Jupally Krishna Rao (born 10 August 1955) is an Indian politician and was Minister of Telangana. He was elected as MLA in the Telangana Legislative Assembly from Kollapur and won elections 5 times. He lost in 2018 assembly elections.
Career He quit Congress Party and joined Telangana Rashtra Samithi on 30 October 2011.
He lost in 2018 Assembly Elections. He took oath as minister at L B Stadium in Hyderabad on 7 December 2023 and later he was assigned as Minister for Prohibition and Excise, Tourism and Culture portfolios on 9 December 2023 in Revanth Reddy Ministry. Electoral History Legislative Assembly Elections Year ConstituencyParty Votes % OpponentParty Votes % Result Margin % 2023 Kollapur 93,609 48.70 B. Harshavardhan Reddy 63,678 33.13 +29,931 +15.57 2018 Kollapur 68,071 39.15 B. Harshavardhan Reddy 80,617 46.36 -12,546 -7.21 2014 Kollapur 72,741 46.86 B. Harshavardhan Reddy 62,243 40.10 +10,498 +6.76 2012 Kollapur 58,107 38.47 M. Vishnuvardhan Reddy 43,083 28.53 +15,024 +9.94 2009 Kollapur 58,046 38.44 C. Jagadeeswar Rao 56,538 37.44 +1,508 +1.00 2004 Kollapur 49,369 43.50 K. Madhusudan Rao 46,329 40.83 +3,040 +2.67 1999 Kollapur 54,677 49.32 K. Madhusudan Rao 49,372 44.54 +5,305 +4.78
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