Pappala Chalapathirao (born 1 January 1946) was an Indian politician.
Life
Chalapathirao was born in a
Dimili village in
Rambilli
Rambilli is a village and a Mandal in Anakapalli district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. There is a famous Lord Shiva Temple "Sri Dharalingeswara Swamy Temple" in Rambilli mandal at Panchadaarla (meaning five sacred water flows) in D ...
mandal in
Visakhapatnam
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district, and was a
member
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of the 14th
Lok Sabha
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of
India
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.
He represented the
Anakapalli constituency 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 ...
as a member of 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 fo ...
.
He was elected to the assembly four times from the
Yelamanchili
Elamanchili is a town in Anakapalli district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and also the mandal headquarters of Elamanchili mandal. The town is spread over an area of , which is under the jurisdiction of Visakhapatnam ...
constituency and won the general
Lok Sabha
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election for the fifth time from the
Anakapalli constituency 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 ...
as a member of 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 fo ...
. He never changed to any other party in his political career and he has clean image in politics.
1946 births
Living people
Telugu Desam Party politicians
India MPs 2004–2009
Lok Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh
People from Visakhapatnam district
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