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'''Raavi Venkateswara Rao''' (born 1959) is an Indian politician from [[Andhra Pradesh]]. He is a former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly]].

Rao is from [[Gudivada]], [[Krishna district]]. He was the son of former two time MLA, Raavi Sobhanadri Chowdary. He completed his MBA.<ref>{{Cite web |title=RAAVI VENKATESWARA RAO(PRAP):Constituency- GUDIVADA(KRISHNA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://www.myneta.info/ap09/candidate.php?candidate_id=3168 |access-date=2026-04-24 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gudivada Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/gudivada-andhra-pradesh-assembly-constituency |access-date=2026-04-24 |website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref>

== Career ==
Rao won the bye election to [[Gudivada Assembly constituency]] held in 2000 representing [[Telugu Desam Party]]. He polled 62,559 and defeated his nearest rival, Sistla Ramesh of the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 31,997 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gudivada Elections Results 2014, Current MLA, Candidate List of Assembly Elections in Gudivada, Andhra Pradesh |url=https://www.elections.in/andhra-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/gudivada.html |access-date=2026-04-24 |website=Elections in India}}</ref> In 2009, he contested on the [[Praja Rajyam Party]] but finished only third behind winner Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao (Nani) of the Telugu Desam Party and Pinnamaneni Venkateswara Rao of Congress, who came second.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC Summary: Gudivada 2009 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/ac/summary/www.indiavotes.com/ac/summary/30602 |access-date=2026-04-24 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref> In September 2012, he rejoined the Telugu Desam Party in Hyderabad and was named as the incharge for Gudivada constituency.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2012-09-11 |title=Telugu Desam Party welcomes back former MLA |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/telugu-desam-party-welcomes-back-former-mla/articleshow/16344900.cms |access-date=2026-04-24 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=India |first=The Hans |date=2013-07-24 |title=Raavi calls TD cadre to defeat defectors |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Krishna/2013-07-24/Raavi-calls-TD-cadre-to-defeat-defectors/17803 |access-date=2026-04-24 |website=www.thehansindia.com |language=en}}</ref> He contested from the Gudivada seat again in the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election but lost to Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao (Nani).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gudivada Election Result 2024 LIVE: Gudivada MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia |url=https://www.oneindia.com/gudivada-assembly-elections-ap-72/ |access-date=2026-04-24 |website=www.oneindia.com |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:1959 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Telugu Desam Party politicians]]
[[Category:People from Krishna district]]

Raavi Venkateswara Rao - Revision history

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