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Nara Chandrababu Naidu
15th Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh
Preceded by	N.T. Rama Rao
Succeeded by	Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
Constituency	Kuppam
Born	April 20, 1950 (1950-04-20) (age 59) Naravaripally, Chittoor district Andhra Pradesh
Political party	Telugu Desam Party
Spouse(s)	Nara Bhuvaneshwari
Children	Nara Lokesh
Residence	Jubilee Hills Hyderabad, India
Religion	Hindu
Website	http://www.telugudesam.org

Nara Chandrababu Naidu (Telugu: నారా చంద్రబాబు నాయుడు) (born April 20, 1950) was the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh from 1995 to 2004. He holds the record of being the longest-serving chief minister of Andhra Pradesh.^[1] He is also the founder of Heritage Foods. As of August 2009, he is leader of the opposition in the Andhra Pradesh state assembly, and the president of Telugu Desam Party (TDP).

Contents 1 Early Life and Political Career 2 Personal life 3 2003 assassination attempt 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Early Life and Political Career

Naidu was born in the Naravaripally village of Chittoor district on April 20, 1950. His father N.K. Naidu was an agriculturist and his mother Ammanamma was a housewife. Naidu did his schooling in Chandragiri and attended college at the Sri Venkateswara Arts College, Tirupati. He did his Masters in Economics from the Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati. He was working towards a Ph.D. degree at the same university, when he took to politics^[2].

He held various positions of office in his college and organised a number of social activities. Following the 1977 cyclone, which devastated Diviseema taluk of Krishna district, he actively organised donations and relief material from Chittoor district for the cyclone victims.

He was elected as a MLA representing the Chandragiri constituency in 1978. He was the youngest Minister in the Cabinet in Congress. Naidu took over the post of Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh from his father-in-law N. T. Rama Rao in a political coup on September 1, 1995. This move was criticized as 'back-stabbing' by D. Venkateshwara Rao, the elder son-in-law of Rama Rao.^[3] He was again sworn in as the Chief Minister on 11 October 1999 for a second term

[edit] Personal life

Naidu is married to Bhuvaneswari and has a son Lokesh. His father-in-law, the late Mr. N.T. Rama Rao, was one of the most accomplished film actors of Telugu cinema, who later founded the Telugu Desam Party and was also the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. Chandra Babu Naidu has a declared personal wealth of Rs 68 crores.^[4]

[edit] 2003 assassination attempt

On October 1, 2003, Naidu survived a land mine blast, which was believed to be part of an assassination attempt, planned by a naxal outfit, Peoples War Group, now known as CPI Maoist. He escaped with a fractured left collared bone and a hairline fracture to two of his right ribs. The incident occurred around 16:00 (IST) when Naidu was travelling in a convoy, heading to the Lord Venkateshwara temple in the Tirumala hills for the annual Brahmotsavam festival.^[5].

The State Information Technology Minister B. Gopalakrishna Reddy, Telugu Desam legislators R. Rajasekhar Reddy and Ch. Krishnamurthy, as well as the driver Srinivasa Raju, were also injured. After an extensive investigation Naidu's survival was attributed to the armored vehicle in which he was traveling.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official Telugu Desam Party website