Pethakamsetti Appala Narasimham

Petakamsetti Appala Narasimham, also known as P. Appalanarasimham (1938–2009) was a member of the Indian Parliament.^[1]

Pethakamsetti Appalanarasimham
Member of Legislative Assembly
In office 1983–1984
Preceded by	Gudivada Appanna
Succeeded by	Alla Ramachandra Rao
Constituency	Pendurthi
Member of Parliament
In office 1984–1989
Preceded by	SRAS Appalanaidu
Succeeded by	Konathala Ramakrishna
Constituency	Anakapalli
Chairman of Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority
In office 1984-1984
Preceded by	SRAS Appalanaidu
Personal details
Born	1938 Nagulapalli, Visakhapatnam district
Other political affiliations	Telugu Desam Party

Life

Appalanarasimham was born in Nagulapalli village, Anakapally Taluk, Vishakhapatnam district in June, 1938.^{[citation needed]}

He has moved out of Nagulapalli village and worked as a civil contractor and settled near the now Gopalapatnam area. He undertook contracts including the Simhachalam ghat road, first airport contract in Visakhapatnam along with his uncle Sadaram Appalnaidu after whom Naiduquarters and Naiduthota areas are named.

His son P.G.V.R. Naidu was also a Member of Legislative Assembly in Andhra pradesh.^{[citation needed]}

His bronze statue was erected in his memory at the Diamond Park in Visakhapatnam in 2009.^[2]

Political career

He was elected Samiti President independently and later joined NTR's party Telugu Desam. He was Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly between 1983 and 1984. He was elected from Pendurthi constituency as an Independent candidate.^[3]

He was chairman of Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority (VUDA) in 1984.^[4]

He was elected to the 8th Lok Sabha from Anakapalli (Lok Sabha constituency) as a candidate of Telugu Desam Party in 1984.^{[citation needed]}