Mentay Padmanabham (born 1934) was an Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament representing Andhra Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament as member of the Telugu Desam Party.[1] He was also the Joint Secretary of Socialist Party, Andhra Pradesh, between 1957 and 1958. He was the General Secretary, Janata Party after the Indian Emergency between 1977 and 1980.
Mentay Padmanabham | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office September 13, 1989 – April 2, 1994 | |
| Constituency | Andhra Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 April 1934 |
| Political party | Telugu Desam |
| Spouse | Udayani Bhaskaram |
| Children | 5; 2 sons and 3 daughters |
In 1999 Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections, he has contested as a candidate of Indian National Congress from Palakollu and lost by a margin of about 12,000 votes.[2]
Legacy
editMentey Padmanabham College of Engineering and Technology was established in 2008. It was founded in the name of parliamentarian by Bhimavaram Education Society at Bhimavaram.[3]
References
edit- ^ "RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952 - 2003" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ https://ceotelangana.nic.in/Archives/StasticalReports/StatRep_AP_1999.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Mentey Padmanabham College of Engineering and Technology - [MPCET], Bhimavaram - Admissions, Contact, Website, Facilities 2021-2022".