Maganti Venkateswara Rao (Babu) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is elected in 2014 Lok Sabha elections from

Eluru (Lok Sabha constituency) Eluru Lok Sabha constituency is one of the twenty-five lok sabha constituencies of Andhra Pradesh in India. It comprises seven assembly segments and belongs to Eluru district. Assembly Segments Eluru constituency presently comprises the follo ...

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 ...

candidate. He is well known for his social activities. He initiated supply of drinking water through tankers to villages in Kolleru villages and distributed Tricycles to poor and physically disabled persons. He awarded scholarships to economically backward students and organized medical camps through the MRC trust.

Personal life

Magantti Venkateswara Rao married Smt. Padmavalli Devi on 18 Feb. 1981. He has two sons (died) and a daughter.

Political career

Magantti Venkateswara Rao was first elected to the 12th Lok Sabha in 1998 and more recently was re-elected to the 16th Lok Sabha in 2014. At the Lok Sabha, he was a member of the Standing Committee on Agriculture; Consultative Committee, Ministry of Tourism; Standing Committee on External Affairs; Consultative Committee, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the National Social Security Board. He was a member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 2004 to 2009. He was a Minister with the Government of Andhra Pradesh between 2007 and 2009.

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Living people India MPs 2014–2019 People from Eluru Telugu Desam Party politicians India MPs 1998–1999 Lok Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh 1960 births Telugu politicians {{AndhraPradesh-TDP-politician-stub