Former MP Buchi Maheswara Rao Passes Away
He contested the Amalapuram Lok Sabha seat on a Congress ticket in 2014.
Kakinada:Former Amalapuram MP Ayithabathula Jogeswara Venkata Buchimaheswara Rao, 75, died on Saturday while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Hyderabad.
He hailed from Gopavaram village in Uppalaguptam mandal of Dr B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district. He was elected MLA from the Allavaram Assembly constituency as an Independent in 1983 and won the Amalapuram Lok Sabha seat on a Telugu Desam ticket in 1984. He was later elected MLA from Allavaram again on a Telugu Desam ticket.
He contested the Amalapuram Lok Sabha seat on a Congress ticket in 2014.
Congress Kisan Sangh state president Kamana Prabhakara Rao condoled his death. He said he had worked with Buchi Maheswara Rao when he contested the Mandapeta Assembly constituency in 2014, describing him as a non-controversial and transparent leader in politics.