Nama Nageswara Rao

Preceded byPonguleti Srinivas Reddy

Succeeded byRamasahayam Raghuram Reddy

ConstituencyKhammam

Preceded byRenuka Chowdhury

Nama Nageswara Rao
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 23 May 2019 – 4 June 2024
Preceded by	Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy
Succeeded by	Ramasahayam Raghuram Reddy
Constituency	Khammam
In office 16 May 2009 – 16 May 2014
Preceded by	Renuka Chowdhury
Succeeded by	Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy
Constituency	Khammam
Personal details
Born	(1957-03-15) 15 March 1957 (age 69) Balapala, Mahabubabad, Telangana, India
Party	Bharat Rashtra Samithi (since 2019)
Other political affiliations	Telugu Desam Party (until 2019)
Spouse	Nama Chinnamma
Children	3

Nama Nageswara Rao (born 15 March 1957 in Balapala, Mahabubabad, Telangana^[1]) is an Indian politician, and a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India.

Before becoming a member of the Lok Sabha, Nageswara Rao ran the infrastructure company Madhucon Projects.^[2] When he was a candidate for the Lok Sabha in 2009, he had total assets worth over Rp 1.73 billion ($38.4 million, £23.3 million), making him the wealthiest candidate.^[3]

Nageswara Rao had stood for election in 2004 for the Khammam constituency, but lost to the incumbent Renuka Chowdary by over 100,000 votes.^[4]

In May 2009, Nageswara Rao was elected to the Lok Sabha to represent the Khammam constituency, with a majority of 124,949 votes from Khammam constituency defeating Union Minister Renuka Chowdhary.^[5]

Nageswara Rao was unanimously elected Telugu Desam Parliamentary Party leader at a meeting held in the presence of the party president N. Chandrababu Naidu in May 2009.^[6]

Nageswara Rao is married to Nama Chinnamma, and has two sons and a daughter.^[1]