Vara Manikya

Education

Dokka Manikya Varaprasada Rao completed his high school and college education respectively in Zilla Parisdhad High School and Government Junior College, Gurajala of Guntur district.

Career

He was an Modern Language Association (2009-2014) from Tadikonda constituency. Born to Dokka Deva Bhiksham and Lolamma on 5 March 1962 at Pulipadu Village, Gurazala Mandal in Guntur District. Andhra Pradesh. He did graduation in science in SKBR Degree College, Macherla.

He is a law graduate from Andhra Christian College of Law, Guntur and he has also obtained L.L.M. from Acharya Nagarjuna University.

At present he is doing Doctor of Philosophy on “Secularism and Indian Constitution” from Osmania University, Hyderabad

After bifurcation he did not contest in the general elections held for Andhra Pradesh State in 2014. He led the Congress Forum for Intellectuals and played a key role in presenting various important papers on the policies and programs of the congress party.

He never hesitated to make the people representatives of all bodies to realize their duties towards the public who elected them. He elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Tadikonda Constituency in 2004.

As Modern Language Association he took up various developmental activities in his Constituency.

Achievements

• Manikya Vara Prasad won as an Modern Language Association in 2004 elections. He is won his first election in Tadikonda.2009 to 2011 worked as secondary educational minister and now he was Rural Development and National Rural Employeement Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) Minister in the cabinet of Government of Andhra Pradesh before bifurcation.

Politics

He quit his position as Legal Officer in South Central Railways and entered into politics as Congress worker inspired by the ideology and activities of the Party.