Namburu Sankara Rao

Namburu Sankara Rao (born 1968) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is an MLA of YSR Congress Party from Pedakurapadu Assembly Constituency in Guntur District. He won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election.^[1]

Namburu Sankara Rao
Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office 2019–2024
Preceded by	Kommalapati Sridhar
Succeeded by	Bhashyam Praveen
Constituency	Pedakurapadu
Personal details
Born	1968 Tadikonda
Nationality	Indian
Political party	YSR Congress Party
Parent	Nageswara Rao (father)
Occupation	Politician

Early life and education

Rao hails from Tadikonda. He is a businessman. His father's name is Nageswara Rao, and he is a farmer. He completed his intermediate, the pre-university course from Raghuramaiah College, Narasaraopeta in 1984.^[2]

Career

Rao became an MLA for the first time in 2019. He won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election representing YSR Congress Party by defeating Kommalapati Sridhar of Telugu Desam Party by a margin of 14,104 votes. In April 2023, he launched developmental works for a bridge on Krishna river near Madipadu village.^[3] He is also known for his Spandana programme activities where he made efforts to stop corruption among government officials.^[4] He was well received by the public during his campaign in May 2024, ahead of the Assembly elections.^[5] He also campaigned to support Anil Kumar, the party's MP candidate.^[6]