Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
BALAYOGI, SHRI GANTI MOHANA CHANDRA
[TELUGU DESAM PARTY - AMALAPURAM-SC (ANDHRA PRADESH)]
Father's Name
Shri Ganniyya Ganti
Date of Birth 1 October 1951
Place of Birth Yedurulanka, Distt. East Godavari (Andhra Pradesh)
Marital Status Married on 16 April 1982
Spouse's Name Smt. Vijaya Kumari Ganti
Children One son and three daughters
Educational Qualifications
M.A., B.L.
Educated at Andhra University,Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)
Profession
Lawyer, Political and Social Worker, Sportsman, Agriculturist
and Trade Unionist
Permanent Address
Amalapuram, Distt. East Godavari-533126
(Andhra Pradesh)
Tel. and Fax (0884) 61791
Office Address
17, Parliament House,
New Delhi-110001
Tels. (011) 3017795, 3017914, 3013211
Fax. (011) 3792927
Residential Address
20, Akbar Road,
New Delhi - 110001
Tels. (011) 3014011, 3014022
Fax (011) 3016212
E-mail. lokmail@sansad.nic.in
Positions Held
1987-91 Chairman, Zilla Praja Parishad, Distt. East Godavari
(Andhra Pradesh)
1991 Elected to 10th Lok Sabha
1996-98 Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Minister, Higher Education, Andhra Pradesh
1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
24 March 1998 Speaker, Lok Sabha
onwards
Chairman, (i) Business Advisory Committee;
(ii) Rules Committee; (iii) General Purposes
Committee; and (iv) Standing Committee of the
Conference of Presiding Officers of Legislative
Bodies in India
President, (i) Indian Parliamentary Group;
(ii) National Group of Inter-Parliamentary Union;
and (iii) India Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary
Association
Social and Cultural Activities
Organiser, (i) Song and drama competition among the pupils of
all high schools and employees of Panchayati Raj Bodies,
1991; (ii) relief and medical camps for the poor;
striving for the construction of two bridges at
Yanam and Kotipalli to help flood and cyclone victims;
solved drinking water problem in villages; improved
communication facilities; provided employment to, (i) 1260
teachers through District Selection Committee; and (ii)129
legal heirs of deceased Government employees; and activily
participated in a number of seminars on social problems and
also in Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar's Jayanti Celebrations
Special Interests
Social service, especially for the poor and the down-
trodden; concentration on developmental programmes and rural
development, particularly Konaseema area development
Sports and Clubs
Organiser, District-level sports among panchayati raj
employees, East Godavari District,1991; and President,
Cricket Association, East Godavari District,Andhra Pradesh
Countries Visited
Widely travelled; Leader, Indian Parliamentary Delegation to,
(i) 99th Inter Parliamentary Union Conference, Windhock, Namibia,
April, 1998; (ii) 100th Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference,
Moscow, Russia, September, 1998; (iii) 44th Commonwealth
Parliamentary Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, October, 1998;
(iv) Turkey, June-July, 1998; (v) Iraq, August, 1998; and
(vi) Morocco, October, 1998; also visited Australia, Canada,
Geneva (Switzerland), Japan, Netherlands, Singapore, U.A.E. and U.K.
Other Information
As Minister of Higher Education in the Government of Andhra
Pradesh, took initiatives and made sincere efforts in strengthening
and streamlining the eudcation system; District Munsif , Kakinada;
Chairman, District Selection Committee; and Vice-Chairman,
Cooperative Town Bank, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, 1986-87;
Election Result of
Amalapuram-SC Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 8,97,180
Total votes polled 6,64,177
Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates
(1) Shri Ganti Mohana Chandra Balayogi (T.D.P.) 2,86,953
(2) Shri K.S.R.Murthy (I.N.C.) 1,96,713
(3) Shri Umamaheswara Rao Kommabathula (B.J.P.) 1,72,301
(4) Shri Boddapalli Nageswara Rao (Ind.) 1,494
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