Gudivada Gurunadha Rao (4 May 1955 22 November 2001) was an Indian politician and

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who belonged to

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. He was the

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who represented Anakapalli Lok Sabha constituency of

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from 1998 to 1999 and

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member from 1989 to 1994.

Life and background

Rao was born on 4 May 1955 in Mindi village of

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city of Andhra Pradesh. He was a political and social worker. During his education span, he passed secondary examination from a nearby school and then moved to ''Hindustan Shipyard Degree'' College,

for further studies. He was actively participating in events and was organising the events for school children.

Career

Rao has served as the Legislative Assembly member for Andhra Pradesh from 1989 to 1994 and minister of ''Technical Education'' from 1994 to 1998 in the state of Andhra Pradesh which was his hometown. In 1998, he was elected the member of parliament during the 12th General elections of India. It was 1998 when he served as a member at ''Committee on Commerce'', ''Consultative Committee'', and minister of ''Science and Technology'' till 1998.

Personal life

Rao was born to Appanna Rao and at the age of 25, he married Nagamani on 23 August 1981. He had one daughter and one son. His wife is a politician. His son, Gudivada Amarnath, is also a politician and is elected as the

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from Anakapalle Assembly constituency.

Death

Rao was 46 when he suffered

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and died on 22 November 2001 at

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, Andhra Pradesh.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rao, Gudivada Gurunadha 1955 births India MPs 1998–1999 2001 deaths 19th-century Indian politicians People from Hyderabad, India People from Visakhapatnam district Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1989–1994 State cabinet ministers of Andhra Pradesh