Konakalla Narayana Rao

Konakalla Narayana Rao (born 4 May 1950) is an Indian politician who served as a member of the Lok Sabha, representing the Machilipatnam constituency in Andhra Pradesh. He was elected in the 2009 and 2014 elections as a candidate of the Telugu Desam Party. ^[1][2] Rao is a member of the Goud community. ^[3][4] Besides his political career, he is involved in social and cultural activities in Machilipatnam and organizes theatre competitions. ^[5]

Konakalla Narayana Rao
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 16 May 2009 – 23 May 2019
Preceded by	Ramakrishna Badiga
Succeeded by	Vallabhaneni Balashowry
Constituency	Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Personal details
Born	(1950-05-04) 4 May 1950 (age 74) Machilipatnam, Madras State, India (now in Andhra Pradesh, India)
Political party	Telugu Desam Party
Spouse	Smt. Padmaja
Relations	Konakalla Bullaiah (Brother)
Children	Kiran Ganapathi Chaitanya Ganpathi
Parents	Shri Ganapathi Smt. Kasieswaramma
Residence	Machilipatnam
Website	KonakallaNarayanaRao.in
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Political career

Konakalla Narayana Rao is a member of the Telugu Desam Party. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Machilipatnam constituency in Krishna District, Andra Pradesh, In the 15th Lok Sabha (2009) and 2014 (16th Lok Sabha) elections.

During the 15th Lok Sabha (2009), he was appointed as a member of the Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas and served as a panel speaker in the Lok Sabha as part of the Panel Of Chairpersons.

Key Positions Held:

• May 3, 2013 Member, Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes (OBCs)

• May 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

• June 12th, 2014 Member of House Committee

• Sept 1st, 2014 Member of Standing Committee on Agriculture.

• In October 2024, he assumed the charge as chairman of Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation^[6]

Election results

General Election, 2009: Machilipatnam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TDP	Konakalla Narayana Rao	409,936	39.19	−5.40
	INC	Badiga Ramakrishna	397,480	38.00	−13.25
	PRP	Chennamsetti Ramachandraiah	186,921	17.87
Majority			12,456	1.19
Turnout			1,045,905	83.60	+7.54
	TDP gain from INC		Swing

General Election, 2014: Machilipatnam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TDP	Konakalla Narayana Rao	587,280	51.47	+12.28
	YSRCP	Kolusu Partha Sarathy	506,223	44.36
	INC	Sistla Ramesh	14,111	1.24
	Jai Samaikyandhra Party	Kammili Srinivas	7,692	0.67
	Pyramid Party of India	Vadapalli Raghunadh	4,401	0.39
	BSP	Peggem Prasada Rao	4,085	0.36
	Independent	Parasa Srinivasa Rao	3,399	0.30
	Independent	Mohammad Ishaq	1,770	0.16
	Independent	Yunduri Subramanyaswara Rao (Mani)	1,597	0.14
	Independent	Yarlagadda Rama Mohan Rao	1,405	0.12
	Independent	Jampana Srinivasa Goud	931	0.08
	NOTA	None of the Above	8,171	0.72
Majority			81,057	7.11
Turnout			1,141,065	83.33	−0.27
	TDP hold		Swing

Development activities

While contesting the Lok Sabha elections, Rao's election promises included the re-establishment of the Machilipatnam port, the doubling and electrification of the Machilipatnam-Gudivada-Vijayawada railway line, the creation of a new Machilipatnam–Repalle railway line, the modernization of Machilipatnam Railway Station, the expansion of NH 214A into six lanes from Machilipatnam to Vijayawada, and the conversion of the national highway into a four-lane road from Machilipatnam to Ongole. Reportedly, these projects are at various stages of implementation.^[7]

Personal life

Konakalla Narayana Rao was born on May 4, 1950, in Machilipatnam, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, to Shri Ganapathi and Smt. Kasi Eshwaramma. On May 30, 1975, he married Smt. Padmaja, and they have two sons, Kiran Ganapathi and Chaithanya Ganapathi.