Ganta Srinivasarao (born 1 Dec 1956) was the minister of Human Resources Development of
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 ...
in India.
He is representing 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 ...
(TDP) in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from
Visakhapatnam North (Assembly constituency)
Visakhapatnam North Assembly constituency is a constituency in Vishakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh, representing the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, state legislative assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Vis ...
.
He was elected as MLA from
Chodavaram in 2004 on
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 ...
party ticket,
Anakapalle
Anakapalli is a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Anakapalli district. The municipality was merged with the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation. It has the second largest jaggery market of the coun ...
in 2009 on
Praja Rajyam Party
The Praja Rajyam Party was a political party in India.
Formation
The first public meeting was held by Chiranjeevi on 26 August 2008, at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. He addressed a gathering of about a million people and announced the party name ...
ticket,
Bhimili Assembly Constituency in 2014 on
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 ...
party ticket. He was also elected as MP from
Anakapalli Lok Sabha constituency in 1999.
He started his political journey with
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 joined
Praja Rajyam Party
The Praja Rajyam Party was a political party in India.
Formation
The first public meeting was held by Chiranjeevi on 26 August 2008, at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. He addressed a gathering of about a million people and announced the party name ...
. He is a close associate of
Chiranjeevi
Chiranjeevi (born Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad; 22 August 1955) is an Indian actor, film producer and former politician, who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. Chiranjeevi starred in over 150 feature films in Telugu language, Telugu, as ...
. He also worked as Minister in
N. Kiran Kumar Reddy
Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy (born 13 September 1959) is an Indian politician who served as the 16th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh between 25 November 2010 and 1 March 2014. He was the last Chief Minister of the United Andhra Pradesh before the ...
cabinet after
Praja Rajyam Party
The Praja Rajyam Party was a political party in India.
Formation
The first public meeting was held by Chiranjeevi on 26 August 2008, at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. He addressed a gathering of about a million people and announced the party name ...
merged into
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...
. His son Ganta Raviteja entered into TFI with the movie Jayadev.
References
India MPs 1999–2004
1960 births
Living people
Lok Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2014–2019
People from Prakasam district
State cabinet ministers of Andhra Pradesh
Telugu Desam Party politicians
Praja Rajyam Party politicians
Andhra Pradesh politicians
Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2019–2024
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