Pasupuleti Balaraju
| Pasupuleti Balaraju | |
|---|---|
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
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In office 2009–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Lake Raja Rao |
| Constituency | Paderu (ST) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
12 June 1957 Gudem Kotha Veedhi, Vizag, Andhra Pradesh |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Radha |
| Children | Darshini & Bhagath |
| Residence | Narsipatnam, Andhra Pradesh |
| Religion | Hindu |
| As of 28 Apr, 2014 | |
Pasupuleti Balaraju (born 12 June 1964) is an Indian politician and a legislator from Andhra Pradesh, India. He belongs to Indian National Congress party. He is currently the minister for Tribal welfare in the Government of Andhra Pradesh.[1]
Early life
Pasupuleti Balaraju was born in Gudem Kotha Veedhi mandal in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh. He earned a master's degree in Arts from Annamalai University.[2] Before entering into politics he worked as Conductor, Teacher & Coffee board president. He entered into politics at the age of 27 as mandal president.
Political career
Pasupuleti Balaraju was elected to the Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly from the Chintapalle constituency in 1989 and from Paderu constituency in 2009 in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh on Indian National Congress party ticket. He became a minister in the cabinets of Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy[3] and N. Kiran Kumar Reddy holding Tribal Welfare portfolio. He is currently Minister for Tribal Welfare and in the government of Andhra Pradesh.
Personal life
Pasupuleti Balaraju is married to Radha. He has one sister and three brothers. He has one daughter and one son.