Seshagiri Rao
{{Short description|Indian politician (c.1933–2019)}}
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| birth_date = {{circa|1933}}
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| death_date = {{death date and given age|df=y|2019|11|18|86}}
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| office1 = Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
| term_start1 = 1994
| term_end1 = 1999
| constituency1 = Bapatla
| predecessor1 = Chirala Govardhana Reddy
| successor1 = Anantha Varma Manthena
| party = Indian National Congress
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Muppalaneni Seshagiri Rao ({{circa|1933}} – 18 November 2019) was an Indian politician belonging to Indian National Congress. He was a member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council.
Biography
Rao was the president of Bapatla Educational Society and established the Bapatla Engineering College. He was elected as a member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council in 1981.{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/bapatla-ex-mla-seshagiri-rao-dead/article30009931.ece
|website=The Hindu
|date=18 November 2019|accessdate=19 November 2019|title=Bapatla ex-MLA Seshagiri Rao dead
}} He was elected as a member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly as a Telugu Desam Party candidate from Bapatla in 1994.{{cite web|url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/bapatla-andhra-pradesh-assembly-constituency
|title=Bapatla Assembly Constituency Election Result|website=www.resultuniversity.com|accessdate=18 November 2019
|title=Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1994|website=www.elections.in|accessdate=18 November 2019
}} Later, he joined Indian National Congress. He served as the
president of the Guntur District Congress Committee and the secretary general of the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee too.
Rao died on 18 November 2019 at the age of 86.{{cite web|url=https://thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/former-mla-and-congress-leader-seshagiri-rao-passes-away-582262
|title=Former MLA and Congress leader Seshagiri Rao passes away
|website=The Hans India|date=18 November 2019|accessdate=18 November 2019
}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hmtvlive.com/andhra/bapatla-farmer-mla-seshahiri-rao-passes-away-33892
|title=బాపట్ల మాజీ ఎమ్మెల్యే కన్నుమూత!
|date=18 November 2019
|website=HMTV|accessdate=18 November 2019|language=te
}}
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Category:Telugu Desam Party politicians
Category:Members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1994–1999
Category:People from Guntur district
Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh
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