Damacharla Janardhana Rao

Damacharla Janardhana Rao is an Indian Politician and Member of Legislative Assembly, Ongole from Telugu Desam Party, Andhra Pradesh.^[2]

Damacharla Janardhana Rao
Member of the Andhra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2024
Preceded by	Balineni Srinivasa Reddy
Constituency	Ongole
In office 2014–2019
Preceded by	Balineni Srinivasa Reddy
Succeeded by	Balineni Srinivasa Reddy
Constituency	Ongole
Personal details
Born	20/01/1975 (age 50)
Political party	Telugu Desam Party
Spouse	Naga Satyalatha[1]
Children	Damacharla anisha Damacharla tanuja
Residence(s)	T. Naidu Palem, Tangutur, Prakasam district
Occupation	Politician, MLA Business

Early life

He is the grandson of the former Minister, Damacharla Anjaneyulu.^[3] He did his schooling and Intermediate in Vignan College at Vadlamudi. He did his BTech in P.E.S from Institute of Technology (PES University) at Bangalore in 1998.

Political career

He started his political career in TDP and has elected as Prakasam district TDP Party President in 2010 and from then until present date he is carrying the Party in the District. He expected Kondepi Constituency MLA ticket from TDP in 2009 which was vacant due to death of his grandfather, but the seat was reserved to SC in de limitation therefore he did not contest in 2009 election. He contested from Ongole By election in 2012 and lost against Balineni Srinivasa Reddy later in 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election he won^[4] from the same Ongole Assembly Constituency against Balineni Srinivasa Reddy with a good majority of 12,428 votes. After that in the 2019 he was defeated by his arch-rival Balineni Srinivasa Reddy. In the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections, Damacharla Janardhana Rao again won as MLA, Ongole against Balineni Srinivasa Reddy with a majority of 34026 votes.^[5][6]