Jakkampudi Rammohan Rao

Jakkampudi Rammohan Rao was a three-term member of the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh for Kadiyam constituency.

Early life

Rao was born in Adurru on 6 August 1953 and died at Bollineni Hospital on 9 October 2011, having suffered from diabetic neuropathy for several years. He married Vijayalakshmi, who contested election in 2009 due to his poor health, and the couple had two sons
and a daughter. One of his sons, Jakkampudi Raja, is the MLA from Rajanagaram Assembly Constituency from 2019 to 2024.

Career

Rao had joined the YSR Congress in 2010. He won elections in 1989, 1999 and 2004 as an Indian National Congress candidate. He was appointed State Minister of Roads and Buildings in 2004 and later became Minister of Excise.