Bonda Umamaheswara Rao is an Indian politician and an ex-member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly for Vijayawada Central constituency. He is polit bureau member of the

Telugu Desam Party The Telugu Desam Party (; TDP) is an Indian regional political party operating in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana at the state and central level. Since its founding by N. T. Rama Rao (often referred to as NTR) on 29 March 1982, the party has foc ...

and TTD Board Member.

Biography

Early life

Bonda Umamaheswara Rao was born to Sri. Kanaka Rao and Smt. Pushpavathi at

Vijayawada Vijayawada, formerly known as Bezawada, is the second largest city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and is a part of the state's Capital Region. It is the administrative headquarters of the NTR district. Its metropolitan region comprises NT ...

Krishna district Krishna district is district in the coastal Andhra Region in Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, with Machilipatnam as its administrative headquarters. It is the coastal district of Andhra Pradesh. Machilipatnam is the most populated city in the di ...

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

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on 30 Jan 1966. Bonda Umamaheswara Rao is married to Sujatha. The couple has two children.

Political

Uma began his political career as a party worker (Karya Kartha) of the

and rose to the ranks of the state general secretary. He was elected MLA of the Vijayawada Central constituency, that consists of more than 5 lakh members and is a prominent and a distinct leader in the statevidual Uma Maheshwara Rao, has gained tremendous support from amongst the youth, women and the poor owing to his pragmatic policies and commitment to the party's core ideology. For about a decade Uma has been earnestly devoted to the TDP party and is perceived to be a noble and a dynamic Leader serving to be of an inspiration to the youth. Having joined the party in 2005, Uma is as enthusiastic and vigorous as he was and is the one who seeks to build the party from the grass root level. Having played a key role in all the ranks and movements of his political career, it was Uma's intrepid nature and fearless attitude that helped him to work with great zeal and vigour in addressing issues that were affecting the common man. Inspiring through his social activities Mr. Bonda was greatly inspired from the leader and founder of the

(TDP), Sri

N. T. Rama Rao Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (28 May 1923 – 18 January 1996), often referred to by his initials NTR, was an Indian actor, filmmaker and politician who served as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for seven years over three terms. He starred ...

and

Swami Vivekananda Swami Vivekananda (; ; 12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902), born Narendranath Datta (), was an Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, author, religious teacher, and the chief disciple of the Indian mystic Ramakrishna. He was a key figure in the intro ...

. Uma passionately supports the

(TDP)’s goals of National Integrity and was intrinsically associated with a number of social, cultural and philanthropic organisations ever since his school days. He participated in a variety of constructive programs aimed at poverty alleviation among targeted groups, extending help to the needy and building awareness among people about social, political, economic and legal issues. Uma also actively participated in rescue and rehabilitation programs to help the victims of cyclone and floods.

Positions held

TDP polit bureau member * State

General Secretary * TTD board member Legislative Assembly * 2014 : Elected from Vijayawada Central constituency

References

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