Nadendla Manohar | |
Birth Date: | 1964 4, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Tenali, Andhra Pradesh, India |
Office: | Minister of Civil Supplies, Food &<br> Consumer Affairs Government of Andhra Pradesh |
Term Start: | 12 June 2024 |
Governor: | S. Abdul Nazeer |
1Blankname: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata: | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
Predecessor: | Karumuri Venkata Nageswara Rao |
Office1: | Chairperson of Janasena Party |
Term Start1: | 2018 |
1Blankname1: | President |
1Namedata1: | Pawan Kalyan |
Predecessor1: | Office Established |
Office2: | 18th Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
Term Start2: | 4 June 2011 |
Term End2: | 18 June 2014 |
1Blankname2: | Deputy |
1Namedata2: | Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka |
Predecessor2: | N. Kiran Kumar Reddy |
Successor2: | Kodela Siva Prasada Rao |
Office3: | 18th Deputy Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
Term Start3: | 9 June 2009 |
Term End3: | 3 June 2011 |
1Blankname3: | Speaker |
1Namedata3: | Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy |
Predecessor3: | Dr. G. Kuthuhulamma |
Successor3: | Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka |
Office4: | Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh |
Term Start4: | 2024 |
Predecessor4: | Annabathuni Siva Kumar |
Constituency4: | Tenali |
Term Start5: | 2004 |
Term End5: | 2014 |
Predecessor5: | Gogineni Uma |
Successor5: | Alapati Rajendra Prasad |
Constituency5: | Tenali |
Spouse: | Dr. Nadendla Manoharam |
Parents: | Nadendla Bhaskara Rao (father) |
Party: | Janasena Party (2018 – present) |
Otherparty: | Indian National Congress (2004 – 2018) |
Children: | Mitul Nadendla, Lalith Nadendla |
Nadendla Manohar is an Indian politician who has been serving as the Minister of Civil Supplies, Food and Consumer Affairs in Andhra Pradesh government. He is a Member of the Legislative Assembly from Tenali Assembly constituency. He previously served as the Speaker of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He was the last speaker of the United Andhra Pradesh before the formation of the Telangana state on 2 June 2014. Nadendla Manohar was sworn in as the 18th Speaker of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly on 4 June 2011. A two-time Member of the Legislative Assembly in Andhra Pradesh. On 12 October 2018 he joined Jana Sena Party.[1]
Nadendla Manohar is an MBA graduate from College of Commerce and Business Management, Osmania University, with specialization in Marketing and B.A. from Nizam College, Osmania University, Hyderabad.[2]
Manohar was elected as the Speaker in June 2011. He is an elected Member of the Indian National Congress from Tenali Constituency of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh during 2004 and 2009 Assembly elections. He contested and trailed in the 2019 Assembly elections.
In 2024, he contested and was elected from Tenali with a landslide margin. Currently, Nadendla Manohar is serving as the Minister of Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs.
Manohar was a nationally ranked Tennis player. He has participated in several tournaments in the country and abroad. He was Bronze Medallist in the National Games, 1986.[3]