Petakamsetti Appala Narasimham, also known as P. Appalanarasimham (1938 – 2009) was a member of the Indian Parliament.

Life

Appalanarasimham was born in Nagulapalli village, Anakapally Taluk, Vishakhapatnam district in June, 1938. He has moved out of Nagulapalli village and worked as a civil contractor and settled near the now Gopalapatnam area. He undertook contracts including the Simhachalam ghat road, first airport contract in Visakhapatnam along with his uncle Sadaram Appalnaidu after whom Naiduquarters and Naiduthota areas are named He was elected Samiti President independently and later joined NTR's party Telugu Desam He was Member of

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between 1983 and 1984. He was elected from

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constituency as an Independent candidate. He was chairman of

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(VUDA) in 1984. He was elected to the

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from

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as a candidate of

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 ...

in 1984. His son P.G.V.R. Naidu was also a Member of Legislative Assembly in Andhra pradesh. His bronze statue was erected in his memory at the Diamond Park in

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in 2009.Appalanarasimham’s statue unveiled, The Hindu, Visakhapatnam, 1 October 2009.
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References

India MPs 1984–1989 1938 births Year of death missing Telugu people Lok Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh People from Visakhapatnam district Telugu Desam Party politicians {{AndhraPradesh-TDP-politician-stub