Dadi Veerabhadra Rao
Dadi Veerabhadra Rao (born 3 July 1950) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is a four-time MLA from Anakapalli Constituency in Visakhapatnam district. He served as a minister twice and was the leader of the opposition party for six years.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
Rao hails from Anakapalli and was born to late Dadi Jagga Rao. He completed his M.Com. from AMAL College, Anakapalli. He belongs to Gavara Naidu community.
Career[edit]
Rao first won the 1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election from Anakapalli Constituency in the then Visakhapatnam district on Telugu Desam Party ticket and went on to win the next three elections in 1989, 1994 and 1999. He tasted defeat at the hands of Konathala Ramakrishna of Indian National Congress in 2004 Assembly Election. He also lost the next elections in 2009 but became an MLC in 2013. In May 2013, he quit Telugu Desam and joined YSRCP.[1][2] before the assembly elections in 2014 but rejoined TDP after the elections. Again, in March 2019, he joined YSR Congress Party but did not contest any election and became a star campaigner.[3][4] However, he returned to TDP once again after quitting YSRCP in January 2024.[5][6] In March 2024, he vowed to support his long-time political rival Konathala Ramakrishna who is contesting the Anakapalli MLA seat.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b PTI (2013-05-04). "Former TDP leader Dadi Veerabhadra Rao joins YSR Congress". www.business-standard.com. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ "Dadi Veerabhadra Rao quits TDP". The Hindu. 2013-05-03. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ "Out of poll race, Konathala & Dadi turn star campaigners". The Times of India. 2019-04-06. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ Telugu, TV9 (2019-03-09). "వైసీపీలో చేరిన దాడి వీరభద్రరావు". TV9 Telugu (in Telugu). Retrieved 2024-04-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Potnuru, Vasu (2024-01-04). "Visakhapatnam: Dadi Veerabhadra Rao family's entry to make TDP stronger". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ "YSRC: వైకాపాకు మాజీ మంత్రి దాడి వీరభద్రరావు రాజీనామా | ex minister dadi veerabhadra rao resigns for ysrcp". 2024-01-03. Archived from the original on 2024-01-03. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ Bureau, The Hindu (2024-03-08). "Political rivals-turned-allies join hands, vow to strengthen TDP-JSP alliance in Anakapalli". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-04-21.