Yadlapati Venkata Rao | |
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 Rao in an interview with ABN Andhra Jyothi in 2018 | |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 22 June 1998 – 21 June 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Renuka Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | Jairam Ramesh |
| Constituency | Andhra Pradesh |
| Minister for Agriculture, Law and Planning Government of Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 6 March 1978 – 11 October 1980 | |
| Governor | Sharda Mukherjee K. C. Abraham |
| Chief Minister | Marri Chenna Reddy |
| Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 1967–1983 | |
| Preceded by | Kalluri Chandramouli |
| Succeeded by | N. Bhaskara Rao |
| Constituency | Vemuru |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 December 1919 Bodapadu, Madras Presidency, British India |
| Died | 28 February 2022 (aged 102) Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Political party | Telugu Desam Party (1988–2022) |
| Other political affiliations | Krishikar Lok Party Swatantra Party (1967-1978) Indian National Congress (1978–1988) |
| Spouse | Alavelu Mangamma |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Andhra Christian College |
Yadlapati Venkata Rao (16 December 1919 – 28 February 2022) was an Indian politician from the state of Andhra Pradesh. Rao served as the Minister for Agriculture, Law and Planning in the united Andhra Pradesh from 1978 to 1980. He was elected thrice to the Vemuru Assembly constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), and served as the Member of Parliament (MP) in Rajya Sabha representing Andhra Pradesh between 1998 and 2004.
A lawyer by profession, he entered active politics from the Krishikar Lok Party. He was first elected as an MLA from the Swatantra Party in 1967 and moved to the Indian National Congress in 1978. He founded Sangam Dairy, a farmers' cooperative, in 1977 and was crucial in establishing Jampani Sugar Factory. Rao joined the Telugu Desam Party in 1988, serving in its highest decision-making body and headed its farmers' division, Telugu Rythu. During his term as an MP, Rao was a member of the committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme.