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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Golla Babu Rao
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|10 August 1954}}
| image = Golla Babu Rao 2024.jpg
| residence = [[Payakaraopeta]], [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]
| occupation = [[Politician]]
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start = 3 April 2024
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[C. M. Ramesh]]
| successor =
| constituency = [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh|Andhra Pradesh]]
| office1 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start1 = 2019
| term_end1 = 2024
| predecessor1 = [[Vangalapudi Anitha]]
| successor1 = [[Vangalapudi Anitha]]
| constituency1 = [[Payakaraopet Assembly constituency|Payakaraopeta]]
| term_start2 = 2012
| term_end2 = 2014
| predecessor2 = ''Himself''
| successor2 = [[Vangalapudi Anitha]]
| constituency2 = [[Payakaraopet Assembly constituency|Payakaraopeta]]
| term_start3 = 2009
| term_end3 = 2012
| predecessor3 = Venkata Rao
| successor3 = ''Himself''
| constituency3 = [[Payakaraopet Assembly constituency|Payakaraopeta]]
| party = [[YSR Congress Party]]<br/>(2012-present)
| otherparty = [[Indian National Congress]]<br/>(2009-2012)
| alma_mater = [[Master of Economics]]<br/>[[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]]
}}

'''Golla Babu Rao''' (born 10 August 1954)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theleaderspage.com/golla-babu-rao/|title=Golla Babu Rao|date=3 April 2020|website=TheLeadersPage|access-date=4 March 2021}}</ref> is an Indian politician, currently serving as [[Rajya Sabha]] member representing [[YSR Congress Party]]. He also served as APPSC Group I officer. Before entering politics, Babu Rao worked as a Joint Commissioner of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development in Hyderabad, Telangana. He was elected thrice to the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] from [[Payakaraopet Assembly constituency|Payakaraopet]]. He contested for [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2009]], [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014]], [[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2019]] and one by election [[2012 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election|2012]], except 2014 he won all the remaining three elections. On 20 February 2024, he was unanimously elected to the Rajya Sabha as a YSR Congress Party candidate along with [[Y. V. Subba Reddy]] and [[Meda Raghunath Reddy]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bandari |first=Pavan |date=2024-02-20 |title=YSR candidates elected as Rajya Sabha members unanimously |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/ysr-candidates-elected-as-rajya-sabha-members-unanimously-859822 |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=www.thehansindia.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-02-20 |title=YSRCP nominees Subbareddy, Baburao and Raghunath Reddy elected to Rajya Sabha |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/ysrcp-nominees-subbareddy-baburao-and-raghunath-reddy-elected-to-rajya-sabha-indian-news/articleshow/107861329.cms |access-date=2024-03-21 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hareesh |first=P. |date=2024-01-10 |title=YSRC zeroes in on three leaders for Rajya Sabha |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2024/Jan/10/ysrc-zeroes-in-on-three-leaders-forrajya-sabha-2649648.html |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life and education==

Babu Rao was born to Golla Satyam and Golla Sayamma in Kovvali, Denduluru Mandal, [[Andhra Pradesh]]. He did his elementary schooling from the Salvation Army Elementary School and passed matriculation from the Zilla Parishad High School, both in Kovvali. After completing his intermediate (plus two) and B.Com. at Sir C.R. Reddy College in Eluru, he pursued a Post Graduate Degree in Economics from the D.N. Jain college, Jabalpur University, Madhya Pradesh. He also has an [[LLB]] Degree from the [[Osmania University]], [[Hyderabad]]. He married Vasantha Kumari on 24 January 1988 and has a son and a daughter.

==Career==

Golla Babu Rao began his professional career in the Group-I services in 1986, AP, as a District Panchayat Officer. He then worked as District Panchayat Officer, [[Khammam]] up to 1991. Later, he worked in [[Visakhapatnam]] from 1991 to 1993 as chief executive officer [[SETWIN]], Employment Generation and Youth Service. He was then promoted as the Deputy Development Officer and posted to [[District council (India)|Zilla Parishad]], Visakhapatnam from 1993 to 1994. From 1994 to 1995, he was promoted again as a chief executive officer and posted to Zilla Parishad, [[Cuddapah]]. He came back to [[Visakhapatnam]] from 1995 to 1997 as CEO ZP. He also worked at [[East Godavari]] from 1997 to 2002 as CEO, [[District council (India)|Zilla Parishad]]. He was again posted as the CEO, Zilla Parishad, Visakhapatnam from 2002 to February 2004. And till his voluntary retirement in 2009, he worked as the Joint Commissioner of Panchayat Raj in Hyderabad.

==Political life==

As an ardent follower of former Andhra Pradesh chief minister late [[YS Rajasekhara Reddy]], Babu Rao began his political career in 2009, as a member of the AP Legislative Assembly from Payakaraopeta,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/mla-golla-babu-rao-laid-the-foundation-for-the-secretariates-in-payakaraopet-592069|title=Foundation for theSecretariatesinPayakaraopeta|date=23 December 2019|website=Thehansindia|access-date=4 March 2021}}</ref> a reserved constituency in Visakhapatnam district. Golla Babu Rao<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/golla-babu-rao-emerges-winner/article3536048.ece|title=GollaBaburao Emerges Winner|date=12 July 2016|work=TheHindu|access-date=4 March 2021}}</ref> also lost one of his close friends, P. Subramanyam, a 1983 batch IAS officer, in the same helicopter crash with the late [[Chief Minister]] YSR.

As an MLA, he implemented many schemes of the State Government and also worked on drinking water projects. Attempts are being made to prepare design for strong embankments on the Varaha river.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/embankments-of-varaha-river-will-be-strengthened-collector/article32883997.ece|title=Embankments of Varaha River|date=18 October 2020|work=TheHindu|access-date=4 March 2021}}</ref> In 2019, he was elected as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly|Member of Legislative Assembly]] from [[Payakaraopet Assembly constituency]] in Andhra Pradesh<ref>{{cite web |date=23 May 2019 |title=Payakaraopeta Election Results 2019 |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2019/andhra-pradesh/payakaraopeta-election-result-s01a033/ |access-date=4 March 2021 |website=News18}}</ref> on [[YSR Congress Party]] ticket.<ref>{{cite web |date=24 May 2019 |title=Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/elections/andhra-pradesh-assembly-election-result-full-list-of-winners-mla/1585284 |access-date=4 March 2021 |work=FinancialExpress}}</ref> In January 2024, he was dropped from the MLA list to contest the 2024 Assembly election but was later given a chance to contest the Rajya Sabha elections.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-04 |title=Jagan drops 10 more MLAs ahead of upcoming elections |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jagan-drops-10-more-mlas-ahead-of-upcoming-elections-101704308454238.html |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1954 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:YSR Congress Party politicians]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2019–2024]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2009–2014]]
[[Category:Telugu politicians]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh]]

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