| Office | Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha |
|---|---|
| Office | Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh
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| Term start | 22 June 2022
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| Predecessor | T. G. Venkatesh
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| Predecessor | Magunta Parvathamma |
| Successor | Ramireddy Pratap Kumar Reddy |
| Constituency | Andhra Pradesh |
| Constituency | Kavali
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| Political party | Telugu Desam Party (2009-2019) (2024-Incumbent)
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Beedha Masthan Rao Yadav is an Indian politician and businessman from Andhra Pradesh.[1][2][3] He was Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kavali constituency. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2022.
Political career
From 2001 to 2006, Rao was ZPTC Member of Bogole Mandal, in Nellore district. In 2004, he contested as a member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly for the Allur constituency.
From 2009 to 2014, he was MLA for Kavali constituency, Andhra Pradesh, and was on the Legislative Committee for BC Welfare. He was also Chairman of the Standing Committee on Labour, Factories, Employment and Training, Tourism; and Information Technology.
From 2014 to 2019, Rao was an advisory member of the Capital Region Development Authority of the Government of Andhra Pradesh. In 2019, he contested for election to the Nellore Lok Sabha constituency.
In 2022, Rao was elected as Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha, and served on the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. He resigned to YSR Congress party's primary membership and also as Rajya Sabha MP on 29 August 2024.[4] He joined Telugu Desam Party in the Presence of Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu on 9 October 2024.[5]
References
- ↑ Former MLA and TDP leader Beeda Masthan Rao joins YSRC. newindianexpress.com(8 December 2019). Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ↑ YSRC finalises four candidates for Rajya Sabha. Deccan Chronicle(18 May 2022).
- ↑ I-T Raids on Firms of TDP Leader Beeda Masthan Rao in Andhra. TheQuint(5 Oct 2018). Retrieved 23 Jul 2023.
- ↑ Two YSRCP MPs of Rajya Sabha resign, party set to lose ground in Upper House(29 August 2024).
- ↑ YSRCP former MPs Mopidevi, Beeda Masthan Rao join TDP(9 October 2024).