Ponguru Narayana

Ponguru Narayana (born June 15, 1957) is an Indian educationist turned politician in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.[2] He was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council in 2014 and served as the Minister for Municipal administration and Urban development & Urban Housing.[3] Elected MLC under Telugu Desam Party.[4][5] He established the Narayana Group of Educational Institutions.[6][7]

Ponguru Narayana
Minister of Municipal Administration &
Urban Development
Government of Andhra Pradesh
Assumed office
12 June 2024
GovernorS. Abdul Nazeer
Chief MinisterN. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded byAudimulapu Suresh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh
Assumed office
4 June 2024
Preceded byAnil Kumar Poluboina
ConstituencyNellore City
Minister of Municipal Administration,
Housing and Urban Development
Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
8 Jun 2014 – 29 May 2019
GovernorE. S. L. Narasimhan
Chief MinisterN. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded byPresident's Rule
Succeeded byBotsa Satyanarayana
Member of Legislative Council
Andhra Pradesh
In office
2014–2019
Chairman
Leader of the HouseN. Chandrababu Naidu
ConstituencyElected by MLA's
Personal details
Born (1957-06-15) 15 June 1957
Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India
Political partyTelugu Desam Party
SpousePonguru Ramadevi
ChildrenDaughters; Sindhuri, Sharani, and son; Nishith (Late)[1]
Residence(s)Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, India

Early life and education

Narayana was born on June 15, 1957, into a Telugu-speaking family of Ponguru Subbaramayya, and Subamma in Harnathapuram, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India. Dr Narayana studied B.A. in mathematics and statistics from V. R. College at Nellore in 1977, and subsequently earned his MSc. (1979) and PhD (2002) in statistics from Sri Venkateswara University and worked as a senior lecturer. He is married to Ramadevi with whom he has three children.[8]

References
  1. "Andhra Pradesh Minister P Narayana's son killed in road mishap in Hyderabad". India Today.
  2. "Who is Dr P Narayana, the Narayana Group owner arrested for exam paper leak". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd.
  3. "CID notice to TD leader and ex minister Ponguru Narayana".
  4. "TDP MLA Umamaheswara Rao arrested". The Hindu. Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu. 5 November 2011.
  5. "Ponguru Narayana(TDP):Constituency- NELLORE CITY(NELLORE) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info.
  6. Staff Reporter (2016-05-23). "Narayana's choice a calculated move by Naidu". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
  7. "AP minister P Narayana declares family assets worth Rs 669 crore". The News Minute. 2019-03-23. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
  8. "Newsmaker | Math star, coaching centre founder, unlikely politician now in Andhra 'cheating' racket". May 10, 2022.
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