Konakalla Narayana Rao

• Kiran Ganapathi
• Chaitanya Ganpathi

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) is an Indian politician who served as a member of the Lok Sabha, representing Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh. He was elected in the 2009 and 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] He had one brother, Konakalla Bullaiah.

Political career

Konakalla Narayana Rao is a 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 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:

• May 3, 2013, Member, Committee on the Welfare of Other Backward Classes (OBCs)

• May 2014 Re-elected to the 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

• June 12, 2014 Member, House Committee

• Sept 1, 2014 Member, Standing Committee on Agriculture.

• October 2024, Assumed charge as chairman of the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation ^[6]
• He is, as of today, from Machilipatnam.

Election results

General Election, 2009: Machilipatnam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TDP	Konakalla Narayana Rao	409,936	39.19	−5.40
	INC	Badiga Ramakrishna	397,480	38.00	−13.25
	PRP	Chennamsetti Ramachandraiah	186,921	17.87
Majority			12,456	1.19
Turnout			1,045,905	83.60	+7.54
	TDP gain from INC		Swing

General Election, 2014: Machilipatnam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TDP	Konakalla Narayana Rao	587,280	51.47	+12.28
	YSRCP	Kolusu Partha Sarathy	506,223	44.36
	INC	Sistla Ramesh	14,111	1.24
	Jai Samaikyandhra Party	Kammili Srinivas	7,692	0.67
	Pyramid Party of India	Vadapalli Raghunadh	4,401	0.39
	BSP	Peggem Prasada Rao	4,085	0.36
	Independent	Parasa Srinivasa Rao	3,399	0.30
	Independent	Mohammad Ishaq	1,770	0.16
	Independent	Yunduri Subramanyaswara Rao (Mani)	1,597	0.14
	Independent	Yarlagadda Rama Mohan Rao	1,405	0.12
	Independent	Jampana Srinivasa Goud	931	0.08
	NOTA	None of the Above	8,171	0.72
Majority			81,057	7.11
Turnout			1,141,065	83.33	−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]

Personal life

Konakalla Narayana Rao was born on May 4, 1950, in Machilipatnam, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, to Shri Ganapathi and Smt. Kasi Eshwaramma. He married Smt. Padmaja on May 30, 1975, and the couple has two sons, ^[8] Kiran Ganapathi and Chaithanya Ganapathi.

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.
8. "Konakalla Narayana – MP of Machilipatnam Constituency – hello ap". 14 November 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2025.

External links

• Official biographical sketch on the Parliament of India website