Jupally Krishna Rao DP

                                          Minister for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development

Jupally Krishna Rao (born 10 August 1955) is an Indian politician and Minister of Telangana. He was elected as MLA in the Telangana legislative Assembly from Kollapur from TRS.

Born                   : 10 August 1955 (age 61)

                              Kollapur, Hyderabad State

Political party       :Telangana Rashtra Samithi

Spouse(s)            :Sujana

Children               :Varun, Arun

Early life:

Jupally Krishna Rao was born in Pedda Dagada Village in Mahbubnagar district, Telangana, India

Political Career:

Jupally Krishna Rao started his career as a bank employee and gradually succeeded in construction business. He was elected as an MLA from Kollapur constituency in Mahbubnagar district in 1999,2004,2009,2012 By-elections & 2014.He was earlier a Minister for Food,Civil supplies,Legal Metrology, Consumer affairs under Late Sri YS Rajasekhar Reddy's Cabinet. Later in Kiran Kumar Reddy's cabiner he is been given Endowment Ministry in Andhra Pradesh. He is the first MLA from Kollapur Constituency who got elected 5 times consecutively.

He quit Congress party and joined Telangana Rashtra Samithi on 30 October 2011.

He is currently handling the Minister for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, Textiles & Sugar in Government of Telangana