Visakhapatnam: The TD has fielded Gitam University chairman M. Sribharat, the grandson of the late M.V.V.S. Murthy, as its candidate for the Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha seat
Mr Sribharat holds a degree in industrial engineering from Purdue University and a joint degree MBA and MA Education from Stanford University, USA. He set up a 3.5MW solar power plant on his return to delve into solar power generation and diversified into hydroenergy and chemical waste treatment. He has served on the board of TiE, Amaravati, was the Learning Chair of EO Andhra Pradesh.
Mr Sribharat is the son-in-law of Hindu-pur MLA and actor Nandamuri Balakrishna, a co-brother of Mr Nara Lokesh. Mr Sribharat faces strong competition. The YSRC has fielded Mr M.V.V. Satyanarayana and Jana Sena has fielded former CBI joint director V.V. Lakshminarayana from Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha constituency.
