Lagadapati Rajagopal is an 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 industrialist, entrepreneur and Politician, who is currently serving as the 15th

Vijayawada (Lok Sabha constituency)

Vijayawada is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency of Andhra Pradesh. Total electorate is 1561705 in 2007.Vijayawada lok sabha seat has seven assembly segments under it namely vijayawada,vijayawada,kankipadu,nandigama,mylavaram,Tiruvuru,jaggayyapet.After delimitation Vijayawada has 1402904 voters...

 Loksabha Member for Vijayawada

Vijayawada

Vijayawada is the third largest city in Andhra Pradesh, India, located on the banks of the Krishna River and bounded by the Indrakiladri Hills on the West and the Budameru River on the North. The city is located in the Krishna District, about from the state capital Hyderabad.Vijayawada literally...

 constituency in Krishna District

Krishna district

Krishna District is a district of India's Andhra Pradesh state. It is named after the Krishna River, the third longest river that flows within India, flows through the district and joins Bay of Bengal here in this district. It has a population of 4,529,009 of which 32.08% is urban as 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...

. He is a politician

Politician

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 belonging to the Indira Congress party. He is the son-in-law

Son-in-Law

Son-in-Law was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and an influential sire, especially for sport horses.The National Horseracing Museum says that Son-in-Law is "probably the best and most distinguished stayer this country has ever known." Described as "one of the principal influences for stamina in...

 of ex-MP P. Upendra. He completed his B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from V.R.Siddhartha Engineering College, Vijayawada which happens to be the first private engineering in Andhra Pradesh. He was in the news recently for his fast-unto-death for Samaikhyandhra. He spearheaded the Samaikhya Andhra movement.

He is also the founder-chairman of the Rs. 12,000 crore

Crore

A crore is a unit in the Indian number system equal to ten million , or 100 lakhs. It is widely used in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan....

 Lanco Infratech

Lanco Infratech

Lanco Infratech Limited is a large Indian business conglomerateinvolved in construction, power, real estate, and several other segments. Founded in 1986 by...

group of companies, which has been growing rapidly in the construction and infrastructure segment. The company is currently under investigation for irregularities related to re-negotiating insurance contracts.