Golla Babu Rao (born 10 August 1954)[1] is an Indian politician, currently serving as Rajya Sabha member representing YSR Congress Party.
Before entering politics, Babu Rao worked as a Joint Commissioner of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development in Hyderabad, Telangana.
Golla Babu Rao began his professional career in the Group-I services in 1986, AP, as a District Panchayat Officer.
Later, he worked in Visakhapatnam from 1991 to 1993 as chief executive officer SETWIN, Employment Generation and Youth Service.
As an ardent follower of former Andhra Pradesh chief minister late YS Rajasekhara Reddy, Babu Rao began his political career in 2009, as a member of the AP Legislative Assembly from Payakaraopeta,[5] a reserved constituency in Visakhapatnam district.
Golla Babu Rao[6] also lost one of his close friends, P. Subramanyam, a 1983 batch IAS officer, in the same helicopter crash with the late Chief Minister YSR.