Damodaram Sanjivayya (14 February 1921 – 7 May 1972) was an Indian politician who served as the second chief minister of Andhra Pradesh from 11 January 1960 to 12 March 1962.

[7] Damodaram Sanjivayya was born in a Mala Dasu family[8] in Peddapadu village of Kallur Mandal in Kurnool district.

[13] He wrote a book on labour problems and industrial development in India, which was published in 1970 by Oxford and IBH Pub.

[14] He introduced pension system for widows, elderly people and established Lalitha Kala Academy in Andhra Pradesh.

He was the youngest chief minister ever in India, he introduced the office of Anticorruption Bureau {ACB}, he completed the irrigation projects like Gajuladinne in Kurnool dist., Vamsadhara, Pulichintala and varadarajula swamy project near Atmakur in Kurnool dist.