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{{Short description|Indian politician (1953–2024)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Pendyala Venkata Krishna Rao
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1953|5|31|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Dommeru]], [[West Godavari district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|5|21|1953|5|31|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], India
| office = Member of [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = 1983–1999<br> 2004–2009
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| constituency = [[Kovvur Assembly constituency|Kovvur]]
| party = [[YSR Congress Party]] (2012–2024)
| other_party = [[Telugu Desam Party]] (1982–2012)
| spouse = Nagamani
| children = 3
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'''Pendyala Venkata Krishna Rao''' (31 January 1953 – 21 May 2024) was an Indian politician from [[Andhra Pradesh]]. He was elected as an [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|MLA]] five times from [[Kovvur Assembly constituency]]. He had to step down after the constituency was reserved for Scheduled Caste in 2009. May

==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 Assembly constituency|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 Kovvuru as it was reserved for SC. He joined YSRCP in 2012. He was limited to campaigning in 2014 and 2019 elections. He continued to be a member of the YSRCP Central Governing Council.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}

==Personal life and death==
Pendyala Venkata Krishna Rao had two sons, Venkatarayudu and Ravibabu, along with a daughter, Archana sennar and grandchildren Arjun Sennar. After suffering from a long illness, he died at a private hospital in Hyderabad, on 21 May 2024, at the age of 71.<ref name="Former TDP MLA Pendyala Venkata Krishna Rao Passes Away in Hyderabad">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Former TDP MLA Pendyala Venkata Krishna Rao Passes Away in Hyderabad |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/former-tdp-mla-pendyala-venkata-krishna-rao-passes-away-in-hyderabad-879867 |access-date=23 May 2024 |work= |date=21 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523183240/https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/former-tdp-mla-pendyala-venkata-krishna-rao-passes-away-in-hyderabad-879867 |archive-date=23 May 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Former Kovvuru MLA Krishna Babu passes away">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Former Kovvuru MLA Krishna Babu passes away |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/former-kovvuru-mla-krishna-babu-passes-away-895058 |access-date=23 May 2024 |work= |date=22 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523183306/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/former-kovvuru-mla-krishna-babu-passes-away-895058 |archive-date=23 May 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1940 births]]
[[Category:2024 deaths]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1983–1985]]
[[Category:Telugu Desam Party politicians]]
[[Category:YSR Congress Party politicians]]
[[Category:Politicians from West Godavari district]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1985–1989]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1989–1994]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1994–1999]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2004–2009]]

Pendyala Venkata Krishna Rao - Revision history

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