| children = Daughters; Sindhuri, Sharani, and son; Nishith (Late){{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/andhra-pradesh-minister-dr-p-narayana-nishith-hyderabad-jubilee-hills-road-mishap-976211-2017-05-10|title=Andhra Pradesh Minister P Narayana's son killed in road mishap in Hyderabad|website=India Today|date=10 May 2017 }}

| residence = Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, India

| spouse = Ponguru Ramadevi

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Ponguru Narayana (born 15 June 1957) is an Indian educationist turned politician in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.{{Cite web |title=Municipal Minister Ponguru Narayana assures single window system in granting building permissions |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/andhra-pradesh-municipal-minister-ponguru-narayana-assures-single-window-system-in-granting-building-permissions/articleshow/112767804.cms |website=Times of India}} He was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council in 2014 and served as the Minister for Municipal administration and Urban development & Urban Housing.{{Cite news |date=July 29, 2024 |title=Minister Narayana alleges slack implementation of TIDCO housing scheme in YSRCP’s tenure in A.P. |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/minister-narayana-alleges-slack-implementation-of-tidco-housing-scheme-in-ysrcps-tenure-in-ap/article68460567.ece |newspaper=The Hindu}} Elected MLC under Telugu Desam Party,{{Cite news |title=MLA candidate Ponguru Narayana announces ₹10 crore funds for TDP cadre in Nellore |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/mla-candidate-ponguru-narayana-announces-10-crore-funds-for-tdp-cadre-in-nellore/article68215328.ece |newspaper=The Hindu}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.myneta.info/andhrapradesh2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=4924|title=Ponguru Narayana(TDP):Constituency- NELLORE CITY(NELLORE) - Affidavit Information of Candidate|website=www.myneta.info}} he established the Narayana Group of Educational Institutions.{{Cite news|author=Staff Reporter|date=2016-05-23|title=Narayana's choice a calculated move by Naidu|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh//article60391284.ece|access-date=2022-02-25|issn=0971-751X}}{{Cite web|date=2019-03-23|title=AP minister P Narayana declares family assets worth Rs 669 crore|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/ap-minister-p-narayana-declares-family-assets-worth-rs-669-crore-98836|access-date=2022-02-25|website=The News Minute|language=en}}

Early life and education

Narayana was born on June 15, 1957, into a Telugu-speaking family in Harnathapuram, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India. His parents were Ponguru Subbaramayya and Subamma, and he belonged to the Kapu community. Dr Narayana studied B.A. in mathematics and statistics from V. R. College at Nellore in 1977 and subsequently earned his MSc. (1979) and PhD (2002) in statistics from Sri Venkateswara University and worked as a senior lecturer. He is married to Ramadevi with whom he has three children.{{Cite news |date=16 June 2024 |title=Amaravati Capital will be completed in two years: Ponguru Narayana |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2024/Jun/16/amaravati-capital-will-be-completed-in-two-years-ponguru-narayana |newspaper=New Indian Express}}