Lagadapati Rajagopal Biodata

Birth Name : Lagadapati Rajagopal

Date of birth : 16/02/1961

Place of birth : Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India

Lagadapati Rajagopal is a Politician from Andhra pradesh, Industrialist and Social Worker, he belongs to Indian National Congress. He was born on February 16, 1961 at Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India. His parents are 'L.V. Rama Naidu' and 'L. Ramalakshmamma', he married 'Lagadapati Padma' Daughter of former central and state minister and long time TDP leader, Parvathaneni Upendra. Rajagopal did his schooling in Loyola Public School, Guntur and is a B.Tech graduate from V R Siddhartha Engineering College. Lagadapati Rajagopal is basically an industrialist.

Position held

2004: Elected to 14th Lok Sabha

Member, Committee on Urban Development

Member, Committee on Provision of Computers to MPs, Offices of Political Parties, Officers of LSS

5th August 2007 onwards Member, Standing Committee on External Affairs

5th August 2007 onwards- Member, Committee on Urban Development

Politics

Lagadapati Rajagopal is a politician of the Congress party in Andhra Pradesh. He is a Member of Parliament representing Vijayawada constituency. He was first elected to Lok Sabha in 2004 General elections and won for the second time in 2009 elections from the same constituency. He defeated noted film producer Aswini Dutt and Vallabhaneni Vamsi, both from TDP successively in 2004 and 2009 elections. Lagadapati has created huge political crisis in Andhra Pradesh through offering resignation to his MP seat immediately after P. Chidambaram’s statement on 9th December 2009 on the formation of Telangana State.