P. Appalanarasimham

Petakamsetti Appala Narasimham, also known as P. Appalanarasimham (1938 – 2009) was a member of the Indian Parliament.[1]

P. Appalanarasimham
Member of Legislative Assembly
In office
1983–1984
Preceded byGudivada Appanna
Succeeded byAlla Ramachandra Rao
ConstituencyPendurthi
Member of Parliament
In office
1984–1989
Preceded bySRAS Appalanaidu
Succeeded byKonathala Rama Krishna
ConstituencyAnakapalli
Personal details
Born1938
Nagulapalli, Visakhapatnam district
Other political
affiliations
Telugu Desam Party

Life

Appalanarasimham was born in Nagulapalli village, Anakapally Taluk, Vishakhapatnam district in June, 1938.

He has moved out of Nagulapalli village and worked as a civil contractor and settled near the now Gopalapatnam area. He undertook contracts including the Simhachalam ghat road, first airport contract in Visakhapatnam along with his uncle Sadaram Appalnaidu after whom Naiduquarters and Naiduthota areas are named

He was elected Samiti President independently and later joined NTR's party Telugu Desam He was Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly between 1983 and 1984. He was elected from Pendurthi constituency as an Independent candidate.[2]

He was chairman of Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority (VUDA) in 1984.[3]

He was elected to the 8th Lok Sabha from Anakapalli (Lok Sabha constituency) as a candidate of Telugu Desam Party in 1984.

His son P.G.V.R. Naidu was also a Member of Legislative Assembly in Andhra pradesh.

His bronze statue was erected in his memory at the Diamond Park in Visakhapatnam in 2009.[4]

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