Daggubati Venkateswara Rao

Daggubati Venkateswara Rao
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 2 April 1996 – 1 April 2002
Preceded by	P. Upendra
Succeeded by	Ravula Chandrasekhar Reddy
Constituency	Andhra Pradesh
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 1991–1996
Preceded by	Salagala Benjamin
Succeeded by	Ummareddy Venkateswarlu
Constituency	Bapatla
Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh
In office 2004–2014
Preceded by	Jagarlamudi Padmavathi
Succeeded by	Yeluri Sambasiva Rao
Constituency	Parchur
In office 1983–1991
Preceded by	Maddukuri Narayan Rao
Succeeded by	Gade Venkata Reddy
Constituency	Parchur
Personal details
Born	(1953-12-14) 14 December 1953 Karamchedu, Andhra Pradesh, India
Spouse	D. Purandeswari ​ (m. 1979)​
Children	2
Residence	Hyderabad

Dr. Daggubati Venkateswara Rao, M.B.,B.S., (born 14 December 1953) is a former member of the Indian National Congress.

Personal life

Rao is the 2nd son-in-law in order for N. T. Rama Rao, actor and founder of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). He is the son of Daggubati Chenchu Ramaiah. He married politician Daggubati Purandareswari on 9 May 1979. The couple have two children, Nivedita and Hitesh Chenchuram, a daughter and a son respectively.

Career

Rao is an ex-Minister, ex-Member of Parliament and an ex-Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing Parchur constituency in Prakasham District up to 2014. He won the 2009 General Election by getting 73,691 votes and a majority of 2,776 votes. Rao was elected to the State Assembly in 1983, 1985, 1989, 2004, 2009 and to Lok Sabha (Indian lower house) in 1991–1996, and to the Rajya Sabha (Indian Upper House) in 1996. He was an independent member in the 2014 elections but in 2019 he joined the YSR Congress Party. He contested the 2019 Legislative Assembly elections from Parchur Assembly Constituency, Prakasham district. He was defeated by TDP candidate Eluri Sambasiva Rao with a narrow margin.