Ponguru Narayana

Ponguru Narayana
Ponguru Narayana
Minister of Municipal Administration & Urban Development; Government of Andhra Pradesh
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 12 June 2024
Governor	S. Abdul Nazeer
Chief Minister	N. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded by	Audimulapu Suresh
Member of Legislative Assembly ; Andhra Pradesh
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 4 June 2024
Preceded by	Anil Kumar Poluboina
Constituency	Nellore City
Minister of Municipal Administration & Urban Development, Urban Water Supply & Urban Planning, Urban Housing, Capital Region Development Authority; Government of Andhra Pradesh
	In office; 8 Jun 2014 – 29 May 2019
Governor	E. S. L. Narasimhan
Chief Minister	N. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded by	President's Rule
Succeeded by	Botsa Satyanarayana
Member of Legislative Council; Andhra Pradesh
	In office; 14 August 2014 – 29 March 2019
Chairman	A. Chakrapani; N. M. D. Farooq;
Leader of the House	N. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded by	Kolagatla Veerabhadra Swamy
Constituency	Elected by MLAs
Personal details
Born	15 June 1957 (age 67); Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India
Spouse	Ponguru Ramadevi
Children	Daughters; Sindhuri, Sharani, and son; Nishith (Late)
Residence(s)	Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, India

Ponguru Narayana (born 15 June 1957) 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 established the Narayana Group of Educational Institutions.^[6]^[7]

Early life and education

Narayana was born on 15 June 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 PhD (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

^ "Andhra Pradesh Minister P Narayana's son killed in road mishap in Hyderabad". India Today. 10 May 2017.
^ "Municipal Minister Ponguru Narayana assures single window system in granting building permissions". Times of India.
^ "Minister Narayana alleges slack implementation of TIDCO housing scheme in YSRCP's tenure in A.P." The Hindu. 29 July 2024.
^ "MLA candidate Ponguru Narayana announces ₹10 crore funds for TDP cadre in Nellore". The Hindu.
^ "Ponguru Narayana(TDP):Constituency- NELLORE CITY(NELLORE) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info.
^ Staff Reporter (23 May 2016). "Narayana's choice a calculated move by Naidu". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
^ "AP minister P Narayana declares family assets worth Rs 669 crore". The News Minute. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
^ "Amaravati Capital will be completed in two years: Ponguru Narayana". New Indian Express. 16 June 2024.

[1] "Andhra Pradesh Minister P Narayana's son killed in road mishap in Hyderabad". India Today. 10 May 2017.

[2] "Municipal Minister Ponguru Narayana assures single window system in granting building permissions". Times of India.

[3] "Minister Narayana alleges slack implementation of TIDCO housing scheme in YSRCP's tenure in A.P." The Hindu. 29 July 2024.

[4] "MLA candidate Ponguru Narayana announces ₹10 crore funds for TDP cadre in Nellore". The Hindu.

[5] "Ponguru Narayana(TDP):Constituency- NELLORE CITY(NELLORE) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info.

[6] Staff Reporter (23 May 2016). "Narayana's choice a calculated move by Naidu". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 February 2022.

[7] "AP minister P Narayana declares family assets worth Rs 669 crore". The News Minute. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2022.

[8] "Amaravati Capital will be completed in two years: Ponguru Narayana". New Indian Express. 16 June 2024.

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