List of Velamas
Velama is a prominent caste or social group in the state of Andhra Pradesh, southern India. A list of well known personalities in Velama social group are:
Members of Parliament
- Kotagiri Venkata Prabhakar (KVP) Ramachandra Rao -Present Rajya Sabha member.
- Kalvakuntla Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) - MP, TRS President.
- Nayani Subbarao - reputed poet and historian 1899-1978
- Kinjarapu Yerrannaidu - Member, Telugu Desam Politburo (Srikakulam ), Whip For TDP
- Kalvakuntla Chandra Shekhar Rao ( KCR ) - TRS Founder MP ( Karimnagar )Former Union Cabinet Minister for Labour and Employment generation.
- Boinapally Vinod Kumar - MP, TRS Leader, Hanumakonda, Warangal Dist
- Errabelli Dayakar Rao - , former MLA (Wardhannapet), Warangal Dist, Whip for TDP, AP State TDP In-charge
- Sabbam Hari - MP , Anakapalle Lok Sabha constituency from congress party and former Mayor from Visakhapatnam.
Members of Legislative Assembly (MLA)
- Meneni Satya Narayan Rao ( MSR ) - MLA / Ex MP, Former PCC President, AICC General Secretary and Party In-charge for several states.
- Chennamaneni Rajeshwer Rao - MLA ( Sircilla ), Deputy Leader TDP in AP assembly, Former CPI leader.
- Thanner Harish Rao - MLA ( Siddipet ) Medak Dist, TRS leader, Former AP Govt. Cabinet Minister
- Juvvadi Ratnakar Rao - MLA, Buggaram, Karimnagar Dist, Cabinet Minister
- Jalagam Venkat Rao - MLA, Sathupalli, Khammam Dist
- Errabelli Swarna - Mayor, Warangal City
- Rao Venkata Sujay Krishna Ranga Rao - MLA, Bobbili, Vizianagaram Dist, Scion of Bobbili Raja
- Dugyala Srinivasa Rao - MLA, Chennuru, Warangal Dist
- MEKA Venkat Appa Rao - MLA, Nuziweedu, Krishna Dist
- Divaker Rao - MLA Laksettipet, Adilabad Dist
- Jupally Krishna Rao - MLA Kollapur, Mahaboobnagar Dist
- Mynampalli Hanumanth Rao - MLA Medak, Medak Dist, TDP
- kaluvakuntla tharaka rama Rao -MLA Sircilla,Karimnagar Dist,TRS
- kaluvakuntla vidyasagar Rao- MLA Korutla,Karimnagar Dist,TRS
- chennamaneni Ramesh Rao - MLA Vemulawada,Karimnagar Dist,TDP
- [[Venepalli Chander Rao]-MLA Kodad,Nalgonda Dist,TDP
Other representatives
- Late L. Sriramulu Naidu - Former Mayor of the Madras Presidency
- Kokkirala Prem Sagar Rao - MLC (Member of Legislative Council), Adilabad
- Pydipally Ravinder Rao - DCC President, Adilabad
- Gone Shyamsunder Rao - BJP District President, Adilabad
- Rachakonda Krishna Rao - Municipal Chairman ( Manchiryala ) and Treasurer of Municipal Chairman Association, AP.
- Damera Venkata Rama Rao (Pedda Babu), President of Bomminampadu (Kaikalur Taluq, Krishna District).
- Panuganti Andal, Panchayat President, Assnagudem, Lingapalem mandal, West Godavari dist.
- Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao, ex-Home Minister of state, Karimnagar District
- Late Jalagam Vengal Rao - ex-Chief Minister of AP,Central Minister, Sattupalli, Khammam District
- Katikaneni Madhusudhan Rao - EX-MLA Kollapur, Mahaboobnagar Dist, Andhra Pradesh(1994-1999)
- Thakkalapalli Purushothama Rao EX-Minister, Chairman RIAD
- Thakkallapalli Arvind Rao Warangal District Congress IT Cell Chairman
- Thopucharla PremChander Rao, Devolopment Lead, SAMSUNG IND Ltd. Bangalore.
- Vinaya Prabhakar Rao MPTC Rampur Village Warangal District (Third highest majority of votes in AP 2006 elections)
- Rajeshwar Rao Moota MPTC Makloor Village Nizamabad District(Record Majority in General Elections)
- Pudi Mangapathi Rao , EX-MLA Utharapalli, Vizianagaram Dist
- Prabhakar Rao Moota, Founder of S.S.Constructions, while has executed several prestigious projects in twin cities
- Dr. Beela Satyanarayana ,M.E.(M.D.), M.E. (I.E.), M.Tech. (CST), Ph.D.(IITD) Vice-Chancellor, Andhra University
- Snigdha Nayani - Singer, Anchor & Music Director
- Ungata Kishore - MPP, Peravali, West Godavari District.
- Gollangi Anand Babu - Sarpanch, Potina Mallayyapalem, Visakhapatnam District.
- Nookarapu Surya Prakasa Rao - Managing Director of Telugu daily, Surya
- Vasireddi Varada Rama Rao - MLC , former MLA from Therlam and former DCCB president and DCC president Vizianagaram
- Dr.Peddinti Jaganmohan Rao, Ex-minister, Congress Leader, Great Medical Service to the Poor in Bobbili, VZM Dist.,
- Gandi Babji, Vishakapatnam Parawada Ex MLA.
Writers and academicians
- Dr.Nayani Krishna Kumari - Poetess, Ex Vice Chancellor of Telugu University
- Prof.Arnepalli Satyavathi, Retired Principal, Sri Padmavathi Mahila University.
- Akunuri Hasan (A.Subrahmanyeswara Rao) Poet, Writer and Novelist.