Thota Narasimham

Thota Narasimham is an Indian politician and a member of parliament from Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. He won the 2014 Indian general election on a Telugu Desam Party ticket[1] from Kakinada Lok Sabha seat, defeating his young rival Chalamalasetty Sunil of the YSRC.[2][3]

Thota Narasimham
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019
Preceded byM. M. Pallam Raju
Succeeded byVanga Geetha
Constituency Kakinada
Minister of Animal Husbandry,
Fisheries and Dairy Development
Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
25 November 2010 – 21 February 2014
GovernorE. S. L. Narasimhan
Chief MinisterKiran Kumar Reddy
Preceded byKolusu Parthasarathy
Succeeded byPresident's Rule
Member of Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh
In office
2004–2014
Preceded byJyothula Nehru
Succeeded byJyothula Nehru
Constituency Jaggampeta
Personal details
Born (1962-07-06) 6 July 1962
Veeravaram, Kirlampudi Mandal, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh
NationalityIndian
Political partyYSR Congress Party
SpouseSmt. Thota Vani
Children1 daughter 1 son
ResidenceKakinada
Alma materInstitute of Cost and Works Accountants of India

Personal life

Thota Narasimham was born on 6 July 1962, to Shri Thota Varahalayya and Smt. Thota Padmakshamma. He married Smt. Thota Vani on 25 November 1986 and they have one daughter and a son.[4]

Political career

Thota Narasimham was a member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly for two terms i.e. 2004 - 2009 and 2009 - 2014. Between 2010 - 2014 he was the Cabinet Minister, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh. He was elected to 16th Lok Sabha. At the Lok Sabha he is a member of the Business Advisory Committee; Standing Committee on Railways; General Purposes Committee; Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and he is the Leader, Telugu Desam Party in Lok Sabha.[4]

References
  1. "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  2. "Pallam Raju, Harsha Kumar lose elections". The Hindu. 16 May 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  3. "Y.S. Choudary is TDP Parliamentary Party leader". The Hindu. 5 June 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  4. "Members : Lok Sabha". 164.100.47.192. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
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