Pethakamsetti Gana Venkata Reddy Naidu (P. G. V. R. Naidu also known as Gana Babu) is an Indian politician. He represents the Telugu Desam Party.
Pethakamsetti Gana Venkata Reddy Naidu (Gana Babu) | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 May 1969 |
| Other names | Gana babu |
| Education | B.com., Avn Degree College MBA, Andhra University |
| Occupation(s) | Politician and Ex Sportsman |
| Years active | 1994 – present |
| Political party | Telugu Desam Party |
| Father | P. Appalanarasimham |
| Website | https://ganababu.com |
Early life
editHe was born in Gopalapatnam, Visakhapatnam District. His father is P.Appala Narasimham, who is a former M.P. for Anakapalle, MLA Pendurthi Assembly constituency and a founding member of the Telugu Desam Party. After a stint in sports, Gana Babu worked as an employee of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant briefly before entering politics.
Sports Career
editHe is an International Volleyball player and represented the country on multiple occasions. He has won a Gold Medal at the Pune National Games and a Silver for India in the World Super Series held in Perth, Australia. [1]
He is actively involved in Sports organisations and worked for the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh, thereby actively involved in the organisation of the National Games in Visakhapatnam & Hyderabad and the subsequent World Military games held in Hyderabad. He is known to be instrumental in bringing many International Sports events to the state.
He is President of Andhra Pradesh Volleyball Association (APCA).[2] He also serves as Vice-President of Volleyball Federation of India (VFI) and the Chairman of Visakhapatnam District Olympic Association.
Political career
edit- He entered politics after resigning his job and winning as the ZPTC Chairman in 1995.
- He was elected to the Pendurthi Assembly Constituency in 1999 by defeating Dronamraju Srinivasa Rao.[3]
- In the 2004 elections, he was denied ticket by the Telugu Desam Party and he stayed away from contesting.
- In 2009, he joined PRP, he contested the Visakhapatnam west Assembly Constituency but lost to Malla Vijaya Prasad by 4144 Votes.[4]
- In 2014, he contested again from Visakhapatnam West Assembly Constituency and won with a majority of 30,857 votes by high margin by defeating Dadi Ratnakar.[5]
- In 2019, he contested as a sitting MLA from Visakhapatnam West Assembly Constituency and won with a huge majority of 18,981 votes by defeating Malla Vijay Prasad.[6]
- He also served as a Govt. Whip from 2017 to 2019[7]
- In 2024, he contested again from the Visakhapatnam West Assembly Constituency and won with majority of over 35,000 votes over Adari Anand from YSRCP.[8]
- November 2024, Appointed as whip.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ Potnuru, Vasu (7 July 2024). "From an ardent sportsperson to an unbeatable politician". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ India, The Hans (10 October 2018). "National volley ball tourney from Oct 11". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Pendurthi Elections Results 2014, Current MLA, Candidate List of Assembly Elections in Pendurthi, Andhra Pradesh". Elections in India. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "Visakhapatnam West Elections Results 2014, Current MLA, Candidate List of Assembly Elections in Visakhapatnam West, Andhra Pradesh". Elections in India. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "Visakhapatnam West Elections Results 2014, Current MLA, Candidate List of Assembly Elections in Visakhapatnam West, Andhra Pradesh". Elections in India. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "Visakhapatnam West Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ Prakash, Om. "Government Whip Gana Babu and other VIPs prays at Tirumala – Tirumala Updates". Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ Election Commision of India (4 June 2024). "AP Assembly Election Results 2024 - Visakhapatnam West" (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 13 November 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "AP CM Naidu Appoints Chief Whips, Whips". 13 November 2024. Archived from the original on 13 November 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ The Times of India (12 November 2024). "Andhra Pradesh govt names whips for assembly, council". Archived from the original on 13 November 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.