Kanna Lakshminarayana

Kanna Lakshminarayana
Minister for Agriculture[1]
In office 1 February 2012 – 27 February 2014
MLA, Guntur West, Andhra Pradesh
Personal details
Born	13 August 1955 Nagaram Palem, Guntur(Post), Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Residence	Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.
Religion	Hindu

Kanna Lakshminarayana (Telugu: కన్నా లక్ష్మి నారాయణ) (born: 13 August 1955) is an Indian Politician^[2] and present Member of the Legislative Assembly for Guntur West constituency^[3] and Cabinet Minister for Agriculture & Agriculture Technology Mission in Sri.N.Kiran Kumar Reddy's Cabinet.^[4]

Early life

Kanna Lakshminarayana was born to Kanna Rangaish & Kanna Masthanamma on 13 August 1955 in Nagaram Palem, Guntur District. As a successful weightlifter, Kanna Lakskmi Narayana was attracted to politics from a very young age.^[5]

Political career

Kanna Lakshminarayana has won the election to the State Assembly for the fifth term from Guntur (West) Assembly constituency in 2009. He won from Pedakurapadu, the biggest constituency in Andhra Pradesh, for four straight terms, from 1989 to 2004.He joined the BJP on 27 OCTOBER 2014 in Delhi in presence of Amit Shah, its national president^[6]

Positions held

• 1991-1994

Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Cabinet of Sri.Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy and Late Sri.Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
a) Sports & Youth Services
b) Cooperation
c) Labour, Employment & Training

• 2004-2009

Cabinet Minister in Late Dr.Y.S.Rajasekhar Reddy's Cabinet
a) Cooperation
b) Transport^[7]

• 2009 May

Cabinet Minister for Major Industries, Commerce & Export Promotion and Food Processing in Late Dr.Y.S.Rajasekhar Reddy's Cabinet

• 2009 September

Cabinet Minister for Major Industries, Commerce & Export Promotion and Food Processing in Sri.K.Rosaiah's Cabinet.

• 2010 December

Cabinet Misnister for Housing in Sri.N.Kiran Kumar Reddy's Cabinet.

• 2012 February

Cabinet Minister for Agriculture & Agriculture Technology Mission in Sri.N.Kiran Kumar Reddy's Cabinet.^[8][9]

Personal life

Kanna Lakshminarayana is married to Kanna Vijaya Lakshmi. They have two sons. The two sons have a very able cousin who is a good Table Tennis Player.

References

1. "KANNA LAKSHMI NARAYANA'S PROFILE". Partyanalyst.
2. "Kanna meets Sonia". The Hindu. 2013-11-12.
3. "List of MLA's". APOnline.
4. "List of Ministers". Andhra Pradesh MLA's Portal.
5. "Minister for Agriculture and Agriculture Technology Mission - Kanna Lakshminarayana". Hello Hyderabad. 2013-06-03.
6. "Profile of Kanna Lakshminarayana - Guntur". Hello AP. 2010-12-28.
7. "Kanna Lakshminarayana, Minister for Agriculture n a Review meeting on Status of Rabi preparedness for Kharif 2013". News Wala. 2013-04-24.
8. "List of Ministers". APOnline.
9. "Sonia summons Kanna, sparks revamp buzz". Times of India. 2013-11-12.