Vallabhaneni Balasouri (born 18 September 1968) is an Indian politician from the

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. He is the current

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(MP) in the

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representing

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parliamentary constituency. He also served as the Member of Parliament in the 14th Lok Sabha from

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constituency.

Political career

Balasouri contested and won 2004 Lok Sabha elections as a Congress candidate from Tenali constituency with 54.47% of votes polled and a 78,556 majority over the incumbent Telugu Desam Party's

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. He served as the MP until the constituency was abolished in 2008 and merged into Guntur constituency. He later contested and won 2019 Lok Sabha elections as a YSR Congress Party candidate from Machilipatnam constituency with 46.02% of votes polled and a 60,141 majority over the incumbent Telugu Desam Party's Konakalla Narayana Rao.

Filmography

* Vallabhaneni produced the 2004 film '' Letha Manasulu'', directed by

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References

http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4021

External links

Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
1968 births Living people India MPs 2019–present India MPs 2004–2009 Lok Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh People from Guntur district YSR Congress Party politicians Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh Telugu politicians {{AndhraPradesh-INC-politician-stub