Gudivada Gurunadha Rao
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, Minister of Science and Technology
In office
1989–1999
ConstituencyAnakapalli[1]
Personal details
Born4 May 1955
Mindi, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
DiedNovember 22, 2001(2001-11-22) (aged 46)
Hyderabad
Political partyIndian National Congress[2]
SpouseGudivada Nagarani
Children2, including Gudivada Amarnath

Gudivada Gurunadha Rao (4 May 1955 – 22 November 2001) was an Indian politician and social activist who belonged to Indian National Congress. He was the Member of parliament who represented Anakapalli Lok Sabha constituency of Andhra Pradesh from 1998 to 1999 and Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly member from 1989 to 1994.[3]

Life and background

Rao was born on 4 May 1955 in Mindi village of Visakhapatnam city of Andhra Pradesh. He was a political and social worker. During his education span, he passed secondary examination from a nearby school and then moved to Hindustan Shipyard Degree College, Visakhapatnam for further studies. He was actively participating in events and was organising the events for school children.[3]

Career

Rao has served as the Legislative Assembly member for Andhra Pradesh from 1989 to 1994 and minister of Technical Education from 1994 to 1998 in the state of Andhra Pradesh which was his hometown. In 1998, he was elected the member of parliament during the 12th General elections of India. It was 1998 when he served as a member at Committee on Commerce, Consultative Committee, and minister of Science and Technology till 1998.[4]

Personal life

Rao was born to Gudivada Appanna and at the age of 25, he married Nagamani[5] on 23 August 1981. He had one daughter and one son.[6] His wife is a politician.[5] His son, Gudivada Amarnath, is also a politician and is elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly from Anakapalle Assembly constituency.[7][8]

Death

Rao was 46 when he developed end-stage kidney disease and died on 22 November 2001 at Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Members : Lok Sabha". Parliament of India, Lok Sabha. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "Gurunadha Rao Gudivada, Anakapalli Lok Sabha Elections 1998 in India LIVE Results - Latest News, Articles & Statistics". LatestLY. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "References Made To The Passing Away Of Shri Gudivada Gurunadha Rao, ... on 18 December, 2001". Indian Kanoon. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "Rao,Shri Gudivada Gurunadha - Lok Sabha".
  5. 1 2 "Gudiwada Nagamani, son quit TDP". The Times of India. 8 March 2014. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Shri Gudivada Gurunadha Rao MP biodata Anakapalli". ENTRANCEINDIA. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  7. ↑ Sarma, G. V. Prasada (31 March 2017). "'Padayatra' for rail zone launched". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Sankar Foundation launches vision centre at Anakapalle". The Hindu. 8 January 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
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