Maddisetty Venugopal

Maddisetty Venugopal Rao (born 1977) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is an MLA of YSR Congress Party from Darsi Assembly Constituency in Prakasam District. He won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election.[1]

Early life and education

Venugopal is born in Laxinarsimhapuram village of Pamuru Mandal, Prakasam District. His father's name is Srinivasulu. He did his MBA from Newport University, Bangalore in 1994. He is an entrepreneur who started the PACE group of companies.[2]

Career

He started his political career with Praja Rajyam Party. Later, he shifted to YSRCP and won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election defeating Kadiri Baburao of Telugu Desam Party by a margin of 39,057 votes. He worked for the region which has seen development in his tenure.[3] However, Venugopal was dropped for the 2024 Assembly Election.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Darsi Assembly Election 2024: Darsi Election Winning Candidates List, Election Date, Results, Vote Share New-IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Maddisetty Venugopal | MLA | Darsi | Prakasam | Andhra Pradesh". 2 April 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Andhra Pradesh: MLA Maddisetty Venugopal transforms Darsi constituency in Prakasam district". The Times of India. 20 January 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Jagan drops 10 more MLAs in the third candidate list". Hindustan Times. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  5. ^ ilyas, md (24 March 2024). "Jagan Leads Party Without Much Revolt Despite Refusal of Tickets and Change of Constituencies". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 22 May 2024.