Jupally Krishna Rao

Jupally Krishna Rao (born 10 August 1955) is an Indian politician and was Minister of Telangana. He was elected as MLA in the Telangana Legislative Assembly from Kollapuram and won elections 5 times. He lost in 2018 assembly elections.

Early life
Jupally Krishna Rao was born in Pedda Dagada village in Mahbubnagar district, Telangana, India. In 2018 general election, Jupally Krishna Rao was defeated from TRS Party.

Career
Jupally Krishna Rao started his career as a bank employee and gradually succeeded in construction business. He was elected as an MLA from Kollapuram 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 in YS Rajasekhar Reddy's cabinet. Later in Kiran Kumar Reddy's cabinet, he was 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 lost in 2018 Assembly Elections. In 2023 Assembly Elections he contested from Kollapur and won with a majority of 29931 votes on BRS candidate Bhiram Harshvardhan Reddy. He took oath as minister at L B Stadium in Hyderabad on 7 december 2023 and later he were assigned as Minister for Prohibition and Excise, Tourism and Culture portfolios on 9 december 2023 in Revanth Reddy Ministry.

Personal life
Jupally Krishna Rao is married to Sujana. They have two sons, Varun and Arun Jupally.