Education
He holds a doctorate in agriculture and was educated at Andhra Pradesh Agriculture University and Banaras Hindu University.
politician member of the Lok Sabha
He holds a doctorate in agriculture and was educated at Andhra Pradesh Agriculture University and Banaras Hindu University.
He joined YSR Congress party. He was an Modern Language Association and senior leader in Telugu Desam Party. He is a native of Kondubotla Palem of Bapatla Mandal in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh.
1985-1989 - Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
1986 - Member, Select Committee to Amend the Andhra Pradesh Company-operatives Acting
1987-1989 - Member, Estimates Committee Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
1989-1991 - Secretary, Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Andhra Pradesh
1991 - Elected to 10th Lok Sabha
1991-1994 - Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture
1991-1995 -Vice-President, T.D.P., Andhra Pradesh
1993-1994 - Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table
1993-1996 - Member, Committee on Human Resource Development
1994-1996 - Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications
1995-1996 - Member, Committee on Government Assurances
1996 - Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
Member, Political Bureau, T.D.P.
President, T.D.P. (Publicity wing)
July 1996-1998 - Union Minister of State, Agriculture
Union Minister of State, Urban Affairs, Employment and Parliamentary Affairs (Independent Charge)
1999 - Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
1999-2000 - Member, Committee on Energy
Member, Joint Committee on the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers"
Rights Bill, 1999
Member, General Purposes Committee
1999-2000 - Chairman, Committee on Estimates 2000-2001.