V. Jogeswara Rao

Vegulla Jogeswara Rao is a politician from the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. He won thrice consecutively as the Member of the Legislative Assembly from Mandapeta Assembly constituency.^[1]

V. Jogeswara Rao
Member of Legislative Assembly, Andhra Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office 2014
Preceded by	Andhra Pradesh Assembly created
Constituency	Mandapeta
Member of Legislative Assembly, United Andhra Pradesh
In office 2009–2014
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	United Andhra Pradesh Assembly divided
Constituency	Mandapeta
Personal details
Born	1961
Political party	Telugu Desam Party

Early and personal life

Rao was born in 1961 in Mandapeta village, East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. He completed B.Com. from Andhra University.^{[citation needed]}

Political career

Rao entered politics through the Telugu Desam Party and first contested the Mandapeta Municipality elections and worked as the Municipal Chairman. He contested the 2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Alamur constituency on behalf of TDP and lost to his closest rival Indian National Congress candidate Bikkina Krishnarjuna Chaudhary.^[2]

Rao contested from the newly formed Mandapeta constituency in 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly as part of the redistribution of constituencies and was elected as an MLA for the first time by defeating his nearest rival Praja Rajyam Party candidate V. V. S. S. Chowdhary. He defeated YCP candidate Girajala Venkataswamy Naidu in 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.^[3] In 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly won for the third time against Pilli Subhash Chandra Bose.^[4][5]