Shri Mandali Venkata Krishna Rao

RAO SHRI MANDALI VENKATA KRISHNA, B.A., Cong., (Andhra Pradesh—Masulipatnam—1957): S. of Shri Venkatramaiah; B. Pallevada, Kaikalur Taluk, Krishna District, August 4, 1927; ed. at Hindu College, Masulipatnam; m. Shrimati Prabhavati Devi, May 17, 1952; 1 S.; President, Students Congress, Avanigadda, 1943-45; Member, Executive Committee, Andhra Pradesh Students Congress, 1946-49; Delegate from Andhra to the All Asia Students Congress and All India Students Congress Conference, held at Delhi in 1946; Organizer, Krishna District Students Congress, 1948-49; President, Divi Seema Youth Congress,. 1950-51; Member, Executive Committee, Andhra Provincial Youth Congress, 1951-55; President, East Krishna Youth Congress 1951-53; Joint Secretary, Andhra Provincial Kisan Congress, 1953-54; Organizing Secretary, Andhra Provincial Kisan Congress, 1954-55; at present General Secretary, Andhra Provincial Kisan Congress; Secretary, East Krishna Congress Seva Dal, 1948-51; Convener, Andhra Pradesh Congress Constructive Work Committee; General Secretary, Divi Taluk Congress Samiti, 1944; Member, East Krishna District Congress Committee since 1946; Member, Andhra P.C.C. and A.I.C.C. since 1954; Member, Executive Committee, Andhra Pradesh Congress since 1955; At present Joint Secretary, Andhra P.C.C; Joint Secretary, East Krishna Congress Committee, 1952-53; General Secretary; East Krishna Congress Committee since 1953; Member, Krishna District Planning Committee since 1954; Member Bandar Forest Range Advisory Board since 1954; Member, Prohibition Advisory Board since 1954; Editor, Telugu fortnightly “Naveenandhra”; Joined National Students Union and worked as an underground worker in “Quit India” Movement in 1942; Took part in the agitation for the abolition of Detention system in 1946; Organized Rayalaseema Famine Relief activities; Keenly interested in the problems of ryots in Andhra; Was instrumental for distribution of banjar lands among the landless poor.

Permanent address: Bhavadevarapalli, Divi Taluk, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh.

[Voting results at the Election:

Electorate: 4,30,581

Shri Mandali Venkata Krishna Rao .. 1,23,242

Shri Yelamanchili Nagabhushanam .. 1,15,691

Shri Bhogadi Manikya Rao ..             13,475

Shri Y. Gurumadha Prasad Bahadur . . 6,218]