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Rayapati Sambasiva Rao
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2014–2019
Preceded byModugula Venugopala Reddy
Succeeded byLavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu
ConstituencyNarasaraopet
In office
2004–2014
Preceded byYemparala Venkateswara Rao
Succeeded byJayadev Galla
ConstituencyGuntur
In office
1996–1999
Preceded byS. M. Laljan Basha
Succeeded byYemparala Venkateswara Rao
ConstituencyGuntur
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
1982–1988
Preceded byM. R. Krishna
Succeeded byL. Narsing Naik
ConstituencyAndhra Pradesh
Personal details
Born (1943-06-07) 7 June 1943 (age 81)
Unguturu, Madras Presidency, British India
Political partyTelugu Desam Party (since 2014)
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress (1982-2014)
SpouseLeela Kumari
ChildrenRayapati Ranga Rao, Marni Devika Rani, Muthavarapu Lakshmi
ResidenceGuntur
As of 16 September, 2006Source:

Rayapati Sambasiva Rao is an Indian politician and a member of the 11th, 12th, 14th, 15th, and 16th Lok Sabha. He was one of the youngest members to be elected to the Rajya Sabha at the age of 39. He represented the Narasaraopet and Guntur parliamentary constituency of Andhra Pradesh and currently is a member of the Telugu Desam Party.

Early life

Rao was born in Unguturu, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. His father, Venkata Ranga Rao, was a farmer and a follower of Shaivism. His mother, Sitaramamma was a housewife. Sambasivarao was eldest of the seven children. He completed his Secondary Education from Tadikonda and graduated from New Science College, Hyderabad.

Politics

He was inspired by the Indian National Congress, led by then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and his maternal uncle Gogineni Kanakaiah, who was also a prominent politician. He served as Sarpanch and President Panchayat Samithi, Tadikonda. He was elected as a member of the Rajya Sabha, and later elected to Lok Sabha for five terms.

Bank fraud case

Sambasiva Rao is the prime accused in transstroy bank fraud case to the tune of 7926Cr Rupees. According to the chargesheet filed by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Sambasiva Rao created fake companies in the name of his maids, drivers and sweepers for diversion of funds from Banks.

Personal life

Sambasiva Rao is married to Leela Kumari. They have one son, Rayapati Ranga Rao and two daughters Devika Rani and Lakshmi.

References

  1. Transstroy, ex-TDP MP Rayapati Sambasiva Rao in CBI net for Rs 7,926 crore bank fraud – Newindiaexpress.New Indiaexpress (19 December 2020). Retrieved on 19 December 2020.
  2. Rs 7,926 crore loan fraud: Ex-TDP MP floats fake firms in name of maids, drivers and sweerers – Timesofindia. timesofindia.indiatimes.com (21 December 2020). Retrieved on 21 December 2020.

External links

Media related to Rayapati Sambasiva Rao at Wikimedia Commons

Members of the 16th Lok Sabha from Andhra Pradesh State
GE 2014
  1. Ashok Gajapathi Raju
  2. Butta Renuka
  3. Galla Jayadev
  4. Gokaraju Ganga Raju
  5. J. C. Diwakar Reddy
  6. Kambhampati Hari Babu
  7. Kesineni Nani
  8. Konakalla Narayana Rao
  9. Kothapalli Geetha
  10. Kristappa Nimmala
  11. Maganti Venkateswara Rao
  12. Malyadri Sriram
  13. Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy
  14. Murali Mohan
  15. Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao
  16. Naramalli Sivaprasad
  17. P. V. Midhun Reddy
  18. Pandula Ravindra Babu
  19. Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu
  20. Rayapati Sambasiva Rao
  21. S. P. Y. Reddy
  22. Thota Narasimham
  23. Velagapalli Varaprasad Rao
  24. Y. S. Avinash Reddy
  25. Y. V. Subba Reddy
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