Nama Nageswara Rao
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Nama Nageswara Rao (born 15 March 1957 in Balapala, Mahabubabad, Telangana[1]) is an Indian politician, and a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India.
Nama Nageswara Rao | |
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Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
Assumed office 2019 | |
Preceded by | Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy |
Constituency | Khammam |
In office 2009-2014 | |
Preceded by | Renuka Chowdhury |
Succeeded by | Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy |
Constituency | Khammam |
Personal details | |
Born | (1957-03-15) 15 March 1957 (age 67) Balapala, Mahabubabad, Telangana, India |
Political party | Bharat Rashtra Samithi |
Other political affiliations | Telugu Desam Party (Until 2019) |
Spouse | Nama Chinnamma |
Children | 3 |
Before becoming a member of the Lok Sabha, Nageswara Rao ran the infrastructure company Madhucon Projects.[2] When he was a candidate for the Lok Sabha in 2009, he had total assets worth over Rp 1.73 billion ($38.4 million, £23.3 million), making him the wealthiest candidate.[3]
Nageswara Rao had stood for election in 2004 for the Khammam constituency, but lost to the incumbent Renuka Chowdary by over 100,000 votes.[4]
In May 2009, Nageswara Rao was elected to the Lok Sabha to represent the Khammam constituency, with a majority of 124,949 votes from Khammam constituency defeating Union Minister Renuka Chowdhary.[5]
Nageswara Rao was unanimously elected Telugu Desam Parliamentary Party leader at a meeting held in the presence of the party president N. Chandrababu Naidu in May 2009.[6]
Nageswara Rao is married to Nama Chinnamma, and has two sons and a daughter.[1]