suresh
Minister for Infrastructure; Government of Andhra Pradesh
	In office; 2012–2014
Governor	E. S. L. Narasimhan
Chief Minister	Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy
Preceded by	Komatireddy Venkat Reddy
Succeeded by	Office Dissolved
Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2024
Preceded by	Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao
Constituency	Bheemili
	In office; 2019–2024
Preceded by	Penmetsa Vishnu Kumar Raju
Succeeded by	Penmetsa Vishnu Kumar Raju
Constituency	Visakhapatnam North
	In office; 2014–2019
Preceded by	Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao
Succeeded by	Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao
Constituency	Bheemili
	In office; 2009–2014
Preceded by	Konathala Ramakrishna
Succeeded by	Peela Govinda Satyanarayana
Constituency	Anakapalle
	In office; 2004–2009
Preceded by	Balireddy Satya Rao
Succeeded by	Kalidindi Suryana Naga Sanyasi Raju
Constituency	Chodavaram
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	In office; 1999–2004
Preceded by	Gudivada Gurunadha Rao
Succeeded by	Pappala Chalapathirao
Constituency	Anakapalli
Personal details
Born	1 December 1960 (age 63); Kamepalli village, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Political party	Telugu Desam Party; (1999-2008); (2014-present)
Other political; affiliations	Indian National Congress; (2011-2014); Praja Rajyam Party; (2008-2011)
Residence(s)	Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India

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		Constituency	Votes Polled	Opponent		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	Telugu Desam Party	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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[1] "Council of Ministers – AP State Portal". Archived from the original on 10 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2015.

[2] "Chandrababu Naidu's Cabinet: Ayyanna, Ganta to be ministers". Deccan Chronicle. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2015.

[3] "Ganta Srinivasa Rao: Is he a strategist or opportunist?". The Times of India. 16 March 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 5 May 2023.

[4] "Ganta Srinivasa Rao to quit Desam in 2019 elections: Gudivada Amarnath". Suryaa. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2023.

[5] "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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