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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Kalagara Sai Lakshmana Rao<br />
| image = Kalagara Sai Lakshmana Rao.jpg<br />
| term_start1 = 27 March 2019<br />
| constituency1 = Krishna-Guntur Teachers Constituency<br />
| term_start2 = 26 March 2007<br />
| term_end2 = 25 March 2015<br />
| constituency2 = Krishna-Guntur Teachers Constituency<br />
| party = [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]<br />
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Politician]]|lecturer}}<br />
| profession = [[Lecturer]]<br />
| office = [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council#Elected by the Legislative Assembly members|Member of Legislative Council (MLC), Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
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'''Kalagara Sai Lakshmana Rao,''' commonly known as '''K S Lakshmana Rao''', is an ex-member of [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council]].<br />
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==Career==<br />
Roa worked as a lecturer in political science at the [[Hindu College, Guntur|Hindu College]] in Guntur. {{As of|2007|March}}, he is the state vice-president for [[Jan Vignana Vedika]].<ref name=hindu20070326/> He has been an active member of United Teacher Federation leading many movements to safeguard the interests of teachers.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|date=29 March 2019|title=Lakshmana Rao wins council poll|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/lakshmana-rao-wins-council-poll/article26668232.ece|access-date=12 June 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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In 2007 he contested the election for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council representing Krishna-Guntur Teachers Constituency. He won the election after the second-preference votes were counted and entered the Council for the first time. He secured 5,670 votes while the next contestant secured 2,210 votes.<ref name="hindu20070326">{{cite news|date=26 March 2007|title=Lakshmana Rao is winner in teachers' constituency|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/26/stories/2007032616400500.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=12 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104094751/http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/26/stories/2007032616400500.htm|archive-date=4 November 2012}}</ref><br />
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He was re-elected in 2009 elections with over 76% of the first-preference votes. He securing 7,625 first presidential votes out of 10,211 votes polled, while the next contestant secured 1,928 votes.<ref>{{cite news|date=10 February 2009|title=Lakshmana Rao wins hands down|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/10/stories/2009021059650500.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=12 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215014952/http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/10/stories/2009021059650500.htm|archive-date=15 February 2009}}</ref><br />
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He has contested in 2015 elections, held on 22 March to the same constituency, but has lost the election. He secured 5,383 votes while the winner secured 7,146 votes.<ref>{{Cite news|date=25 March 2015|title=Rama Krishna wins from Guntur-Krishna teachers' constituency|work=Business Standard|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/rama-krishna-wins-from-guntur-krishna-teachers-constituency-115032500722_1.html|access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref><br />
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He was re-elected in 2019 elections to the same constituency with a majority of 68,120 votes. At the end of 12 rounds of counting, he secured 80,670 votes out of 1.49 lakh votes polled.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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