| Pathipati Pulla Rao | |
| Governor1: | E. S. L. Narasimhan |
| 1Blankname1: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata1: | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
| Term Start1: | 2 April 2017 |
| Term End1: | 29 May 2019 |
| Predecessor1: | Paritala Sunitha |
| Successor1: | Kodali Nani |
| Governor2: | E. S. L. Narasimhan |
| 1Blankname2: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata2: | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
| Term Start2: | 8 June 2014 |
| Term End2: | 2 April 2017 |
| Predecessor2: | President's Rule |
| Successor2: | Somireddy Chandra Mohan Reddy |
| Office3: | Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh[1] |
| Term Start3: | 2024[2] |
| Predecessor3: | Vidadala Rajini |
| Constituency3: | Chilakaluripet |
| Term Start4: | 2009 |
| Term End4: | 2019 |
| Predecessor4: | Marri Rajasekhar |
| Successor4: | Vidadala Rajini |
| Constituency4: | Chilakaluripet |
| Term Start5: | 1999 |
| Term End5: | 2004 |
| Predecessor5: | Somepalli Sambaiah |
| Successor5: | Marri Rajasekhar |
| Constituency5: | Chilakaluripet |
| Birth Date: | 1958 5, df=yes |
| Spouse: | P. V. Kumari |
| Children: | 2 (son & daughter) |
| Parents: | P. Subba Rao (father) |
| Education: | B.Com (1978-1981) |
| Alma Mater: | VRS & YRN College, Chirala, Andhra Pradesh |
| Party: | Telugu Desam Party |
| Residence: | 2nd Lane, Pandaripuram, Chilakaluripet, Palnadu district, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Profession: | |
Pathipati Pulla Rao popularly known as Pathipati is an Indian politician who formerly worked as Cabinet Minister in Andhra Pradesh Government between 2014 and 2019. Currently, He is the Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Chilakaluripet. He was elected four times to Assembly of Andhra Pradesh.
He belongs to Telugu Desam Party of which he was first elected as the legislator in 1999. Following 1999, He was defeated by Marri Rajasekhar in 2004 Andhra Pradesh General Assembly Election. He again elected in 2009 and 2014 from the Chilakaluripet. Between 2014 and 2019, he served as Cabinet Minister and held various portfolios like Agriculture, Agri-Processing, Marketing and warehousing, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development, Fisheries, Food & Civil Supplies, Price-Monitoring and Consumer Affairs.
He lives in the Chilakaluripet, Guntur District of the state of Andhra Pradesh. Prathipati Pulla Rao's (60yrs) father's name is Shri Subba Rao. Pulla Rao married Smt. P. V. Kumari who is a housewife. He has two children Swathi and Sarath Babu.
His highest educational qualification is B.Com. He pursued his B.Com. Pass from VRS and YRN College, Chirala (Andhra University) in the years 1978 to 1981. He did his intermediate studies from T.J.P.S. College, Guntur in the year 1977. By profession, he is a businessman; he is the director of various companies.
Pulla Rao has always placed an emphasis on supporting farmers. In 2015, Prathipati Pulla Rao took part in the Telugu Desam Party's JanaChaitanya Yatra in Gudivada town of Krishna district. In that year a total of 2,60,000 hectares of paddy crops were lost in the state due to heavy rains. Nearly 6,000 hectares of fish and prawn cultures were damaged due to rains, therefore he asked the union government to sanction a large amount to Andhra Pradesh and help the farmers.
| Year | Contested For | Party | Constituency | Opponent | Votes | Majority | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1999 | MLA | Chilakaluripet | Somepalli Sambaiah (INC) | 68708 - 42467 | 26,241 | [3] | ||
| 2 | 2004 | Marri Rajasekhar (IND) | 57002 - 57214 | -212 | [4] | ||||
| 3 | Marri Rajasekhar (INC) | 77399- 57586 | 19,813 | [5] | |||||
| 4 | 2014 | Marri Rajasekhar (YSRCP) | 89591 - 78907 | 10,684 | [6] | ||||
| 5 | 2019 | Vidadala Rajini (YSRCP) | 86129 - 94430 | -8,301 | [7] | ||||
| 6 | 2024 | Kavati Manohar Naidu (YSRCP) | 111062- 77800 | 31,302 | [8] | ||||