Kanna Lakshminarayana
Kanna Lakshminarayana, (born 13 August 1954) is an Indian Politician, ex President Bharatiya Janata Party in the state of Andhra Pradesh[1] and ex-Member of the Legislative Assembly for Guntur West constituency[2] and ex-Cabinet Minister for Agriculture & Agriculture Technology Mission in Sri. N.Kiran Kumar Reddy's Cabinet.[3] He joined it the Telugu Desam Party on 23rd February 2023 at Mangalagiri TDP's headquarters.[4][5]
Biography[edit]
Early life[edit]
Kanna Lakshmi Narayana was born on 13 August 1954 in Nagaram Palem, Guntur District. He was the youngest child born to Kanna Rangaiah & Kanna Masthanamma.
A successful weightlifter, Kanna Lakshmi Narayana was attracted to politics from a very young age. Hailing from a political family of Guntur, Kanna Lakshmi Narayana has since had a political career of his own, now lasting about 40 years.
Getting on his bicycle during his junior college days, Kanna Lakshmi Narayana, a B. Com. graduate, used to invite all to join NSUI by writing on the walls and, this was his way of getting initiated into politics.
Kanna Lakshmi Narayana has also competed in shooting, winning a gold medal.[6]
Politics[edit]
In 2009 Kanna Lakshmi Narayana won the election to the State Assembly for the fifth term from Guntur West Assembly constituency; he won from Pedakurapadu Assembly constituency, the biggest constituency in Andhra Pradesh, for four straight terms, from 1989 to 2004, including the 1994 Assembly elections when only 26 Congressmen won the election.
Kanna Lakshmi Narayana was ex-President BJP party for the state of Andhra Pradesh & ex- Cabinet Minister for Agriculture & Agriculture Technology Mission, Minister for Housing in the cabinet of Hon'ble Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy, and Minister of Major Industries, Food Processing, Commerce, & Export Promotion in the cabinet of Hon'ble Chief Minister Konijeti Rosaiah, having served as Transport Minister in the previous Cabinet of the late Hon’ble CM Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy.
In 2019, he contested for parliament from Narasaraopet and lost the deposit. He came 4th by receiving 1.08% of all the votes polled.
Policies[edit]
Kanna Lakshmi Narayana has a progressive outlook. From the time he started his ministerial responsibilities in 1991 under N. Janardhan Reddy's cabinet till today, Narayana has worked to implement welfare and developmental programs for the weaker sections and backward classes.
Public services[edit]
Kanna Lakshmi Narayana has worked to establish Junior colleges in Krosur and Thallur in his constituency, as well as Primary Health Center buildings.
Safe drinking water[edit]
Kanna Lakshmi Narayana has also worked to resolve the health problems caused by the high fluoride content in drinking water in several villages. He secured Rs 3.50 crores of funds sanctioned for Community Protected Drinking Water Scheme for the surrounding villages of Bellamkonda and thus ensured that residents of 17 villages got protected drinking water. Apart from this he also got sanction for 300 bore wells in several villages and, protected drinking water schemes were implemented in many villages.
Infrastructure[edit]
Kanna Lakshmi Narayana has worked towards providing electricity facility to over 150 weaker sections’ colonies belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. To resolve the problem of low voltage, new transformers and modernization of existing transformers in the villages was undertaken. Sub stations were provided to each Mandal. To speed up the development a good road network and efficient and effective transport system was essential, so Kanna Lakshmi Narayana sanctioned new roads and undertook the construction of bridges in several villages. Some other major programs initiated have been housing schemes for weaker sections under Indiramma Phase I and II. In total 28,680 houses were sanctioned and have been completed till date.
Agriculture[edit]
Kanna Lakshmi Narayana has also introduced development programs for agriculture including providing several thousands of acres with irrigation facilities by getting funds to repair and modernize the canals. 18 big lift irrigation schemes were completed and it has helped in providing irrigation facilities to 40,525 acres. In addition he worked to provide farmers with an adequate supply of seeds, fertilizers and financial assistance to purchase agricultural pump sets. Narayana also started a new Agricultural Marketing Yard in Krosur. This provided infrastructure for Go Downs, platforms and administrative building and he got sufficient financial resources sanctioned for this developmental activity.
Political career[edit]
Kanna Lakshmi Narayana 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.[7] In 2023 February he quit BJP citing that he is unsatisfied with the BJP state unit leadership.[8]
- 1972-1978 : President, District NSUI, Guntur.
- 1979-1985 : Worked as development officer, New India Assurance Company.
- 1986-1987 : President, City Youth Congress, Guntur.
- 1987-1988 : General Secretary, A.P. Youth Congress
- 1988-1990 : President, Guntur District Youth Congress & Labour Cell Chief Vice President INTUC District Organising Secretary, A.P. Sevadal
- 1996-1998 : General Secretary, Pradesh Congress Committee, Andhra Pradesh. Under the Stewardship of Late Dr. Mallikarjun, President.
- 2000-2003 : General Secretary, Pradesh Congress Committee, Andhra Pradesh. Under the Stewardship of Sri M. Satyanarayana Rao, President
- 1995 : Member, State Local Bodies Election Committee APCC
- 1995-1997 : Chairman, Public Accounts Committee
- 1999 : Member State Election Committee APCC
- 2004 : Member State Election Committee APCC
- 2009 : Member State Election Committee APCC
AS MEMBER OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
- 1989-1994 : Elected from Pedakurapadu Assembly Constituency, Guntur District
- 1994-1999 : Elected from Pedakurapadu Assembly Constituency, Guntur District and as a WHIP of Congress Legislature Party
- 1999-2004 : Elected from Pedakurapadu Assembly Constituency, Guntur District
- 2004-2009 : Elected from Pedakurapadu Assembly Constituency, Guntur District
- 2009 : Elected from Guntur West Assembly Constituency
AS MINISTER
- 1991 - 1994 : Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Cabinet of Sri. Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy and Late Sri Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
- 2004 - 2009 : Cabinet Minister in Late Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy's Cabinet
- 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 Minister 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
- 2018 - 2020 : President BJP Party for the state of Andhra Pradesh
Personal life[edit]
Kanna Lakshminarayana is married to Kanna Vijaya Lakshmi.[9] They have two sons, Kanna Naga Raju, who was the Ex-Mayor of Guntur city[10]and Kanna Phaneendra who looks after the family business and owns a polo team which is rated as one of the top three polo teams in Asia.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "BJP appoints Kanna Lakshminarayana as the new Andhra Pradesh president". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "List of MLA's" Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. APOnline.
- ^ "List of Ministers" Archived 19 December 2013 at archive.today. Andhra Pradesh MLA's Portal.
- ^ M, Sambasiva Rao (20 February 2023). "Kanna Lakshminarayana to join TDP on Feb. 23". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "Kanna Lakshminarayana: తెదేపాలో చేరిన కన్నా లక్ష్మీనారాయణ". EENADU (in Telugu). Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "Kanna Lakshminarayana".
- ^ "Profile of Kanna Lakshminarayana - Guntur". Hello AP. 2010-12-28.
- ^ "Former minister Kanna Lakshminarayana quits BJP, flays 'attitude' of party state chief". The Times of India. 17 February 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Kanna Lakshminarayana: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ Service, Hans News (25 March 2019). "Kanna visits dargah ahead of campaign". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Spark of Passion Still Burns". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 March 2023.