Mopidevi Venkataramana Rao (born 1962,
Nizampatam) is an Indian politician, who has been the Excise minister under
Kiran Kumar Reddy
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and most recently represented the
Repalle,
Bapatla constituency in the
Andhra Pradesh Legislature. He also served as Ports, infrastructure and investments minister under
Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
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Reddy was elected to the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12t ...
.He was elected to the
Rajya Sabha
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, upper house of the
Parliament of India
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from
Andhra Pradesh
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in the
2020 Rajyasabha elections as a member of the
YSR Congress Party
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.
Personal life
He is S/o late. Mopidevi Veeraragaviah, He has completed his graduation from Loyola degree college, Vijayawada
Political career
Mopidevi is an eminent leader from BC Caste who carried a cult image in Andhra Pradesh. He dedicated his career for the development of all communities of Repalle and Nizampatnam area.
in 1989, 1994 he contested and lost from Kuchinapudi Assembly Constituency.
In 1999, 2004 he won from Kuchinapudi Assembly Constituency.
In 2009, he won from
Repalle Assembly Constituency.
In 2014, 2019 he lost from
Repalle Assembly Constituency.
References
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1964 births
Living people
YSR Congress Party politicians
Rajya Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh
Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh