Pasala Suryachandra Rao
{{short description|Indian politician}}
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| name = Pasala Suryachandra Rao
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| residence = West Godavari district
| death_date = 17 January 2004
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| office1 = 1st Deputy Speaker of Andhra State Legislative Assembly
| governor1 = Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi
| term_start1 = 24 November 1953
| term_end1 = 15 November 1954
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| successor1 = Kalluru Subba Rao
| party = Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
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| native_name = పసల సూర్యచంద్రరావు
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Pasala Suryachandra Rao was an Indian freedom fighter and politician who served as the first Deputy Speaker of Andhra State Legislative Assembly from 1953 to 1954.{{Cite web |title=Former Deputy Speakers - Legislative Assembly |url=https://aplegislature.org/web/legislative-assembly/former-deputy-speakers |access-date=11 May 2023 |website=Andhra Pradesh State Legislature, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh}}{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K0E5AAAAIAAJ&q=Pasala+Suryachandra+Rao+speaker |title=A.P. Year Book |date=1979 |publisher=Hyderabad Publications & Newspapers. |pages=295 |language=en}} He was an MLA from Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party and represented Alampuram constituency in West Godavari district.{{cite web |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127201450/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf |archive-date=27 January 2013 |access-date=2014-10-14 |publisher=Election Commission of India}} He was also elected to Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council two times.{{Cite web |date=2016-04-16 |title=ఒకే ఆస్తి.. మూడు రిజిస్ట్రేషన్లు |url=https://www.sakshi.com/news/andhra-pradesh/deputy-speaker-pasala-suryachandra-rao-properties-illegal-sold-in-west-godavari-district-333125 |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=Sakshi |language=te}} He belonged to the Kapu community. He died on 17 January 2004. After his death, his assets were mired in controversial land deals.