Birth Name : Lagadapati Rajagopal
Date of birth : 16/02/1961
Place of birth : Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India
Category : Politicians
2004: Elected to 14th Lok Sabha
Member, Committee on Urban Development
Member, Committee on Provision of Computers to MPs, Offices of Political Parties, Officers of LSS
5th August 2007 onwards Member, Standing Committee on External Affairs
5th August 2007 onwards- Member, Committee on Urban Development
Lagadapati Rajagopal is a politician of the Congress party in Andhra Pradesh. He is a Member of Parliament representing Vijayawada constituency. He was first elected to Lok Sabha in 2004 General elections and won for the second time in 2009 elections from the same constituency. He defeated noted film producer Aswini Dutt and Vallabhaneni Vamsi, both from TDP successively in 2004 and 2009 elections. Lagadapati has created huge political crisis in Andhra Pradesh through offering resignation to his MP seat immediately after P. Chidambaram’s statement on 9th December 2009 on the formation of Telangana State.