P. G. V. R. Naidu

Pethakamsetti Gana Venkata Reddy Naidu (Gana Babu)
Born (1969-05-09) 9 May 1969 (age 55)
Gopalapatnam, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Other namesGana babu
EducationB.com., Avn Degree College MBA, Andhra University
Occupation(s)Politician and Ex Sportsman
Years active1994 – present
Political partyTelugu Desam Party
FatherP. Appalanarasimham
Websitehttps://ganababu.com

Pethakamsetti Gana Venkata Reddy Naidu (P.G.V.R.Naidu also known as Gana Babu) is an Indian politician.He represents the Telugu Desam Party.

Early life

He was born in Gopalapatnam, Visakhapatnam District. His father is P.Appala Narasimham, who is a former M.P. for Anakapalle, MLA Pendurthi Assembly constituency and a founding member of the Telugu Desam Party. After a stint in sports, Gana Babu worked as an employee of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant briefly before entering politics.

Sports Career

He is an International Volleyball player and represnted the country on multiple .He has won a Gold Medal at the Pune National Games and a Silver for India in the World Super Series held in Perth, Australia [1]

He is actively involved in Sports organisations and worked for the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh. Thereby actively involved in the organisation of the National Games in Visakhapatnam & Hyderabad and the subsequent World Military games held in Hyderabad. He is known to be instrumental in bringing many International Sports events to the state.

He is President of Andhra Pradesh Volley Ball Association (APCA).[2] He also serves as Vice-President of Volleyball Federation of India (VFI) and the Chairman of Visakhapatnam District Olympic Association.

Political career

  • He entered into Politics after resigning his Job and winning as the ZPTC Chairman in 1995.
  • He was elected to the Pendurthi Assembly Constituency in 1999 by defeating Dronamraju Srinivasa Rao.[3]
  • In the 2004 elections, he was denied ticket by the Telugu Desam Party and he stayed away from contesting.
  • In 2009, he joined PRP, he contested the Visakhapatnam west Assembly Constituency but lost to Malla Vijaya Prasad by 4144 Votes.[4]
  • In 2014, he contested again from Visakhapatnam West Assembly Constituency and won with a majority of 30,857 votes by high margin by defeating Dadi Ratnakar.[5]
  • In 2019, he contested as a sitting MLA from Visakhapatnam West Assembly Constituency and won with a huge majority of 18,981 votes by defeating Malla Vijay Prasad.[6]
  • He also served as a Govt. Whip from 2017 to 2019[7]
  • In 2024, he contested again from the Visakhapatnam West Assembly Constituency and won with majority of over 35,000 votes over Adari Anand from YSRCP.[8]

References

  1. ^ Potnuru, Vasu (7 July 2024). "From an ardent sportsperson to an unbeatable politician". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  2. ^ India, The Hans (10 October 2018). "National volley ball tourney from Oct 11". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Pendurthi Elections Results 2014, Current MLA, Candidate List of Assembly Elections in Pendurthi, Andhra Pradesh". Elections in India. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Visakhapatnam West Elections Results 2014, Current MLA, Candidate List of Assembly Elections in Visakhapatnam West, Andhra Pradesh". Elections in India. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Visakhapatnam West Elections Results 2014, Current MLA, Candidate List of Assembly Elections in Visakhapatnam West, Andhra Pradesh". Elections in India. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Visakhapatnam West Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  7. ^ Prakash, Om. "Government Whip Gana Babu and other VIPs prays at Tirumala – Tirumala Updates". Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Visakhapatnam West Election Result 2024 LIVE Updates Highlights: Assembly Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin". News18. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.