P. G. V. R. Naidu

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Pethakamsetti Gana Venkata Reddy Naidu (Gana Babu)
Born (1969-05-09) 9 May 1969 (age 55)
Other namesGana babu
EducationB.com., Avn Degree College MBA, Andhra University
Occupation(s)Politician and Ex Sportsman
Years active1994 – present
Political party Telugu Desam Party
Father P. Appalanarasimham
Website https://ganababu.com

Pethakamsetti Gana Venkata Reddy Naidu (P. G. V. R. Naidu also known as Gana Babu) is an Indian politician. He represents the Telugu Desam Party.

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Early life

He was born in Gopalapatnam, Visakhapatnam District. His father is P.Appala Narasimham, who is a former M.P. for Anakapalle, MLA Pendurthi Assembly constituency and a founding member of the Telugu Desam Party. After a stint in sports, Gana Babu worked as an employee of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant briefly before entering politics.

Sports Career

He is an International Volleyball player and represented the country on multiple occasions. He has won a Gold Medal at the Pune National Games and a Silver for India in the World Super Series held in Perth, Australia. [1]

He is actively involved in Sports organisations and worked for the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh, thereby actively involved in the organisation of the National Games in Visakhapatnam & Hyderabad and the subsequent World Military games held in Hyderabad. He is known to be instrumental in bringing many International Sports events to the state.

He is President of Andhra Pradesh Volleyball Association (APCA). [2] He also serves as Vice-President of Volleyball Federation of India (VFI) and the Chairman of Visakhapatnam District Olympic Association.

Political career

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