Beedha Masthan Rao Yadav is an Indian politician and businessman from

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. He was

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(MLA) for Kavali constituency. He was elected to the

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in 2022.

Political career

From 2001 to 2006, Rao was ZPTC Member of Bogole Mandal, in

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. In 2004, he contested as a member of the

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for the Allur constituency. From 2009 to 2014, he was MLA for Kavali constituency,

, and was on the Legislative Committee for BC Welfare. He was also Chairman of the Standing Committee on Labour, Factories, Employment and Training, Tourism; and Information Technology. From 2014 to 2019, Rao was an advisory member of the Capital Region Development Authority of the

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. In 2019, he contested for election to the Nellore Lok Sabha constituency. In 2022, Rao was elected as Member of Parliament in the

, and served on the Consultative Committee for the

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. He resigned to YSR Congress party's primary membership and also as Rajya Sabha MP on 29 August 2024. He joined

Telugu Desam Party The Telugu Desam Party (TDP; ) is an Indian regional political party primarily active in the Federated state, states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It was founded by Telugu cinema, Telugu matinée idol N. T. Rama Rao (NTR) on 29 March 1982 a ...

in the Presence of Chief Minister

Nara Chandrababu Naidu Nara Chandrababu Naidu (; born 20 April 1950), commonly known as CBN, is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the 13th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. He holds the record of longest-serving Chief Minister in the political history ...

on 9 October 2024.

References

{{Reflist Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2009–2014 1958 births Living people Rajya Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh Telugu Desam Party politicians YSR Congress Party politicians