Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XII Lok Sabha









UPPALAPATI, SHRI VENKATA KRISHNAM RAJU
[BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY - KAKINADA (ANDHRA PRADESH)]


Father's Name Late Shri Uppalapati Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Raju Date of Birth 20 January 1946 Place of Birth Mogaltur, Distt. West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) Marital Status Married on 20 September 1996 Spouse's Name Smt. U. Shyamala Devi Children Two daughters Educational Qualifications Under-Graduate Profession Agriculturist, Artist and Former Ruler Permanent Address Vill. Mogaltur, Mandal Narsapur Distt. West Godavari - 505209 (Andhra Pradesh) Tel. (08814) 67474 Present Address AB 87, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi-110001 Tel. (011) 3782338 Positions Held 1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha 1998-99 Member, Committee on Commerce Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments Research in yoga, Hinduism and Culture; as film actor, in Telugu won several awards Social and Cultural Activities Worked for the relief of cyclone affected people; collected funds for the rehabilitation of families of police personnel; and instrumental in establishing open air theatres at Nellore, Ellore and Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh Special Interests Welfare of the people Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading, studying rural folk, religious rituals, educating people and sports and games Sports and Clubs Kabaddi and volleyball; selected for national games in Kabaddi and was a renowned inter-collegiate volleyball player Countries Visited Widely travelled Other Information President, Telugu Artists Association for 18 years; educating rural masses and making them aware of fiscal, academic and political policies

Election Result of Kakinada Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 11,59,640 Total votes polled 8,16,640 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Shri Venkata Krishnam Raju Uppalapati(B.J.P.) 3,30,381 (2) Shri Gopala Krishna Thota (T.D.P.) 2,62,582 (3) Shri Mallipudi Mangapathi Pallamraju (I.N.C.) 1,93,178 (4) Shri Murthy Nainainalasetty [C.P.I.(ML)(L)] 8,682
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