Pendyala Venkata Krishna Rao

Pendyala Venkata Krishna Rao
Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 1983–1994 2004–2009
Constituency	Kovvur
Personal details
Born	(1940-01-02)2 January 1940 Dommeru, West Godavari district, Madras Province, British India
Died	21 May 2024(2024-05-21) (aged 84) Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Political party	YSR Congress Party (2012–2024)
Other political affiliations	Telugu Desam Party (1982–2012)
Spouse	Nagamani
Children	3

Pendyala Venkata Krishna Rao (2 January 1940 – 21 May 2024) was an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He was elected as an MLA for five times from Kovvur Assembly constituency. He had to step down after the constituency was reserved for Scheduled Caste in 2009.

Political career

Krishnababu entered politics in 1982 through the Telugu Desam Party at NTR's call. He won as MLA five times in 1983, 1985, 1989, 1994 and 2004 assembly elections from Kovvur. Although he was defeated in 1999, he continued his long political career as an MLA for almost 23 years. During the 2009 delimitation of constituencies, Krishnababu could not contest as Kovvuru as it was reserved for SC. He joined YSRCP in 2012. He was limited to campaigning in 2014 and 2019 elections. At present, he continues to be a member of the YSRCP Central Governing Council.

Personal life and death

Pendyala Venkata Krishna Rao He had two sons, Venkatarayudu and Ravibabu, along with a daughter, Archana. After suffering from a long illness, he died at a private hospital in Hyderabad, on 21 May 2024, at the age of 84.