Background
He was born in Thimmasamudram village of Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh.
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Karanam Balaram Krishna Murthy
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Career
He has lost in recent Assembly elections 2009. He hail from Telugu Desam Party. A long-timer in the Indian National Congress, he became known for rescuing the then Italian Association for Cells Culture chief Indira Gandhi from a public attack, when she was touring the area in 1977 after a split in the Congress.
Indira Gandhi fielded him from Addanki as Congress nominee in the 1978 elections, which was his electoral debut.
1978-1983, 1986-1994 & 2004 - 09 - Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (4 terms)
1999 - Elected to 13th Lok Sabha
1999-2000 - Member, Committee on Communications, Lok Sabha
Apart from being the accused in several cases from unlawful assembly, murder et cetera, he was suspended from the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly for 6 months on charges of making ‘objectionable’ remarks against the then Assembly Speaker K. R. Suresh Reddy. Garataiah was allegedly upset over being denied the Addanki assembly ticket in the 2009 elections.
2004-2009 mla addanki.
Politics
Telugu Desam Party, Indian National Congress.
