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'''Balli Durga Prasad Rao''' (15 June 1956 – 16 September 2020) was an Indian politician. He was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]], lower house of the [[Parliament of India]] in the [[2019 Indian general election]]. He was a member of the [[YSR Congress Party]]. Rao was also a member of the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Andhra Pradesh MLA]] from 1985 to 1989, 1994 to 1999, and 2009 to 2014.
{{short description|Member of the 17th Lok Sabha}}
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| death_date          = {{Death date and age|2020|9|16|1956|6|15|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/tirupati-mp-balli-durga-prasad-rao-dies-of-covid-19/articleshow/78150151.cms | title=Tirupati MP Balli Durga Prasad Rao dies of Covid-19 | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | work=Sandeep Raghavan | date=16 September 2020 | access-date=16 September 2020}}</ref>
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| constituency        = [[Tirupati (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tirupati]]
| predecessor        = [[Varaprasad Rao Velagapalli]]
| successor          = [[Maddila Gurumoorthy]]
| office2            = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| term2              = 2009-2014
| constituency2      = [[Gudur (SC) (Assembly constituency)|Gudur]]
| predecessor2        = Patra Prakasa Rao
| successor2          = Pasim Sunil Kumar
| constituency3      = [[Gudur (SC) (Assembly constituency)|Gudur]]
| term3              = 1994-2004
| predecessor3        = Patra Prakasa Rao
| successor3          = Patra Prakasa Rao
| constituency4      = [[Gudur (SC) (Assembly constituency)|Gudur]]
| term4              = 1985-1989
| predecessor4        = Balli Durga Prasad
| successor4          = Patta Prakash Rao
| party              = [[YSR Congress Party]]
| otherparty          = [[Telugu Desam Party]]
| spouse              = B. Saralamma
| children            = Balli Kalyanachakravarthy
| nationality        = [[India]]n
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'''Balli Durga Prasad Rao''' (15 June 1956 – 16 September 2020) was an Indian politician.


Rao died at a medical center in [[New Delhi]] on 16 September 2020 from [[COVID-19]], aged 64.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/tirupati-mp-balli-durga-prasad-rao-dies-of-covid-19/articleshow/78150151.cms | title=Tirupati MP Balli Durga Prasad Rao dies of Covid-19 | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | work=Sandeep Raghavan | date=16 September 2020 | accessdate=16 September 2020}}</ref>
==Biography==
He was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]], lower house of the [[Parliament of India]] from [[Tirupati (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tirupati]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] in the [[2019 Indian general election]] as a member of the [[YSR Congress Party]].
 
Balli Durga Prasad Rao was elected as MLA from [[Gudur (SC) (Assembly constituency)|Gudur]] Assembly constituency, Andhra Pradesh. He served as MLA from 1985 to 1989, 1994–1999, 1999-2004 & 2009-2014 (4 terms). He also served as Minister for Primary Education from 1996 to 1998 in the NTR government. He became MLA at the age of 28 years. He served as Member of PAC, Andhra Pradesh (2009-2014)
<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/tirupati-election-results-2019-live-updates-winner-loser-leading-trailing-2154161.html| title=Tirupati Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Balli Durga Prasad Rao of YSRCP Wins| publisher=News 18| date=23 May 2019 | access-date=25 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/article/tirupati-andhra-pradesh-election-2019-tirupati-election-results-candidates-voter-population-polling-percentage/403662 | title=Tirupati Election Results 2019: YSRCP's Balli Durga Prasad Rao has won with 228376 votes | publisher=Times Now | date=24 May 2019 | access-date=30 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Report on the General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, and Sikkim Held in 1994: Statistical|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VQKLAAAAMAAJ|access-date=30 September 2019|date=1995|publisher=Election Commission of India|page=136}}</ref> He joined YSRCP in 2019.
 
In September 2020, Prasad Rao tested positive for [[COVID-19]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]] and he was hospitalized at a hospital in Chennai. He suffered cardiac arrest on 16 September and was pronounced dead.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/tirupati-mp-dies-becomes-2nd-sitting-parliamentarian-to-succumb-to-covid/articleshow/78158420.cms | title=Tirupati MP dies, becomes 2nd sitting parliamentarian to succumb to Covid | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | date=17 September 2020 | accessdate=12 April 2021}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5092 Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]
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==External links==
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* [http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5101 Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]
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[[Category:2020 deaths]]
[[Category:17th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India]]
[[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India]]
[[Category:Indian politicians]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:YSR Congress politicians]]
[[Category:1956 births]]
[[Category:People from Tirupati]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1985–1989]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1994–1999]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1999–2004]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2009–2014]]
[[Category:Telugu Desam Party politicians]]
 


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Balli Durga Prasad Rao
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2019-16 September 2020
Preceded byVaraprasad Rao Velagapalli
Succeeded byMaddila Gurumoorthy
ConstituencyTirupati
Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
2009-2014
Preceded byPatra Prakasa Rao
Succeeded byPasim Sunil Kumar
ConstituencyGudur
In office
1994-2004
Preceded byPatra Prakasa Rao
Succeeded byPatra Prakasa Rao
ConstituencyGudur
In office
1985-1989
Preceded byBalli Durga Prasad
Succeeded byPatta Prakash Rao
ConstituencyGudur
Personal details
Born(1956-06-15)15 June 1956
Died16 September 2020(2020-09-16) (aged 64)[1]
NationalityIndian
Political partyYSR Congress Party
Other political
affiliations		Telugu Desam Party
Spouse(s)B. Saralamma
ChildrenBalli Kalyanachakravarthy

Balli Durga Prasad Rao (15 June 1956 – 16 September 2020) was an Indian politician.

Biography[edit | edit source]

He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh in the 2019 Indian general election as a member of the YSR Congress Party.

Balli Durga Prasad Rao was elected as MLA from Gudur Assembly constituency, Andhra Pradesh. He served as MLA from 1985 to 1989, 1994–1999, 1999-2004 & 2009-2014 (4 terms). He also served as Minister for Primary Education from 1996 to 1998 in the NTR government. He became MLA at the age of 28 years. He served as Member of PAC, Andhra Pradesh (2009-2014) [2][3][4] He joined YSRCP in 2019.

In September 2020, Prasad Rao tested positive for COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in India and he was hospitalized at a hospital in Chennai. He suffered cardiac arrest on 16 September and was pronounced dead.[5]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Tirupati MP Balli Durga Prasad Rao dies of Covid-19". Sandeep Raghavan. The Times of India. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Tirupati Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Balli Durga Prasad Rao of YSRCP Wins". News 18. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Tirupati Election Results 2019: YSRCP's Balli Durga Prasad Rao has won with 228376 votes". Times Now. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  4. ↑ Report on the General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, and Sikkim Held in 1994: Statistical. Election Commission of India. 1995. p. 136. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "Tirupati MP dies, becomes 2nd sitting parliamentarian to succumb to Covid". The Times of India. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

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Lok Sabha
Preceded by
Varaprasad Rao Velagapalli 		Member of Parliament
for Tirupati
2019 – 2020 		Succeeded by
Maddila Gurumoorthy

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