Profile of Nara Chandrababu Naidu – Kuppam

Nara Chandra Babu Naidu is the President of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), a major political party in Andhra Pradesh. He is elected 7 terms as an MLA of Andhra Pradesh Assembly. He won from Kuppam Assembly Constituency in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. Chandrababu Naidu created record as longest served Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. He failed to bringback the TDP into power in 2004 and 2009 Assembly elections. He is trying his best to revive the hopes of coming back to power in Andhra Pradesh in 2014 Assembly elections. Here is the brief profile of Nara Chandrababu Naidu.

Chandra Babu’s permanent address is at Naravaripally, Kuppam, Chittor District. He born on 20th April, 1951 at Naravaripally village. Born into a lower middle class family, Chandrababu Naidu studied M.A. Economics at Sri Venkateswara University, TIrupati. He has been winning the Kuppam Constituency of Chittoor District for the past two decades. Chandrababu was elected to Assembly for 7 terms. He was first elected as a Member of A.P. Legislative Assembly in 1978 elections on the Congress Party ticket. He joined in TDP after marrying NTR’s daughter Bhuvaneswari and became General Secretary of TDP. Chandrababu has a son, Nara Lokesh.

Chandra Babu has been elected to A.P. Legislative Assembly in 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004 and 2009 elections. He served as Minister for Finance and Revenue for a long time in the ministry of NTR. He played crucial role in Telugu Desam Party. He toppled then Chief Minister, NT Ramarao in August 2005 in a sensational transformation of power and split within the TDP.

Chandrababu was a highly acclaimed Chief Minister of his times. He was recognised as a most modern CM across the country for his emphasis on technology led Government. He encouraged Information Technology and Software industry in Andhra Pradesh and succeeded in making Hyderabad an IT Hub. He enjoyed branding himself as a ‘Hitech Chief Minister’. It is widely believed that this image distanced him and his party from the peasants and consequently from the voters. Let us see how far Chandra Babu will succeed in his make over efforts and bringing his party into power in 2014 Assembly elections.