S. R. A. S. Appala Naidu

S. R. A. S. Appala Naidu (6 November 1925 – 1996) was an Indian Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha. His full name is Saragadam Rama Adhi Suri Appala Naidu.

S. R. A. S. Appala Naidu
Member of the Legislative Assembly, Paravada
In office 1967–1971
Minister	Fisheries And Ports (1969-71)
Preceded by	Eti Nagayya
Constituency	Paravada
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 1971–1984
Constituency	Anakapalle
Preceded by	Missula Suryanarayana Murti
Succeeded by	Pethakamsetti Appala Narasimham
Personal details
Born	6 November 1925 Pendurthi, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Died	1996
Political party	Indian National Congress

Early life

He was born in 1925 in Pendurthi, Visakhapatnam. He served as Gram Munisibhu four times between 1944 and 1964 and served as Gram Sarpanch between 1964 and 1967.^{[citation needed]}

Political career

He was Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly between 1967 and 1969. He was elected from Parwada constituency as Indian National Congress candidate.^[1] He was Minister for Fisheries and Ports^[2] during 1969 - 71

He was elected to the 5th Lok Sabha (1971–77)^[3] 6th Lok Sabha (1977–80)^[3] and 7th Lok Sabha (1980–84)^[3] from Anakapalli (Lok Sabha constituency) as a candidate of Indian National Congress. He was also the chairman of Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority (VUDA) in 1982–83.^[4]

Memorial

A bronze statue was erected in his memory at the Pendurthi cross roads Visakhapatnam in the mid 1990s.

A bronze statue was erected in his memory at the Kasimkota ECB Visakhapatnam in 2016.^{[citation needed]}