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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = S. R. A. S. Appala Naidu<br />
| caption = SRA Appala Naidu, Former Minister,M.P,M.L.A<br />
| image = SRAS_Appala_Naidu.png<br />
| office = Member of the Legislative Assembly, Paravada<br />
| constituency = Paravada<br />
| minister = Fisheries And Ports (1969-71)<br />
| predecessor = Eti Nagayya<br />
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
| birth_place = [[Pendurthi]], [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
| death_date = 1996<br />
| birth_date = 6 November 1925<br />
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]<br />
| constituency1 = [[Anakapalli Lok Sabha constituency|Anakapalle]]<br />
| term_start = 1967<br />
| term_end = 1971<br />
| predecessor2 = [[Missula Suryanarayana Murti]]<br />
| successor2 = [[Pethakamsetti Appala Narasimham]]<br />
| term_start1 = 1971<br />
| term_end1 = 1984<br />
}}<br />
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'''S. R. A. S. Appala Naidu''' (6 November 1925 – 1996) was an Indian Member of Parliament in the [[Lok Sabha]]. His full name is Saragadam Rama Adhi Suri Appala Naidu.<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
He was born in 1925 in Pendurthi, Visakhapatnam. He served as Gram Munisibhu four times between 1944 and 1964 and served as Gram Sarpanch between 1964 and 1967.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}<br />
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== Political career ==<br />
He was Member of [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] between 1967 and 1969. He was elected from [[Parawada|Parwada]] constituency as [[Indian National Congress]] candidate.<ref>[http://www.elections.in/andhra-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/1967-election-results.html Statistical Report of Andhra Pradesh Elections - 1967]</ref> He was Minister for Fisheries and Ports<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.centerforinquiry.net/uploads/attachments/Pradesh-Part-3.pdf|title=COUNCIL OF MINISTERS|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> during 1969 - 71<br />
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He was elected to the [[5th Lok Sabha]] (1971–77)<ref name=":0" /> [[6th Lok Sabha]] (1977–80)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Anakapalli (Andhra Pradesh) Lok Sabha Election Results - Anakapalli Parliamentary Constituency, Winning MP and Party Name |url=https://www.elections.in/andhra-pradesh/parliamentary-constituencies/anakapalli.html |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=www.elections.in}}</ref> and [[7th Lok Sabha]] (1980–84)<ref name=":0" /> from [[Anakapalli (Lok Sabha constituency)]] as a candidate of [[Indian National Congress]]. He was also the chairman of [[Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority]] (VUDA) in 1982–83.<ref>[http://www.vuda.gov.in/who_is_who.html Who is Who of Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority at VUDA.org]</ref><br />
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==Memorial==<br />
A bronze statue was erected in his memory at the [[Pendurthi]] cross roads [[Visakhapatnam]] in the mid 1990s.<br />
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A bronze statue was erected in his memory at the [[Kasimkota]] ECB [[Visakhapatnam]] in 2016.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:India MPs 1971–1977]]<br />
[[Category:India MPs 1977–1979]]<br />
[[Category:India MPs 1980–1984]]<br />
[[Category:1925 births]]<br />
[[Category:Telugu politicians]]<br />
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:People from Visakhapatnam district]]<br />
[[Category:1996 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1967–1972]]<br />
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