Rayapati Sambasiva Rao also known as Rao is an Indian Politician and Industrialist a member of the 11th, 12th, 14th, 15th and 16th Lok Sabha of India.
Background
Rayapati Sambasiva Rao was born in Ungutur Village Amaravathi Mandal Guntur District Andhra Pradesh.His father Sri Late Venkata Ranga Rao was a farmer and devotee of Lord Shiva. His mother name is Smt.Sitaramamma sister of Gogineni Nageswararao.
Education
Rao has completed his Secondary from Tadikonda and graduated from New Science College, Hyderabad.
Career
He was one of the youngest member elected to Rajya Sabha of India at the age of 39. Sambasivarao was eldest of the seven children. Ungutur is predominantly agriculture based village situated near famous Amaravathi Town known for its Historical and Archeological importance.
Rao was attracted to politics from his college days.
Rao was fond of Democracy, Secularism and inclined towards to Social Service. Rao has served as Sarpanch and President Panchayat Samithi, Tadikonda.
His son"s name is Mr Rayapati Ranga Rao active in politics, and he is Chief Executive of Jaya Lakshmi Spinning Mills Chebrolu. Lakshmi is a house wife.
Rayapati Sambasiva Rao took up the business of tobacco in the name and style of Jaya Lakshmi Tobacco Company at Guntur and expanded the company into many branches under the Group known as Jaya Lakshmi Group of Companies dealing in tobacco,spinning of yarn,export of spices, production of electricity and construction of roads.
Politics
Indian National Congress, Telugu Desam Party.
Membership
He represents the Narasaraopet parliamentary constituency of Andhra Pradesh and is a member of the Telugu Desam Party.