G. V. L. Narasimha Rao

Guntupalli Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[1] He was a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian Parliament, representing the state of Uttar Pradesh.

G. V. L. Narasimha Rao
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
03 April 2018 – 02 April 2024
Preceded byPramod Tiwari (INC)
Succeeded bySanjay Seth
ConstituencyUttar Pradesh
Personal details
Born (1964-07-05) 5 July 1964 (age 60)
Ballikurava, Andhra Pradesh, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseMydhili Rao
Parents
  • G.Venkateswara Rao (father)
  • G. Chowdeswari (mother)
Residence(s)Vasant Kunj, New Delhi 110070
EducationB.Sc.(Agriculture), P.G. Diploma in Rural Management (PGDRM)
Alma materAgricultural College, Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh; Institute of Rural Management Anand, Anand, Gujarat
OccupationPolitician, businessman, psephologist

Early life

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GVL Narasimha Rao's ancestral village is Ballikurava in Bapatla district of Andhra Pradesh where his father served as Panchayat Sarpanch for three decades.[2] Rao hails from Narasaraopet, headquarter town of Palnadu district, where he studied up to Intermediate. He later did his Agricultural BSc degree in Bapatla Agricultural College and his MBA (PGDRM) from Institute of Rural Management Anand, in Gujarat.[3]

Political career

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Rao served as national spokesperson of the central committee of BJP, chaired by former National President Amit Shah and frequently appears on national television networks representing the BJP led by National President J. P. Nadda on important topics.[4] Rao is a senior leader of the BJP in Andhra Pradesh and a member of the party’s Core Committee in Andhra Pradesh deciding party's political and policy position on various issues.

Rao is a Member of various important parliamentary committees; the Standing Committee on Finance, the Committee of Privileges, Consultative Committee of External Affairs and is a Member of the Spices Board, Tobacco Board and Chairman of the Chilli Task Force Committee of the Spices Board, Ministry of Commerce, Government of India.

Rao was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh in March 2018.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Who is GVL Narasimha Rao? BJP MP at whom shoe was hurled". India Today. 18 April 2019.
  2. ^ Who is GVL Narasimha Rao? BJP MP at whom shoe was hurled, India Today Web Desk, 18 April 2019.
  3. ^ "National Office Bearers". bjp.org. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  4. ^ "RS polls: BJP trumps opposition, makes it nine out of ten seats in UP", The Times of India, 24 March 2018