Yerrabelli Dayakara Rao or Errabelli Dayakar Rao is an India

India

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n politician and a former Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 from Warangal

Warangal (Lok Sabha constituency)

Warangal Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in Andhra Pradesh state in southern India...

 Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha

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 Constituency in 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 belongs to the Telugu Desam Party

Telugu Desam Party

Telugu Desam Party or TDP is a regional political party in India's Andhra Pradesh state. It was founded by former Telugu film star N. T...

. He defeated Dharavath Ravinder Naik

Dharavath Ravinder Naik

Dharavath Ravinder Naik is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Warangal constituency of Andhra Pradesh and is a member of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi political party.-External links:*...

 in the Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha

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 bypolls held in May 2008. The by polls were conducted due to the mass resignation of the Members of Parliament belonging to the Telangana Rashtra Samithi

Telangana Rashtra Samithi

Telangana Rashtra Samithi is a regional separatist political party in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.-Ideology:Telangana Rashtra Samithi's main aim is to separate Telangana region from Andhra Pradesh and to regain regional autonomy as it existed before the formation of Andhra Pradesh...

 protesting against the Central Government's stand on the Telangana

Telangana

Telangana is a region in the present state of Andhra Pradesh, India and formerly was part of Hyderabad state which was ruled by Nizam. It is bordered with the states of Maharashtra on the north and north-west, Karnataka on the west, Chattisgarh on the north-east and Orissa to the east...

 issue. Earlier he was a Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.