What is Yadlapati Venkata Rao?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Yadlapati Venkata Rao | caption = | image = | birth_date = {{birth date|1919|12|16|df=yes}} | birth_place = Bodapadu, [[Madras Presidency]], [[British Raj|British India]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2022|2|28|1919|12|16|df=yes}} | death_place = [[Hyderabad, Telangana]], India | office = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Rajya Sabha]] | constituency = [[Andhra Pradesh]] | predecessor = | successor = | office2 = Member of [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] | constituency2 = [[Vemuru (Assembly constituency)|Vemuru]] | predecessor2 = | successor2 = | office1 = Minister for Agriculture, Law and Planning<br />[[Government of Andhra Pradesh]] | party = [[Telugu Desam Party]] (1983–2022) | otherparty = {{ubl | [[Krishikar Lok Party]] | [[Swatantra Party]] | [[Indian National Congress]] (1978–1983) }} | spouse = Alavelu Mangamma | children = 2 | termstart2 = 1967 | termend2 = 1983 | termstart1 = 1978 | termend1 = 1980 | termstart = 1998 | termend = 2004 | alma_mater = [[Andhra Christian College]] }} '''Yadlapati Venkata Rao''' (16 December 1919 – 28 February 2022) was an Indian politician. He was the Minister for Agriculture, Law and Planning in the [[united Andhra Pradesh]] from 1978 to 1980. He was the [[Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament]] (MP) in [[Rajya Sabha]] representing Andhra Pradesh between 1998 and 2004. Rao turned [[centenarian|turned 100]] in December 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Syamsundar |first=VL |date=16 December 2018 |title=CM Naidu felicitates Yadlapati Venkata Rao couple |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2018-12-16/CM-Naidu-felicitates-Yadlapati-Venkata-Rao-couple/459813 |access-date=24 June 2019 |publisher=The Hans |location=India}}</ref> He died at his daugh