Yanamala Rama Krishnudu is an Indian politician from the State of

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: , , AP) is a States and union territories of India, state on the East Coast of India, east coast of southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, seventh-largest state and th ...

. He was the senior leader of

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 ...

. He contested 7 times between 1983 and 2009 where he won 6 times successively and lost 1 time from

Tuni Tuni is a City in Kakinada district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a second biggest City in Kakinada district. Freedom fighter Alluri Sitaramaraju studied here. It is a major commercial marketing centre for more than 200+ sur ...

. He served as the Cabinet Minister in First and Second NTR Governments. He was the Speaker of the

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly ( Telugu: ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ శాసన సభ, ISO: ''Āndhra Pradēś Śāsana Sabha'') is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state, Andhra Pradesh. ...

from 1995 to 1999. He is often regarded as an intellectual statesman and a technically sound leader. He served as the Minister for Finance & Planning, Commercial Taxes, Legislative Affairs in

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 ...

Government from June 2014 to May 2019.

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, - 1951 births Living people Speakers of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Third N. Chandrababu Naidu Cabinet (2014–2019) State cabinet ministers of Andhra Pradesh Telugu Desam Party politicians Members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Leaders of the opposition in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Politicians from East Godavari district Telugu politicians Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1983–1985 Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1985–1989 Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1989–1994 Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1994–1999 Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1999–2004 Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2004–2009 1951 births {{AndhraPradesh-TDP-politician-stub