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Malladi Krishna Rao
Malladi Krishna Rao (born 6 June 1964) is a former MLA representing Yanam constituency and former Minister for Health, Tourism, Irrigation, Civil Aviation, Sports & Fisheries, Arts & Culture. During the year (2016-2021) for the Govt. of Puducherry. He has continuously won twice as an Independent candidate and twice as an Indian National Congress candidate in MLA elections and got the highest majority in Yanam for the first time in Yanam History. He is the first Yanam citizen from Yanam to become the minister in Government of Puducherry in 2006. He was awarded as the Best MLA Award twice from the Lieutenant Governor and Chief Minister of Puducherry which was the first time in India by getting the no objection from all the legislative members of all parties of Pondicherry. In his term in politics from 1996 there has been a huge development took place and Yanam stood the best constituency in Puducherry as compared to the growth-rate every year. Malladi is one of the key members t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yanam
Yanam (Telugu: ''యానాం'') is a town located in the Yanam district in Puducherry. It has a population of 35,000 and is entirely surrounded by Andhra Pradesh. It was formerly a French colony for nearly 200 years, and, though united with India in 1954, is still sometimes known as "French Yanam". It possesses a blend of French culture and the Telugu culture, nicknamed '' Frelugu''. During French rule, the Tuesday market (''Marché du mardi'' or ''Mangalavaram Santa'') at Yanam was popular among the Telugu people in the Madras Presidency, who visited Yanam to buy foreign and smuggled goods during Yanam People's Festival held in January. After implementation of the Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 in British India, Telugu people often traveled to Yanam to conduct child marriages, which remained legal under the French administration. History There was a rumour among some natives that Yanaon was a Dutch India, Dutch colony prior to French takeover in the 1720s but there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
