Prathipati Pulla Rao
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Pathipati Pulla Rao
| image = Prattipati Pulla Rao on December 29, 2014 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Rao in 2014
| image_size = 200px
| office1 = {{ubli| Minister for Food & Civil Supplies, Price Monitoring and Consumer Affairs{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/andhra-cm-chandrababu-naidu-expands-cabinet-11-new-ministers-added-4596182/|title=Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu expands Cabinet, 11 new ministers added|date=2 April 2017|access-date=31 January 2024}}|Government of Andhra Pradesh}}
| governor1 = E. S. L. Narasimhan
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = N. Chandrababu Naidu
| term_start1 = 2 April 2017
| term_end1 = 29 May 2019
| predecessor1 = Paritala Sunitha
| successor1 = Kodali Nani
| office2 = {{ubli| Minister for Agriculture,
Horticulture, Sericulture & Agri-Processing{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/ap-chief-minister-chandrababu-naidu-constitutes-his-council-of-ministers/articleshow/36258853.cms?from=mdr|title=AP Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu constitutes his council of ministers|date=8 June 2014|access-date=31 January 2024|work=The Economic Times: The Times of India}}|Government of Andhra Pradesh}}
| governor2 = E. S. L. Narasimhan
| 1blankname2 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata2 = N. Chandrababu Naidu
| term_start2 = 8 June 2014
| term_end2 = 2 April 2017
| predecessor2 = President's Rule
| successor2 = Somireddy Chandra Mohan Reddy
| office3 = Member of Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh{{Cite web|url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/chilakaluripet-andhra-pradesh-assembly-constituency|title=Chilakaluripet Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency|website=resultuniversity.com|accessdate=31 January 2024}}
| term_end3 =
| predecessor3 = Vidadala Rajini
| successor3 =
| constituency3 = Chilakaluripet
| term_start4 = 2009
| term_end4 = 2019
| predecessor4 = Marri Rajasekhar
| successor4 = Vidadala Rajini
| constituency4 = Chilakaluripet
| term_start5 = 1999
| term_end5 = 2004
| predecessor5 = Somepalli Sambaiah
| successor5 = Marri Rajasekhar
| constituency5 = Chilakaluripet
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1958|05|29}}
| spouse = P. V. Kumari
| children = 2 (son & daughter)
| father = P. Subba Rao
| mother = P. Narayanamma
| education = B.Com
(1978-1981)
| alma_mater = VRS & YRN College, Chirala, Andhra Pradesh
| party = Telugu Desam Party
| residence = 2nd Lane, Pandaripuram, Chilakaluripet, Palnadu district, Andhra Pradesh, India
| profession = * Politician
}}
Pathipati Pulla Rao popularly known as Pathipati is an Indian politician who formerly worked as Cabinet Minister in Andhra Pradesh Government between 2014 and 2019. Currently, He is the Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Chilakaluripet. He was elected four times to Assembly of Andhra Pradesh.
He belongs to Telugu Desam Party of which he was first elected as the legislator in 1999. Following 1999, He was defeated by Marri Rajasekhar in 2004 Andhra Pradesh General Assembly Election. He again elected in 2009 and 2014 from the Chilakaluripet. Between 2014 and 2019, he served as Cabinet Minister and held various portfolios like Agriculture, Agri-Processing, Marketing and warehousing, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development, Fisheries, Food & Civil Supplies, Price-Monitoring and Consumer Affairs.
Personal life
He lives in the Chilakaluripet, Guntur District of the state of Andhra Pradesh. Prathipati Pulla Rao's (60yrs) father's name is Shri Subba Rao. Pulla Rao married Smt. P. V. Kumari who is a housewife. He has two children Swathi and Sarath Babu.
Education
His highest educational qualification is B.Com. He pursued his B.Com. Pass from VRS and YRN College, Chirala (Andhra University) in the years 1978 to 1981. He did his intermediate studies from T.J.P.S. College, Guntur in the year 1977. By profession, he is a businessman; he is the director of various companies.
Leadership
Pulla Rao has always placed an emphasis on supporting farmers. In 2015, Prathipati Pulla Rao took part in the Telugu Desam Party's JanaChaitanya Yatra in Gudivada town of Krishna district. In that year a total of 2,60,000 hectares of paddy crops were lost in the state due to heavy rains. Nearly 6,000 hectares of fish and prawn cultures were damaged due to rains, therefore he asked the union government to sanction a large amount to Andhra Pradesh and help the farmers.
Election Statistics
| class="wikitable" |
| ! Year
! Contested For ! colspan="2" | Party ! Constituency ! Opponent ! Votes ! Majority ! Result |
|---|
| 1
|1999 | rowspan="6" |MLA | {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party| rowspan=6}} | rowspan="6" |Chilakaluripet | 68708 - 42467 | 26,241 |
| 2
| 2004 | Marri Rajasekhar (IND) | 57002 - 57214 | -212 |
| 3
|2009 |Marri Rajasekhar (INC) | 77399- 57586 | 19,813 |
| 4
|2014 |Marri Rajasekhar (YSRCP) |89591 - 78907 |10,684 |
| 5
|2019 |86129 - 94430 | -8,301 |
| 6
|2024 |Kavati Manohar Naidu (YSRCP) | 111062- 77800 | 31,302 |
References
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Category:Andhra University alumni
Category:Telugu Desam Party politicians
Category:State cabinet ministers of Andhra Pradesh
Category:People from Guntur district
Category:Agriculture ministers of Andhra Pradesh
Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2024–2029
Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2014–2019
Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2009–2014