P. G. V. R. Naidu Explained

Pethakamsetti Gana Venkata Reddy Naidu
Other Names:	Gana babu
Birth Date:	9 May 1969
Birth Place:	Gopalapatnam, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Education:	B.com., Avn Degree College
Occupation:	Politician and Business
Years Active:	1994 – present
Party:	Telugu Desam Party
Father:	P. Appalanarasimham

Pethakamsetti Gana Venkata Reddy Naidu (P.G.V.R.) is an Indian politician.

Early life

He was born in Gopalapatnam, Visakhapatnam District. His father is P.Appala Narasimham, former M.P. for Anakapalle.

He is an International Volleyball player. He is President of Andhra Pradesh Volley Ball Association (APCA).^[1]

He was elected to the Pendurthi Assembly Constituency in 1999 by defeating Dronamraju Srinivasa Rao.^[2]
In 2009, he joined PRP, he contested the Visakhapatnam west Assembly Constituency but lost to Malla Vijaya Prasad by 4144 Votes.^[3]
In 2014, he contested again from Visakhapatnam West Assembly Constituency and won with a majority of 30,857 votes by high margin by defeating Dadi Ratnakar.^[4]
In 2019, he contested as a sitting MLA from Visakhapatnam West Assembly Constituency and won with a huge majority of 18,981 votes by defeating Malla Vijay Prasad.^[5]
He also served as a Govt. Whip from 2017 to 2019^[6]