Karumuri Venkata Nageswara Rao (born October 2, 1964) is a businessman and Member of the Legislative Assembly of the India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n state of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

, representing Tanuku

Tanuku

Tanuku, West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It was known as Tarakapura in ancient times. The name comes from Tarakasena, who ruled over Tanuku and the adjoining regions. Dr. Karumuri Venkata Nageswara Rao is the current MLA...

. He is a member of the Indian National Congress

Indian National Congress

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 party. He also served as chairperson for West Godavari Zilla Parishad

Zilla Parishad

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 for three years before being elected as MLA. He was awarded honorary doctorate in social service by Westbrook University

Westbrook University

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, USA in 2007.