Mopidevi Venkataramana

Mopidevi Venkata Ramana Rao (born 1962, Nizampatam) is an Indian politician, who served as the Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from YSR Congress Party representing Andhra Pradesh. He was the former cabinet minister under Kiran Kumar Reddy. He also served as Ports, infrastructure and investments minister under Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy.

Personal life He is S/o late Mopidevi Veeraragaviah, he has completed his graduation from Loyola degree college, Vijayawada.

Political career In 1989, 1994 he contested and lost from Kuchinapudi Assembly Constituency. In 1999, 2004 he won from Kuchinapudi Assembly Constituency. In 2009, he won from Repalle Assembly Constituency. In 2014, 2019 he lost from Repalle Assembly Constituency.

He was elected to Rajya Sabha, Upper House of the Parliament of India from Andhra Pradesh in the 2020 Rajyasabha elections as a member of the YSR Congress Party.

Mopidevi Venkataramana resigned to YSR Congress party's primary membership and also as Rajya Sabha MP on 29 August 2024. He joined Telugu Desam Party in the presence of Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu on 9 October 2024.

Arrest Mpidevi Venkatramana was arrested by CBI in alleged VANPIC scam along with Dharmana Prasad Rao during his ministry under Kiran Kumar Reddy.