Sidda Raghava Rao (born 10 August 1957) is a politician from the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, who served as the Minister for Environment, Forests, Science and Technology in the Third N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry. He represented the Darsi Assembly constituency in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 2014 to 2019 from Telugu Desam Party. He unsuccessfully contested the 2019 Lok Sabha election from Ongole Lok Sabha constituency. He joined the YSR Congress Party in June 2020.
Early life Sidda Raghava Rao was born in Chimakurthy, Prakasam district to Sidda Venkateswarlu and Sidda Venkata Subbamma. He completed his schooling in Chimakurthy, intermediate education in Bapatla, and graduated in Commerce from Andhra University in 1977. He owns a granite business in Prakasam district.
Political career Sidda Raghava Rao was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly as a member of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in 2014 from the Darsi Assembly constituency with a majority of 1,574. He served as the Minister of Transport from 2014 to 2018 and Minister of Environment, Forest, Science and Technology from 2017 to 2019 in the Third N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry. In 2019 he unsuccessfully contested from the Ongole Lok Sabha constituency from TDP. He joined the YSR Congress Party in 2020 and quit in 2024.
Awards and recognition
"Indira Priyadarshini" Award by National Unity Conference, New Delhi "Jewel of India" International President Council, New Delhi "Sri Vasavi" – Vasavi Seva Samithi Guntur "Ghantasala Sevaratna" by Ghantasala National Arts Academy, Hyderabad "Sahiti Poshaka" Abhinava Krishna Devaraya’ – Akshara Sahiti – Ongole "Dharma Prakash ‘’ Award – 2013 at Bangalore by All India Arya Vysya Maha Sabha
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