Meka Venkata Pratap Apparao | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2004 | |
| Constituency | Nuzvid Assembly constituency |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 11,1950 |
| Political party | YSR Congress Party |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Sujatha Devi |
| Relatives | Meka family of Nuzvid |
| Residence(s) | Nuzvid,Andhra Pradesh |
| Education | B.Com,DAR College,Nuzvid |
| Occupation | Politician,Businessperson |
Meka Venkata Pratap Apparao (born 11 October 1950) [1] is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. [2] He is a three-time MLA from Nuzvid Assembly Constituency in Krishna District. He won for the third time in 2019. [3] He is nominated by YSR Congress Party to contest the Nuzvid assembly seat in the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election to be held on 13 May 2024. [4]
Pratap hails from Nuzvid in Krishna District,Andhra Pradesh. He is the son of Meka Venkata Swetha Chalapathi Venu Gopala Apparao of Meka family, [5] which has ruled the Nuzvid seat for over half a century. [6] He is the grandson of Meka Rangaiah Apparao,former vice chancellor of Andhra University. He is a businessman. He did his graduation in commerce from DAR College,Nuzvid in 1971. He married Sujatha Devi.[ citation needed ]
Pratap was elected as Nuzvid MLA for the first time in 2004 on Indian National Congress Party ticket. [7] He joined YSR Congress Party in 2014 and contested the Nuzvid seat representing YSRCP and won the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election defeating Muddaraboina Venkateswara Rao by a margin of 10,397 votes. [8] He was re-elected for the third time winning on YSRCP seat defeating Rao again by a margin of 16,210 votes in the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election. [9]