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{{Short description|Indian politician (1955–2001)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Gudivada Gurunadha Rao
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| birth_date = 4 May 1955
| birth_place = [[Mindi]], [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2001|11|22|1955|05|04}}
| death_place = [[Hyderabad]]
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| constituency = [[Anakapalli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Anakapalli]]<ref name="Parliament of India, Lok Sabha 2020">{{cite web | title=Members : Lok Sabha | website=Parliament of India, Lok Sabha | date=2020-02-25 | url=https://loksabha.nic.in/Members/statedetailar.aspx?state_name=Andhra+Pradesh&lsno=12 | access-date=2020-02-25}}</ref>
| term_start = 10 March 1998
| term_end = 26 April 1999
| predecessor = [[Ayyanna Patrudu Chintakayala]]
| successor = [[Ganta Srinivasa Rao]]
| office1 = [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Member of Legislative Assembly <br> Andhra Pradesh]]
| constituency1 = [[Pendurthi (Assembly constituency)|Pendurthi]]
| term1 = 1989-1994
| predecessor1 = Alla Ramachandra Rao
| successor1 = M. Anjaneyulu l
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| party = [[Indian National Congress]]<ref name="LatestLY 2018">{{cite web | title= Gurunadha Rao Gudivada, Anakapalli Lok Sabha Elections 1998 in India LIVE Results - Latest News, Articles & Statistics | website=LatestLY | date=2018-01-15 | url=https://www.latestly.com/elections/loksabha-elections/1998/andhra-pradesh/anakapalli/gurunadha-rao-gudivada/ | access-date=2020-02-25}}</ref>
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| spouse = Gudivada Nagarani
| children = 2, including [[Gudivada Amarnath]]
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'''Gudivada Gurunadha Rao''' (4 May 1955 {{endash}} 22 November 2001) was an Indian politician and [[Activism|social activist]] who belonged to [[Indian National Congress]]. He was the [[Member of parliament]] who represented [[Anakapalli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Anakapalli Lok Sabha]] constituency of [[Andhra Pradesh]] from 1998 to 1999 and [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] member from 1989 to 1994.<ref name="Indian Kanoon">{{cite web | title=References Made To The Passing Away Of Shri Gudivada Gurunadha Rao, ... on 18 December, 2001 | website=Indian Kanoon | url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1893461/ | access-date=2020-02-25}}</ref>

==Life and background==
Rao was born on 4 May 1955 in [[Mindi]] village of [[Visakhapatnam]] city of Andhra Pradesh. He was a political and social worker. During his education span, he passed [[Secondary education|secondary examination]] from a nearby school and then moved to ''Hindustan Shipyard Degree'' College, [[Visakhapatnam]] for further studies. He was actively participating in events and was organising the events for school children.<ref name="Indian Kanoon"/>

==Career ==
Rao has served as the Legislative Assembly member for Andhra Pradesh from 1989 to 1994 and minister of ''Technical Education'' from 1994 to 1998 in the state of Andhra Pradesh which was his hometown. In 1998, he was elected the member of parliament during the [[12th Lok Sabha|12th General elections]] of India. It was 1998 when he served as a member at ''Committee on Commerce'', ''Consultative Committee'', and minister of ''Science and Technology'' till 1998.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/3903.htm |title=Rao, Shri Gudivada Gurunadha - Lok Sabha}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Rao was born to Gudivada Appanna and at the age of 25, he married Nagamani<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=8 March 2014|title=Gudiwada Nagamani, son quit TDP|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/gudiwada-nagamani-son-quit-tdp/articleshow/31638923.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921180535/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/Gudiwada-Nagamani-son-quit-TDP/articleshow/31638923.cms|archive-date=21 September 2020|access-date=23 January 2022|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en}}</ref> on 23 August 1981. He had one daughter and one son.<ref name="ENTRANCEINDIA 2018">{{cite web | title=Shri Gudivada Gurunadha Rao MP biodata Anakapalli | website=ENTRANCEINDIA | date=2018-12-28 | url=https://entranceindia.com/election-and-politics/shri-gudivada-gurunadha-rao-member-of-parliament-mp-from-anakapalli-andhra-pradesh-biodata/ | access-date=2020-02-25}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=January 2022}} His wife is a politician.<ref name=":1" /> His son, [[Gudivada Amarnath]], is also a politician and is elected as the [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] from [[Anakapalle (Assembly constituency)|Anakapalle Assembly constituency]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Sarma|first=G. V. Prasada|date=31 March 2017|title='Padayatra' for rail zone launched|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/padayatra-for-rail-zone-launched/article17749001.ece|url-status=live|access-date=23 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112023632/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/padayatra-for-rail-zone-launched/article17749001.ece|archive-date=12 November 2020|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=8 January 2022|title=Sankar Foundation launches vision centre at Anakapalle|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/sankar-foundation-launches-vision-centre-at-anakapalle/article38180975.ece|url-status=live|access-date=23 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123171617/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/sankar-foundation-launches-vision-centre-at-anakapalle/article38180975.ece|archive-date=23 January 2022|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Death==
Rao was 46 when he developed [[Kidney failure|end-stage kidney disease]] and died on 22 November 2001 at [[Hyderabad]], Andhra Pradesh.<ref name="Indian Kanoon"/>

==References ==
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[[Category:1955 births]]
[[Category:India MPs 1998–1999]]
[[Category:2001 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:People from Visakhapatnam district]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1989–1994]]
[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Andhra Pradesh]]

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