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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Grandhi Venkata Reddy Naidu <br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1885|06|18}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Narasapuram]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]]<br />
| residence =[[Narasapuram]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1967|06|01|1885|06|18}}<br />
| death_place = [[India]]<br />
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| party = [[Justice Party (India)|Justice Party]]<br />
| otherparty = [[Indian National Congress]] <br />
| spouse = Venkata Lakshmi<br />
| children = 4 sons and 1 daughter<br />
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'''Grandhi Venkata Reddy Naidu''' (1885-1967) was an Indian politician and the first Minister of Law for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. When Andhra Pradesh became a newly formed state, [[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]] was its first Chief Minister. Grandhi Venkata Reddy Naidu served in his cabinet.<ref>http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/28789/9/09_chapter%204.pdf</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Grandhi Venkata Reddy Naidu (aka Grandhi Venkatareddi and G.V.Reddy Naidu) was born in a famous [[Balija]] family (later became telagas) on 18 June 1885 at Narasapuram, West Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh, India. His father Narasimha Rao was a Land Lord at Narasapuram. His Grandfather Venkata Reddy Naidu was a Munsiff (circa 1840). Grandhi was a follower of [[Kurma Venkata Reddy Naidu|K.V.Reddy Naidu]].<br />
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Grandhi received his B.A and L.L.B degrees from University of Madras, and was called to the bar in 1918,<ref>https://www.grandhi.in/legacy/</ref> enrolled as an Advocate in the [[Madras High Court]]. After practicing law for three decades, he shifted his practice to his birthplace of Narasapuram.<br />
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==Career==<br />
Grandhi spent his early youth in the [[Indian independence movement]]. Later he joined the [[Justice Party (India)|Justice Party]]. He was the Justice Party President in Godavari District as well as West Godavari District. In 1955 he was elected as a Congress MLA from Narasapuram;<ref>http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1955/StatRep_AP_1955.pdf</ref> and became the first Minister of Law for the state of Andhra Pradesh. He also served as the Minister for Endowments, Law officers, Prisons and Subordinate Courts. He was a Senate and Syndicate Member in Madras University and Andhra University. He was draft committee member in various state government acts. He was a Draft committee Chairman of Dowry prohibition Act, an act introduced in the assembly in September 1956. He established subordinate courts in Visalandhra, and schools in West Godavari District.<br />
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==Positions held==<br />
*1922 - President of the Narasapuram Taluka Board (a position to which he was elected five times unanimously)<br />
*1936 - President of the Godavari District Board. After formation of West Godavari district, he was re-elected as the President. He served as the President of the board for ten years.<br />
* 1930 - Member of the Legislative Council, Madras Presidency<br />
* 1955 - Member of Legislative Assembly, Government of Andhra Pradesh<br />
* 1955-1957 - Minister of Law, Government of Andhra Pradesh<br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
He married Grandhi Venkata Lakshmi, the daughter of Dr. Chapa Mangaiah Naidu, a medical doctor who was in service of the Raja of Vijayanagaram, Vizagapatam District. The couple had four sons and a daughter, namely, Kesava Ramam Murthy (advocate), Venkata Narasimha Rao (advocate), Venkateswara Rao (agriculture), Surya Prakasa Rao (government service). His grandson is Justice Grandhi Bhavani Prasad. His great-grandson, Krishna Grandhi is a Juris Doctor (USA) and established the law firm Grandhi Law Chambers at Jubilee hills, Hyderabad.<br />
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