Sidda Raghava Rao

Sidda Raghava Rao
Minister of Environment, Forest, Science and Technology, Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
2 April 2017 – 29 May 2019
Preceded byBojjala Gopala Krishna Reddy
Succeeded byBalineni Srinivasa Reddy
Minister of Transport, Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
8 June 2014 – 1 April 2017
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byKinjarapu Atchannaidu
Member of Legislative Assembly, Andhra Pradesh
In office
2014–2019
Preceded byBuchepalli Siva Prasad Reddy
Succeeded byMaddisetty Venugopal
ConstituencyDarsi
Personal details
Born (1957-08-10) 10 August 1957 (age 69)
Chimakurthy, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Other political
affiliations
YSR Congress Party (2020 to 2024)
Telugu Desam Party (until 2020)

Sidda Raghava Rao (born 10 August 1957) is a politician from the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, who served as the Minister for Environment, Forests, Science and Technology in the Third N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry. He represented the Darsi Assembly constituency in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 2014 to 2019 from Telugu Desam Party. He unsuccessfully contested the 2019 Lok Sabha election from Ongole Lok Sabha constituency. He joined the YSR Congress Party in June 2020.

Early life

Sidda Raghava Rao was born in Chimakurthy, Prakasam district to Sidda Venkateswarlu and Sidda Venkata Subbamma. He completed his schooling in Chimakurthy, intermediate education in Bapatla, and graduated in Commerce from Andhra University in 1977.[citation needed] He owns a granite business in Prakasam district.

Political career

Sidda Raghava Rao was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly as a member of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in 2014 from the Darsi Assembly constituency with a majority of 1,574. He served as the Minister of Transport from 2014 to 2018 and Minister of Environment, Forest, Science and Technology from 2017 to 2019 in the Third N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry. In 2019 he unsuccessfully contested from the Ongole Lok Sabha constituency from TDP. He joined the YSR Congress Party in 2020 and quit in 2024.

Awards and recognition

References

  1. ↑ Desk, DC Web (26 August 2026). "Ex-minister Siddha Raghavarao Bribed Mining DDMS With Rs 2L To Submit Favourable Report". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2 October 2026. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. ↑ "Naidu prevails upon Sidda". The Hindu. 16 March 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 October 2026.
  3. ↑ Babu, IVNP Prasad (11 October 2024). "Siddha likely to re-join TDP soon, aides hopeful of coveted post for him". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 October 2026.
  4. ↑ Staff, T. N. M. (7 June 2020). "Former TDP Minister Sidda Raghava Rao joins YSRCP". The News Minute. Retrieved 2 October 2026.
  5. ↑ Service, Express News (11 June 2024). "Ex-Minister Sidda Raghava Rao resigns from YSRC". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 October 2026.