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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Rayapati Sambasiva Rao
| image = Sri Rayapati Sambasivarao.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1943|6|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = Unguturu, [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| residence = Guntur
| death_date =
| death_place =
| constituency = [[Narasaraopet (Lok Sabha constituency)|Narasaraopet]]
| office = [[Member of parliament]] [[Narasaraopet (Lok Sabha constituency)|,Loksabha<br>Narasaraopet]]
| termstart = 16 May 2014
| termend = 23 May 2019
| office2 = [[Member of parliament]][[Guntur (Lok Sabha constituency)|, Loksabha<br>Guntur]]
| termstart2 = 1996
| termend2 = 1999
| predecessor2 = S M Lal Jan Basha
| successor2 = Yemparala Venkateswara Rao
| office1 = [[Member of parliament]][[Guntur (Lok Sabha constituency)|, Loksabha<br>Guntur]]
| termstart1 = 2004
| termend1 = 2014
| predecessor1 = Yemparala Venkateswara Rao
| successor1 = [[Jayadev Galla]]
| office3 = [[Sansad Bhavan|
Member of parliament]], [[Rajya Sabha]]
| termstart3 = 1982
| termend3 = 1988
| predecessor = Modugula Venu Gopal Reddy
| successor = Laavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu
| party = [[Telugu Desam Party]] since 2014
| otherparty = [[Indian National Congress]] (1982-2014)
| spouse = Leela Kumari
| children = Rayapati Ranga Rao, Marni Devika Rani, Muthavarapu Lakshmi
| website =
| footnotes =
| date = 16 September
| year = 2006
| source = http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=3763
| succeeded =
}}
'''Rayapati Sambasiva Rao''' is an Indian politician and a member of the 11th, 12th, 14th, 15th, and 16th [[Lok Sabha]]. He was one of the youngest members to be elected to the [[Rajya Sabha]] at the age of 39. He represented the [[Narasaraopet (Lok Sabha constituency)|Narasaraopet]] and [[Guntur]] parliamentary constituency of [[Andhra Pradesh]] and currently is a member of the [[Telugu Desam Party]].

== Early life ==
Rao was born in [[Unguturu, Guntur district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]. His father, Venkata Ranga Rao, was a farmer and a follower of [[Shaivism]]. His mother, Sitaramamma was a housewife. Sambasivarao was eldest of the seven children. He completed his Secondary Education from [[Tadikonda]] and graduated from New Science College, [[Hyderabad]].

==Politics==
He was inspired by the [[Indian National Congress]], led by then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and his maternal uncle Gogineni Kanakaiah, who was also a prominent politician. He served as Sarpanch and President Panchayat Samithi, Tadikonda. He was elected as a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]], and later elected to [[Lok Sabha]] for five terms.

==Bank fraud case==
Sambasiva Rao is the prime accused in transstroy bank fraud case to the tune of 7926Cr Rupees.<ref>[https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2020/dec/19/transstroy-ex-tdp-mp-in-cbi-net-for-rs-7926-crore-bank-fraud-2238348.html Transstroy, ex-TDP MP Rayapati Sambasiva Rao in CBI net for Rs 7,926 crore bank fraud – Newindiaexpress].New Indiaexpress (19 December 2020). Retrieved on 19 December 2020.</ref> According to the chargesheet filed by [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] (CBI), Sambasiva Rao created fake companies in the name of his maids, drivers and sweepers for diversion of funds from Banks.<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/rs-7926-crore-loan-fraud-ex-tdp-mp-floats-fake-firms-in-name-of-maids-drivers-sweepers/articleshow/79837248.cms Rs 7,926 crore loan fraud: Ex-TDP MP floats fake firms in name of maids, drivers and sweerers – Timesofindia]. timesofindia.indiatimes.com (21 December 2020). Retrieved on 21 December 2020.</ref>

==Personal life==
Sambasiva Rao is married to Leela Kumari. They have one son, Rayapati Ranga Rao and two daughters Devika Rani and Lakshmi.
== References ==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Telugu politicians]]
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[[Category:People from Guntur district]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Andhra Pradesh]]

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