V. Krishna Rao (13 November 1925 – 2 December 2005) is an Indian politician from Karnataka.
He was first elected as a member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Gauribidanur constituency.
Before he became an MP, he was the president of the Taluk Congress Committee, Gauribidanur and General Secretary, D.C.C., Kolar.
[2] In 1991, he defeated his nearest rival R. L. Jalappa of JDS, who went on to win the next four MP elections.
[3] He died on 2 December 2005 in Nakkalahalli, Gauribidanur Taluk, presently in Chikkballapur district, Karnataka.