Konakalla Narayana Rao

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Konakalla Narayana Rao
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
16 May 2009 –23 May 2019
Parents
  • Shri Ganapathi
  • Smt. Kasieswaramma
Residence Machilipatnam
Website KonakallaNarayanaRao.in
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Konakalla Narayana Rao (born 4 May 1950) was an Indian politician who served as a member of the Lok Sabha, representing Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh. He was elected in the 2009 and again in 2014 elections as a candidate of the Telugu Desam Party. [1] [2] Rao belongs to the Goud community. [3] [4] In addition to his political career, he has been involved in social and cultural activities, including organizing theatre competitions in Machilipatnam. [5]

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Political career

Konakalla Narayana Rao was the member of the Telugu Desam Party. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Machilipatnam constituency in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, in the 2009 (15th Lok Sabha) and in 2014 (16th Lok Sabha) elections.

During the 15th Lok Sabha (2009), Konakalla Narayana Rao was appointed as a member of the Committee of Petroleum and Natural Gas. As a part of the Panel of Chairpersons, he also served as a panel speaker in the Lok Sabha.

Key Positions Held:

Election results

General Election, 2009: Machilipatnam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
TDP Konakalla Narayana Rao409,93639.19−5.40
INC Badiga Ramakrishna 397,48038.00−13.25
PRP Chennamsetti Ramachandraiah 186,92117.87
Majority 12,4561.19
Turnout 1,045,90583.60+7.54
TDP gain from INC Swing
General Election, 2014: Machilipatnam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
TDP Konakalla Narayana Rao587,28051.47+12.28
YSRCP Kolusu Partha Sarathy 506,22344.36
INC Sistla Ramesh 14,1111.24
Jai Samaikyandhra Party Kammili Srinivas 7,6920.67
Pyramid Party of India Vadapalli Raghunadh4,4010.39
BSP Peggem Prasada Rao 4,0850.36
Independent Parasa Srinivasa Rao3,3990.30
Independent Mohammad Ishaq1,7700.16
Independent Yunduri Subramanyaswara Rao (Mani)1,5970.14
Independent Yarlagadda Rama Mohan Rao1,4050.12
Independent Jampana Srinivasa Goud9310.08
NOTA None of the Above 8,1710.72
Majority 81,0577.11
Turnout 1,141,06583.33−0.27
TDP hold Swing

Development activities

While contesting the Lok Sabha elections, Rao’s campaign promises included the re-establishment of the Machilipatnam port, the doubling and electrification of the Machilipatnam–Gudivada–Vijayawada railway line, the creation of a new Machilipatnam–Repalle railway line, the modernization of Machilipatnam Railway Station, the expansion of NH-214A into a six-lane highway from Machilipatnam to Vijayawada, and the conversion of the national highway into a four-lane road from Machilipatnam to Ongole. These projects are currently at various stages of implementation. [7]

References

  1. ↑ ECI Winners List Andhra Pradesh Archived 27 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Official Parliament Biography". Archived from the original on 24 February 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
  3. ↑ "Caste factors likely to influence outcome of LS poll battle in Machilipatnam". Business Today . 9 April 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh) Election 2019: Contest between Kapu and Gowda community leaders". Times Now . 13 May 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2023. While KN Rao is a Gowda member .....
  5. ↑ "Members : Lok Sabha". 164.100.47.192. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Will address employees' woes, says APSRTC new Chairman". The Hindu. 5 October 2024. Archived from the original on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "::Konakalla Narayana Rao::". Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
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