ANKINEEDU PRASADA RAO, SHRI P. [Congress (I)—Andhra Pradesh, Bapatla, 1980]  s. of late Shri Veeraiah; b. at Nidubrolu, Guntur District, February 23, 1929; ed. at A. C. College, Guntur; m. Smt. Sivaprada Devi, 1948; 2 s. and 2 d.; Agriculturist; Minister of Commerce, Andhra Pradesh 1969-71; Union Minister of State for Tourism and Civil Aviation, August-November, 1979; Member, Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee since 1964; President, (i) Taluk Congress Committee, 1960-62, (ii) Panchayat Samiti, Ponnur, 1964-67, (iii) District Chamber of Panchayat Raj, 1964-67 and (iv) District Marketing Society, Guntur 1968-69; Member, Tobacco Board, 1975-78; Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, 1967-71; Member, Fifth Lok Sabha, 1971-77 and Sixth Lok Sabha 1977-79; Member, Joint Select Committees on Indian Penal Code and Criminal Procedure Code; Member, Consultative Committees for the Ministries of Commerce, External Affairs and Agriculture; Led the Export Promotion Delegation of Andhra Pradesh Government to South East Asian countries, 1970; Member, Indian Delegation to Inter-Parliamentary Conference, Japan, 1974.

Travels abroad:  Thailand, Hongkong, Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore. South Korea and Sri Lanka.

Permanent address:  Nidubrolu, P.O. Ponnur Municipality, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh.