Vadde Sobhanadreeswara Rao (born 21 October 1943), is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh and a farmer leader. He served as the Member of Parliament representing the Vijayawada Lok Sabha constituency. He was also a former legislator of the Mylavaram Assembly constituency and served as the Agriculture Minister of United Andhra Pradesh in the Second N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry.[1]
Vadde Sobhanadreeswara Rao | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Agriculture Government of Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 1999–2004 | |
| Governor | C. Rangarajan Surjit Singh Barnala |
| Chief Minister | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
| Preceded by | Kotagiri Vidyadhara Rao |
| Succeeded by | Raghu Veera Reddy |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1991–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Chennupati Vidya |
| Succeeded by | P. Upendra |
| Constituency | Vijayawada |
| In office 1984–1989 | |
| Preceded by | Chennupati Vidya |
| Succeeded by | Chennupati Vidya |
| Constituency | Vijayawada |
| Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 1999–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Chanamolu Venkata Rao |
| Succeeded by | Jyestha Ramesh Babu |
| Constituency | Mylavaram |
| In office 1989–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Anne Babu Rao |
| Succeeded by | Anne Babu Rao |
| Constituency | Vuyyuru |
| In office 1978–1983 | |
| Preceded by | Kakani Venkatratnam |
| Succeeded by | KP Reddiah |
| Constituency | Vuyyuru |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Telugu Desam Party |
Personal life
editSobhanadreeswara Rao was born on 21 October 1943, to Vadde Ankaiah and Annapurnamma in Vuyyuru. He pursued B.Sc. and B.E. for his education. In 1962, he married V. B. Rajyam and the couple has a son and a daughter.[citation needed]
Political career
edit- 1972 Kakani Venkataratnam from Uyyuru Legislative Assembly Constituency contest for Legislative Assembly[2]
- 1977 Contested as Member of Parliament in Machilipatnam
- 1978-83 Uyyuru was elected as a legislator [2]
- 1984-89 Vijayawada was elected as a member of the 8th Lok Sabha [3]
- 1991-96 Vijayawada was elected as a member of the 10th Lok Sabha [4]
- 1997-99 AP in New Delhi Appointment as Special Representative of Govt
- 1999-2004 Election as MLA of Mylavaram and work as State Agriculture Minister[4]
- 2004 Voluntary retirement from active politics
References
edit- ^ "Rediff On The NeT: Naidu's nine-member cabinet sworn in". m.rediff.com. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Vuyyur Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Members Bioprofile". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Members Bioprofile". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 11 November 2022.