Kodela Siva Prasada Rao was born in
Kandlagunta,
Palnadu district,
Andhra Pradesh,
India on 2 May 1947. He and his wife Sasikala had three children, a daughter, and two sons. He studied pre-university at Loyola College,
Vijayawada. He graduated with a M.B.B.S. from Guntur Medical College, Guntur, and earned his MS (General Surgery) from
Banaras Hindu University. ==Positions held==