Mopidevi Venkataramana Rao (born 1962, Nizampatam) is an Indian politician, who has been the Excise minister under

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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

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.He was elected to the

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, upper house of the

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from

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in the 2020 Rajyasabha elections as a member of the

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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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