Biography:Ponguru Narayana

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Ponguru Narayana
Municipal administration and Urban development & Urban Housing
Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
8 Jun 2014 – 29 May 2019
GovernorE. S. L. Narasimhan
Chief MinisterN. Chandrababu Naidu
Deputy Chief Minister(s)
  • Nimmakayala Chinarajappa
  • K. E. Krishnamurthy
Member of Legislative Council
Andhra Pradesh
In office
2014–2019
Chief MinisterN. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded byManugunta Mahidhar Reddy
Succeeded byAudimulapu Suresh
Personal details
Born (1957-06-15) 15 June 1957 (age 67)
Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India
Political partyTelugu Desam Party
ChildrenDaughters; Sindhuri, Sharani, and son; Nishith (Late)[1]
ResidenceAmaravati, Andhra Pradesh, India

Ponguru Narayana, is an Indian educationist turned politician in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.[2] He was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council in 2014 and served as the Minister for Municipal administration and Urban development & Urban Housing.[3] Elected MLC under Telugu Desam Party.[4][5] He is the founder of the Narayana Group of Educational Institutions.[6][7]

Early Life and Education

Narayana was born on June 15, 1957, into a Telugu speaking family of Ponguru Subbaramayya, and Subamma in Harnathapuram, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India. Dr. Narayana studied B.A. in Mathematics and Statistics from V. R. College at Nellore in 1977, and subsequently earned his MSc. (1979) and Ph.D. (2002) in Statistics from Sri Venkateswara University and worked as a Senior Lecturer. He is Married to Ramadevi with whom he has three children.[8]

References

  1. "Andhra Pradesh Minister P Narayana's son killed in road mishap in Hyderabad". https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/andhra-pradesh-minister-dr-p-narayana-nishith-hyderabad-jubilee-hills-road-mishap-976211-2017-05-10. 
  2. "Who is Dr P Narayana, the Narayana Group owner arrested for exam paper leak". https://newsable.asianetnews.com/india/who-is-dr-p-narayana-the-narayana-group-owner-arrested-for-exam-paper-leak-rbntg0. 
  3. "CID notice to TD leader and ex minister Ponguru Narayana". https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/031023/cid-summons-p-narayana-in-amaravati-inner-ring-road-case.html. 
  4. "TDP MLA Umamaheswara Rao arrested". The Hindu (Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu). 5 November 2011. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/tdp-mla-umamaheswara-rao-arrested/article2600657.ece. 
  5. "Ponguru Narayana(TDP):Constituency- NELLORE CITY(NELLORE) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". https://www.myneta.info/andhrapradesh2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=4924. 
  6. Staff Reporter (2016-05-23). "Narayana's choice a calculated move by Naidu" (in en-IN). The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh//article60391284.ece. 
  7. "AP minister P Narayana declares family assets worth Rs 669 crore" (in en). 2019-03-23. https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/ap-minister-p-narayana-declares-family-assets-worth-rs-669-crore-98836. 
  8. "Newsmaker | Math star, coaching centre founder, unlikely politician now in Andhra ‘cheating’ racket". May 10, 2022. https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/newsmaker-math-star-coaching-centre-founder-politician-andhra-cheating-racket-7910094/.