Ponguru Narayana

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Ponguru Narayana

Ponguru Narayana (born 15 June 1957) is an Indian educationist turned politician in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.[2] He was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council in 2014 and served as the Minister for Municipal administration and Urban development & Urban Housing.[3] Elected MLC under Telugu Desam Party,[4][5] he established the Narayana Group of Educational Institutions.[6][7]

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Ponguru Narayana
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Minister of Municipal Administration & Urban Development
Government of Andhra Pradesh
Assumed office
12 June 2024
GovernorS. Abdul Nazeer
Chief MinisterN. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded byAudimulapu Suresh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh
Assumed office
4 June 2024
Preceded byAnil Kumar Poluboina
ConstituencyNellore City
Minister of Municipal Administration & Urban Development, Urban Water Supply & Urban Planning, Urban Housing, Capital Region Development Authority
Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
8 Jun 2014  29 May 2019
GovernorE. S. L. Narasimhan
Chief MinisterN. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded byPresident's Rule
Succeeded byBotsa Satyanarayana
Member of Legislative Council
Andhra Pradesh
In office
14 August 2014  29 March 2019
Chairman
Leader of the HouseN. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded byKolagatla Veerabhadra Swamy
ConstituencyElected by MLAs
Personal details
Born (1957-06-15) 15 June 1957 (age 67)
Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India
SpousePonguru Ramadevi
ChildrenDaughters; Sindhuri, Sharani, and son; Nishith (Late)[1]
Residence(s)Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Early life and education

Narayana was born on June 15, 1957, into a Telugu-speaking family in Harnathapuram, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India. His parents were Ponguru Subbaramayya and Subamma, and he belonged to the Kapu community. Dr Narayana studied B.A. in mathematics and statistics from V. R. College at Nellore in 1977 and subsequently earned his MSc. (1979) and PhD (2002) in statistics from Sri Venkateswara University and worked as a senior lecturer. He is married to Ramadevi with whom he has three children.[8]

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