Mopidevi Venkata Ramana Rao

Mopidevi Venkata Ramana Rao (born 1962, Nizampatam) is an Indian politician, who served as the Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from YSR Congress Party representing Andhra Pradesh. He was the former cabinet minister under Kiran Kumar Reddy. He also served as Ports, infrastructure and investments minister under Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy.

Mopidevi Venkata Ramana Rao
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 22 June 2020 – 29 August 2024
Preceded by	Thota Seetharama Lakshmi
Constituency	Andhra Pradesh
Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Marketing Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office 30 May 2019 – 21 July 2020
Governor	E. S. L. Narasimhan Biswabhusan Harichandan
Chief Minister	Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
Preceded by	Adinarayana Reddy
Succeeded by	Seediri Appalaraju
Minister of Excise & Prohibition Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office 25 May 2009 – 25 May 2012
Governor	N. D. Tiwari E. S. L. Narasimhan
Chief Minister	Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy Konijeti Rosaiah Kiran Kumar Reddy
Preceded by	Jakkampudi Rammohan Rao
Minister of Infrastructure & Investment, Ports, Airports and Natural Gas Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office 26 April 2007 – 20 May 2009
Governor	N. D. Tiwari
Chief Minister	Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
Preceded by	Konathala Ramakrishna
Succeeded by	Komatireddy Venkat Reddy
Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh
In office 2009–2014
Preceded by	Devineni Mallikharjunarao
Succeeded by	Anagani Satya Prasad
Constituency	Repalle
In office 1999–2009
Preceded by	Seetharamamma Evuru
Succeeded by	Constituency Dissolved
Constituency	Kuchinapudi
Personal details
Born	(1962-06-08) 8 June 1962 (age 63) Nizampatam
Political party	Telugu Desam Party (2024-Incumbent)
Other political affiliations	Indian National Congress (1999 - 2012) YSR Congress Party (2012 - 2024)
Residence(s)	Nizampatam, Guntur

Personal life

He is S/o late Mopidevi Veeraragaviah, he has completed his graduation from Loyola degree college, Vijayawada.

Political career.

In 1989, 1994 he contested and lost from Kuchinapudi Assembly Constituency. n 1999, 2004 he won from Kuchinapudi Assembly Constituency. In 2009, he won from Repalle Assembly Constituency. In 2014, 2019 he lost from Repalle Assembly Constituency.

He was elected to Rajya Sabha, Upper House of the Parliament of India from Andhra Pradesh in the 2020 Rajyasabha elections as a member of the YSR Congress Party.^[1][2][3]

Mopidevi Venkataramana resigned to YSR Congress party's primary membership and also as Rajya Sabha MP on 29 August 2024.^[4] He joined Telugu Desam Party in the Presence of Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu on 9 October 2024.^[5]

Arrest

Mpidevi Venkatramana was arrested by CBI in alleged VANPIC scam along with Dharmana Prasad Rao^[6] during his ministry under Kiran Kumar Reddy.