# Konakalla Narayana Rao

Konakalla Narayana Rao (born on 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, representing the Telugu Desam Party. Rao is a member of the Goud community. Beyond his political career, he is involved in social and cultural activities in his hometown of Machilipatnamand is known for organizing theatre competitions.

## Political Career

Konakalla Narayana Rao is a member of the Telugu Desam Party. In the 2009 (15th Lok Sabha) & 2014 (16th Lok Sabha) elections, he was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Machilipatnam constituency: Krishna District in Andhra Pradesh. Konakalla Narayana Rao was appointed as a panel speaker within the Lok Sabha, also known as the Panel of Chairpersons. Rao's position within the Lok Sabha hierarchy was next to the Deputy Speaker of the house. In the 15th Lok Sabha (2009), he was appointed as a member of the Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas.
May 3rd, 2013 Member, Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes (OBCs)
May 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
June 12th, 2014 and onwards Member, House Committee
Sept 1st, 2014 and onwards Member, Standing Committee on Agriculture.
In October 2024, he assumed the charge as chairman of Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation

## Election results

General Election, 2009: Machilipatnam :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 12,456 | 1.19 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,045,905 | 83.60 | +7.54 |
| | TDP gain from INC | TDP gain from INC | Swing | | |
General Election, 2014: Machilipatnam :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 81,057 | 7.11 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,141,065 | 83.33 | −0.27 |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | | |

## Development activities

While contesting the Lok Sabha elections, Rao promised to deliver results on long-pending projects within the Parliamentary Constituency of Machilipatnam. His election promises include 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. All these projects are at various stages of implementation.

## Personal life

Konakalla Narayana Rao is from the Machilipatnam located within the Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh and was born on the 4th of May, 1950. His father is Shri Ganapathi and his mother is Smt. Kasi Eshwaramma. He was married to Smt. Padmaja on the 30th of May, 1975. They have two sons together, Kiran Ganapathi and Chaithanya Ganapathi.