Maddali Giridhar Rao

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Maddali Giridhar Rao
Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
May 2019 –June 2024
Education Bachelor of Commerce
Alma mater Acharya Nagarjuna University
Occupation Politician

Maddali Giridhar Rao (born 21 March 1976) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is an MLA of YSR Congress Party from Guntur West Assembly Constituency in Guntur District. He won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election. [1]

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Early life and education

Rao was born in R. Agraharam, Guntur to Maddali Subba Rao. He completed his B.Com. in 1995 in a college affiliated to Acharya Nagarjuna University. He runs his own business. [2]

Career

Rao started his political career with Telugu Desam Party in 1983. In 2014, he contested from Guntur East Constituency but lost to Mohammad Musthafa Shaik of YSR Congress Party by a margin of 3,151 votes. He contested again from Guntur West Constituency and won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election defeating Chandragiri Yesuratnam by a margin of 4,289 votes. [3]

A few days after meeting YSRCP chief Jagan Mohan Reddy, he wrote a letter to TDP president N. Chandrababu Naidu in January 2020, alleging a raw deal for him within the party. [4] [5] He also made allegations against TDP and Naidu for favouring a particular community members in the party. In September 2020, he is one among the four MLAs to declare support to YSRCP. But they did not join the party formally to avoid disqualification. [6] However, the respective parties later complained to the speaker of the Assembly. [4] In February 2024, eight MLAs, four from TDP and four from YSRCP were disqualified by the Assembly Speaker as per the anti defection rules and Rao was one of them. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Guntur West Constituency Election Results 2019: Guntur West Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "Maddali Giridhara Rao | MLA | TDP | Guntur West | Andhra Pradesh". 13 March 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Guntur West Assembly Election 2024: Guntur West Election Winning Candidates List, Election Date, Results, Vote Share New-IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  4. 1 2 archive, From our online (3 January 2020). "Maddali accuses Naidu of showing caste bias in TDP". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  5. ↑ Jonathan, P. Samuel (2 January 2020). "TDP MLA alleges raw deal in party". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  6. ↑ Nichenametla,DHNS, Prasad. "Fourth TDP MLA switches over to ruling YSRCP; party strength reduced to 19 MLAs". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  7. ↑ "Speaker disqualifies 8 MLAs from Assembly". www.thehansindia.com. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
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