P. G. V. R. Naidu

Pethakamsetti Gana Venkata Reddy Naidu (P.G.V.R.) is an Indian politician.

Early life
He was born in Gopalapatnam, Visakhapatnam District. His father is P.Appala Narasimham, former M.P. for Anakapalle.

Sports Career
He is an International Volleyball player. He is President of Andhra Pradesh Volley Ball Association (APCA).

Political career

 * He was elected to the Pendurthi Assembly Constituency in 1999 by defeating Dronamraju Srinivasa Rao.
 * In 2009, he joined PRP, he contested the Visakhapatnam west Assembly Constituency but lost to Malla Vijaya Prasad by 4144 Votes.
 * In 2014, he contested again from Visakhapatnam West Assembly Constituency and won with a majority of 30,857 votes by high margin by defeating Dadi Ratnakar.
 * In 2019, he contested as a sitting MLA from Visakhapatnam West Assembly Constituency and won with a huge majority of 18,981 votes by defeating Malla Vijay Prasad.
 * He also served as a Govt. Whip from 2017 to 2019