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Meka Venkata Pratap Apparao (born 11 October 1950)[1] is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh.[2] He is a three-time MLA from Nuzvid Assembly Constituency in Krishna District. He won for the third time in 2019.[3] He is nominated by YSR Congress Party to contest the Nuzvid assembly seat in the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legisative Assembly Election to be held on 13 May 2024.[4]

Early life and education[edit]

Pratap hails from Nuzvid in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh. His is the son of Meka Venkata Swetha Chalapathi Venu Gopala Apparao of Meka family,[5] which has ruled the Nuzvid seat for over half a century.[6] He is the grandson of Meka Rangaiah Apparao, former vice chancellor of Andhra University. He is a businessman. He did his graduation in commerce from DAR College, Nuzvid in 1971. He married Sujatha Devi.[citation needed]

Career[edit]

Pratap was elected as Nuzvid MLA for the first time in 2004 on Indian National Congress Party ticket.[7] He joined YSR Congress Party in 2014 and contested the Nuzvid seat representing YSRCP and won the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election defeating Muddaraboina Venkateswara Rao by a margin of 10,397 votes.[8] He was re-elected for the third time winning on YSRCP seat defeating Rao again by a margin of 16,210 votes in the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Meka Venkata Pratap Apparao(Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party):Constituency- NUZVID(KRISHNA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  2. ^ "Meka Venkata Pratap Apparao". PRS Legislative Research. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  3. ^ "Nuzvid Assembly Election 2024: Nuzvid Election Winning Candidates List, Election Date, Results, Vote Share New-IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  4. ^ India, The Hans (2024-03-12). "Triangular contest in Nuzvid Assembly constituency". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  5. ^ "నూజివీడు ఎమ్మెల్యేకు పితృ వియోగం | Sakshi". www.sakshi.com (in Telugu). Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  6. ^ Ameen, Md (2024-02-13). "Nuzvid bracing for poll battle between 2 veterans". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  7. ^ "Andhrapradesh Andhra-pradesh Results,Andhrapradesh Candidate List,Andhrapradesh Andhra-pradesh Results & Live Updates ,Andhrapradesh Polling Booths | Lokmat News". Lokmat Times. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  8. ^ "Nuzvid Election 2024: Get Latest News Updates of the Nuzvid Constituency Seat in Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election 2024". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  9. ^ "Nuzvid Constituency Election Results 2019: Nuzvid Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner". The Times of India. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meka_Venkata_Pratap_Apparao

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